Catanzaro Retires

[cardsfanmd]

Didn’t see that one coming.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...er-chandler-catanzaro-retires-bertolet-signed

 

[jmt]

Big surprise but best to him.

 

[Solar7]

Man, I wouldn’t retire as a kicker in the NFL for as long as they’d pay me.

 

[oaken1]

Man, I wouldn’t retire as a kicker in the NFL for as long as they’d pay me.

Dude was probably too embarrassed to take the field again

 

[iLLmatiC]

He played long enough to qualify for the NFL pension.

 

[iLLmatiC]

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[iLLmatiC]

6.4 million career earnings isn't bad.

 

[Solar7]

6.4 million career earnings isn't bad.

That's the thing though - $185,000 is more than many people will ever make in a year, and those that do probably have a lot harder job than kicking a ball.

Not that his job doesn't have pressures, but the guy works half the year and has little risk of severe injury compared to most NFL players.

 

[iLLmatiC]

That's the thing though - $185,000 is more than many people will ever make in a year, and those that do probably have a lot harder job than kicking a ball.

Not that his job doesn't have pressures, but the guy works half the year and has little risk of severe injury compared to most NFL players.

The pressure of sucking got to him.

 

[AZCrazy]

What's $185,000?
That was his one or two game pay from the Panthers. He got 3.7 mil last year from the Bucs also.

 

[Jetstream Green]

I know I would not want to risk my livelihood missing kicks which decide the effort of teammates who are physically more imposing... especially, after I was able to somehow squeak out a few million lol

 

[PACardsFan]

The pressure of sucking got to him.

I think the kid just needed a break. Something tells me he'll take a sabbatical, realize the real world is far less lucrative than that of an NFL kicker, and give it another shot. He does have a strong leg, so NFL teams will always give him a tryout.

 

[dscher]

The only fg I saw him miss he got Ray finkled pretty badly. Best of luck to the kid though. Now go play golf and travel the world.

 

[NJCardFan]

Dude was probably too embarrassed to take the field again

Guess who the Jets are working out to replace him?

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[Russ Smith]

FG kickers are just so hard to figure out. Kid had a great leg but just never seemed to be able to calm down.

I always remember Ray Wersching of the 49ers they led him around like he was blind so he wouldn't look up, he was so focused on the kick and trying to block out everything else. I remember one year he came to our HS on some career day and someone asked him about that and he said to be honest, looking at the crowd makes me nervous so by not looking up, I avoid getting nervous.