Joe Nedney

Joe Nedney

Nedney with the 49ers in October 2008
No. 6
Position:	Placekicker
Personal information
Born:	(1973-03-22)March 22, 1973 San Jose, California,U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College:	San Jose State
Undrafted:	1995
Career history
As a player:
Green Bay Packers(1995)* Miami Dolphins(1995–1996) Arizona Cardinals(1997–1999) Baltimore Ravens(1999) Oakland Raiders(1999) Denver Broncos(2000) Carolina Panthers(2000) Tennessee Titans(2001–2004) San Francisco 49ers(2005–2010)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Scotts Valley High School(varsityST) (2011–2014)
Career NFL statistics
Field goals made: 256 Field goals attempted: 319 Field goal %: 80.3 Long field goal: 56

Joseph Thomas Nedney(born March 22, 1973) is an American former professionalfootballplayer who was aplacekickerin theNational Football League(NFL). He playedcollege footballatSan Jose Stateand signed as an undrafted player with theMiami Dolphinsin 1996. Nedney played for theSan Francisco 49ersfrom 2005 to 2010 after having played for the Dolphins,Arizona Cardinals,Baltimore Ravens,Oakland Raiders,Denver Broncos,Carolina Panthers,andTennessee Titans.

Early years

Nedney was born and raised inSan Jose, Californiaand attendedSanta Teresa High School.Heletteredin football as a kicker/punterandbasketballas a guard/forward.

College career

Nedney playedcollege footballatSan Jose State University,where he was a four-year letterman. He graduated as the school's all-time leading scorer with 236 points, going 39-for-70 infield goalattempts (including a school record 62-yarder) and 119-of-132extra points.He alsopuntedas a senior, averaging 37.8 yards per punt on 70 punts. In 1998, San Jose State awarded him a degree inrecreationafter Nedney completed an internship at the Arizona Cardinals community relations department.

Professional career

Nedney started his NFL career in 1996, bouncing around practice squads for theGreen Bay Packers,Oakland Raiders,andMiami Dolphins.He then joined the Dolphins full-time for the1996 NFL season,and led the team in scoring with 89 points. The following season, he signed with theArizona Cardinals,who he stayed with for two and a half seasons, and at one point sharing kicking duties with veteranChris Jacke.In 1999, he was waived by the Cardinals, and then picked up by the Raiders, where he finished the season before being released. He was picked up by theDenver Broncosat the start of the2000 NFL seasonto fill in for the injuredJason Elam,but was waived after three games and then signed by theCarolina Panthers.Nedney went on to join theTennessee Titansthe following year, and was their kicker for four years, until injuring hishamstringduring the2004 NFL season.During the 2002 playoffs, he was involved in a controversial running into the kicker penalty against the Steelers during overtime. Nedney had just missed a 31-yard field goal, but was given another opportunity by the penalty.He made his second try, thus winning the game. After the game Nedney said, "He got a pretty good hit on me, but when I'm done playing ball I might try acting."

He signed with the 49ers in March 2005. Nedney went 26 for 28 in 2005, and kicked a career high 56-yard field goal against theSt. Louis RamsonChristmas Eve.He was the Co-MVP for the 49ers, and quickly re-signed with the team during the offseason.

In the final game of the1999 NFL seasonwhile Nedney was with theOakland Raiders,the Chiefs were denied a trip to the playoffs and anAFC Westdivision title in the final game of the season when Nedney kicked a field-goal in overtime, giving the division to theSeattle Seahawksinstead. Coincidentally, Nedney, with theSan Francisco 49ersin2006,kicked a field goal in overtime against theDenver Broncos,knocking them from the playoff picture and giving the Chiefs the final wild-card spot in the playoffs.

On October 31, 2007, the NFL fined Nedney $7,500 for giving a fan themiddle fingerduring the team's loss to theSaintson October 28.

On July 28, 2011, he was released by the 49ersand retired the next day.

Career regular season statistics

Career high/bestbolded

Regular season statistics
Season	Team (record)	G	FGM	FGA	%	<20	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	LNG	BLK	XPM	XPA	%	PTS
1996	MIA(8–8)	16	18	29	62.1	1–1	7–7	7–11	3–8	0–2	44	0	35	36	97.2	89
1997	ARI(4–12)	10	11	17	64.7	1–1	3–3	4–4	3–7	0–2	45	0	19	19	100.0	52
1998	ARI(9–7)	12	13	19	68.4	0–0	6–6	1–1	5–8	1–4	53	2	30	30	100.0	69
1999	ARI(6–10)	1	0	0	0.0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0
1999	OAK(8–8)	3	5	7	71.4	0–0	2–2	2–2	0–1	1–2	52	0	13	13	100.0	28
2000	DEN(11–5)	3	8	10	80.0	0–0	6–6	1–1	1–2	0–1	43	0	4	4	100.0	28
2000	CAR(7–9)	12	26	28	92.9	1–1	10–10	6–7	7–8	2–2	52	0	20	20	100.0	98
2001	TEN(7–9)	16	20	28	71.4	0–0	6–6	5–5	8–15	1–2	51	0	34	35	97.1	94
2002	TEN(11–5)	16	25	31	80.6	0–0	9–9	10–12	5–8	1–2	53	0	36	36	100.0	111
2003	TEN(12–4)	1	1	1	100.0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	50	0	0	1	0.0	3
2005	SF(4–12)	15	26	28	92.9	0–0	4–4	10–11	10–10	2–3	56	0	19	19	100.0	97
2006	SF(7–9)	16	29	35	82.9	2–2	11–12	8–10	7–9	1–2	51	1	29	29	100.0	116
2007	SF(5–11)	16	17	19	89.5	1–1	5–5	6–6	5–5	0–2	50	0	22	22	100.0	73
2008	SF(7–9)	16	29	33	87.9	0–0	9–9	10–10	8–11	2–3	53	0	34	34	100.0	121
2009	SF(8–8)	14	17	21	81.0	0–0	4–4	7–8	4–6	2–3	51	0	33	33	100.0	84
2010	SF(6–10)	9	11	13	84.6	0–0	6–6	2–2	1–2	2–3	51	0	17	17	100.0	50
Career (14 seasons)		176	256	319	80.3	6–6	88–89	79–90	67–100	16–34	56	3	345	348	99.1	1113

Coaching career

From 2011 to 2014, Nedney was varsity special teams coach for theScotts Valley High School.

External links

• San Francisco 49ers profile
• Career statistics and player information fromNFL.com·ESPN·Pro Football Reference