Morten Andersen
Morten Andersen was born in Struer Municipality, Central Denmark Region, Denmark on August 19th, 1960 and is the Football Player. At the age of 63, Morten Andersen biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Morten Andersen (born August 19, 1960), nicknamed the "Great Dane," is a Danish-American former American football kicker.
With 382. He is the all-time leader in NFL games.
He formerly held both field goals and points scored, but both records were shattered by Adam Vinatieri in 2018.
Andersen played for two different clubs at the time; the New Orleans Saints, with whom he spent 13 seasons; and the Atlanta Falcons, with whom he spent eight seasons. He retired in 2008 after not playing for a club that season.
At that year's NFL Honors, Andersen was named in the 2017 induct class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
He is the second highest placekicker to be inducted in the Hall of Fame, and the first since Jan Stenerud in 1991.
Early life
Andersen was born in Copenhagen and raised in Struer, a west Jutland town. He was a gymnast and a long jumper as a student, and he only recently retired from being a member of Denmark's junior national soccer team. In 1977, he went to the United States as a student of the Youth For Understanding exchange program. On a whim at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, he first kicked an American football. He was so good in his first season of high school football that he was given a scholarship to Michigan State University.
Andersen, who had his left leg as his dominant kick leg, played at Michigan State University, winning several field goals, including a record 63 yards against Ohio State University. In 1981, he was named an All-American. He was drafted into the New Orleans Saints' football team after his success. On September 24, 2011, he was inducted into the Michigan State University Athletics Hall of Fame.
Professional football career
Andersen's NFL career got off to a rocky start. Andersen twisted his ankle and missed eight weeks of the season on his first NFL kickoff to kick off the strike-shortened 1982 season. Despite the early setback, he quickly established himself as one of the best and most reliable placekickers in the NFL. He was named to six Pro Bowls, kicked 302 field goals, and scored 1318 points during his time with the Saints. Andersen kicked a 60-yard field goal against Chicago in 1991, tying him with Steve Cox for second-longest field goal in league history at the time, behind Tom Dempsey's 63-yard record-holder kick. Andersen's kick has since been matched by Rob Bironas, Dan Carpenter, and Greg Zuerlein, and Sebastian Janikowski (twice), Jason Elam, David Akers, Matt Bryant, Graham Gano, Brett Maher, and Stephen Gostkowski have all been compared, as well as Sebastian Janikowski (twice). Andersen's success with field goal kicks earned him the nickname "Mr.." Automatic. He was fired by the Saints for salary cap reasons and because his accuracy had begun to decline after the 1994 season.
Andersen was signed by the Atlanta Falcons following his freedom from the Saints. During his time in Atlanta, he silenced those who wanted him to be washed up and was once more branded a Pro Bowler. He became the first football player in history to kick three field goals of over 50 yards in a single game against the Saints in December 1995.
Andersen missed a 30-yard field goal that allowed the Jacksonville Jaguars to make the playoffs in Week 17 of the 1996 season. In overtime in 1998, he kicked a game-winning field goal to defeat the Minnesota Vikings and send the Falcons to their first-ever Super Bowl appearance.
Andersen and former NFL placekicker Gary Anderson have a number of interesting coincidences. Anderson and Andersen were born within a year of one another (Anderson was born in South Africa), moved to the United States as teenagers, had long and fruitful NFL careers, and are currently second or second in a number of NFL records for scoring, field goals, and longevity. Their overall accuracy is also very similar, with their career indices and PATs being within.5 percent of each other on both FGs and PATs. In addition, Anderson missed a field goal in the 1998 NFC Championship Game for the Minnesota Vikings before Andersen kicked his winning kick, both from the same distance as well (38 yards).
Andersen continued to play for the New York Giants for the 2001 season, followed by the Kansas City Chiefs the next two seasons. Andersen was beaten out for the job of kicker by rookie Lawrence Tynes in the 2004 offseason. He was released by the Chiefs as the final roster cut and was then signed by the Vikings. Despite the fact that his leg strength had decreased as a result of age, he continued to be a natural performer on field goals. Since not being signed by a club following the 2004 season, he became a free agent and did not play in 2005. In the 2005 season, he announced NFL Europe games.
Andersen was inducted in January 2006 as the first member of the Danish American Football Federation Hall of Fame. Andersen returned to the NFL later this year, re-signing with the Atlanta Falcons; Andersen was brought to assist Michael Koenenen, who was doing double duty as punter and kicker; and Koenenen returned to punting following Andersen's signing. On Monday Night Football, Nick Vargas' first game back was against his former team, the Saints. The game was the first game in the Louisiana Superdome since Hurricane Katrina banned the use of the facility for the entire 2005 season. With a 26-yard field goal in the first quarter, Andersen scored the only Falcon points in the first quarter. Andersen's second game back made 5 of 5 field goals (matching his career-best for the ninth time) as well as both extra-point attempts. He was named NFC special teams player of the week this week, becoming the first player to win the award since it was first introduced in 1984. He is the team record holder in points for the New Orleans Saints.
Andersen defeated Gary Anderson on December 16, 2006, becoming the all-time leading scorer in football history. Andersen also passed Anderson over the following weekend, becoming the NFL's career leader in field goals made.
He signed with the Falcons on September 17, 2007 in an attempt to guarantee a good kick game. He had scored 25 of 28 field goals (89.3%), his most complete season to date.
Andersen did not receive a contract offer from any team in the 2008 season, but waited until December 8th to officially resign. If he played on or after December 6, he would have been the longest NFL player to play, beating George Blanda's record.
Andersen was inducted into the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame on November 6, 2009. Andersen was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame on June 25. Andersen was inducted into the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame on August 10, 2013. He was inducted as the fourth member of the team's Ring of Honor on December 21, 2015. Andersen would be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on February 4, 2017.
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