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Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby signs new contract

Monday 24 February 2020 10:27, UK

Mason Crosby celebrates his winning field goal as time expires
Image: Mason Crosby returned to form in 2019 for Green Bay and has signed an extended deal to stay with the franchise

Mason Crosby is staying with the Green Bay Packers after a new three-year deal to keep him at Lambeau Field was confirmed.

Terms other than the length of the deal have not been announced, but multiple outlets reported the contract is worth $12.9m, including $6m in the first year and $3.5m in the second.

Crosby leads the Packers comfortably in all-time scoring (1,575 points), field-goal attempts (406) and field-goal makes (329).

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The 35-year-old, who was set to become a free agent next month, has spent all 13 of his NFL seasons with the Packers having been drafted out of the University of Colorado in the sixth round in 2007.

Last year, he put two years of inconsistency behind him to enjoy a bounce-back season, making 22 of his 24 field goal attempts last season (91.7 per cent) and missing just one extra point in 41 tries.

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He missed 11 of 56 field goal attempt over the previous two years and doubts were raised about his Packers future but the team stood by Crosby particularly in 2018.

In a Week 5 divisional match-up at the Detroit Lions he missed four field-goal attempts and an extra point in an eight-point loss. However since that game, Crosby is 41 of 45 on field-goal tries and has missed just one PAT.

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NFL offseason key dates

When? What?
February 24 - March 2 NFL Scouting Combine
February 25 First day for teams to designate Franchise or Transition Players
March 10 Deadline for clubs to designate Franchise or Transition Players
March 18 2020 league year and free agency period begin
April 6 Clubs with new head coaches (Panthers) may begin offseason workout programs
April 17 Deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets
April 23-25 2020 NFL Draft
July 15 Deadline for any designated Franchise Player to sign a multi-year contract extension
Mid-July Teams may open training camp for rookies seven days before the permissible reporting date for veterans
September 5 Teams must reduce rosters to 53 players.

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