Blair Walsh

• Minnesota Vikings (since 2012)

Blair Walsh ( born January 8, 1990 in Boca Raton ) is an American professional American football player at the position of the kicker. He plays for the Minnesota Vikings in the National Football League ( NFL).

Career

College

Blair Walsh was 2008-2011 football at the Georgia Bulldogs. He kicked 184 of 185 extra points and 76 of 103 field goals. His longest field goal he scored from 56 yards away.

NFL

Walsh was in the 2012 NFL Draft committed in the fifth round as 175 players from the Minnesota Vikings. There he was to replace Ryan Longwell, who moved to the Seattle Seahawks. In his first season he broke the NFL record for the most successful field goals over 50 yards in a season, he scored a total of ten. He also managed the internal team record for most points scored a rookie, he scored a total of 141 points and was only three points behind the NFL record. In addition, he equaled the NFL record for most field goals made ​​a rookie, with 35 field goals he pulled the same with Ali Haji- Sheikh, who had held the record since 1983. Due to his good performances he was both elected to the Pro Bowl, as well ( the only rookie ) in the All-Pro team.

In the fourth game of the 2013 season against the Pittsburgh Steelers, he broke with his twelfth field goal over 50 yards in a row, the old NFL record, which stood at eleven field goals.