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4Neil RACKERSKICKERTRANSACTIONS: Selected by the CincinnatiBengals in the sixth round (169th overall) of the2000 NFL Draft...released by Bengals on Sept. 1,2003, in their final roster cut...signed by the Cardinalson Nov. 11, 2003...signed a four-year contractextension with Cardinals on Nov. 8, 2005...signed by the Houston Texans on April 7, 2010.HONORS: 2005 Pro Bowler...2005 AssociatedPress first-team All-Pro.PRO: In 10 NFL seasons, has made 214 of 272career field goal attempts (78.4 percent)...hasconverted 308 of 313 career extra points attempts(98.4 percent), giving him 950 total careerpoints...set an NFL record for most field goalsmade in a season in 2005, when he went 40-of-42(95.2 percent) with the Arizona Cardinals.2010 (Houston 6/0): Connected on field goals from30 and 49 yards and coverted all four extra pointattemtpts in the season opener vis. Indianapolis(9/12)...connected on 3-of-4 field goals, includingfrom 35-yards for the game winner with 3:30 remainingin OT at Washington (9/19)...scored sevenpoints, connecting on two field goals (24 and34 yards) and one PAT vs. Dallas (9/26)...scoredseven points (1 FG, 4 PAT) at Oakland (10/3)...kicked a 38-yard field goal in the second quartervs. NY Giants (10/10)...led the team with threespecial teams tackles vs. Kansas City (10/17).2009 (Arizona 14/0): Played in 14 regular seasongames and both postseason contests, missingtwo games with a right groin injury…his 94.1FG percentage (16-17) was the best in the NFL(minimum 10 attempts) in 2009 and second-bestin franchise history behind his own mark of .952,set in 2005 (40-42 FGs)…selected as an alternatefor the Pro Bowl…connected on all threeHeight: 6-1 | Weight: 210 | College: Illinois |Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri | 11th NFL Season |1st with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 34 |Acquired: UFA-’10 (Arizona) | 2010 GP/GS: 6/0 |Career GP/GS: 154/0 | Teams: Cincinnat, 2000-02; Arizona,2003-09; Houston, 2010 |FG attempts in season opener vs. San Francisco(9/13)…connected on all four PATs at Jacksonville(9/20)…gave him 184 PATs in his Cardinalscareer to move past Neil O’Donoghue (181, 1980-85) for the second most in franchise history behindJim Bakken (534 PATs from 1962-78)…connectedon both FG attempts and recorded twotouchbacks while converting a pooch kick thatwas recovered by Greg Toler at the Seattle 23-yard line in the first quarter at Seattle (10/18)…three plays later, Arizona scored to go up 14-0…connected on only FG attempt from 30 yards andrecorded two touchbacks at New York Giants(10/25), marking his sixth straight game with atleast one touchback…registered one specialteams tackle vs. Carolina (11/1)…connected onboth FG attempts and all five extra points (oneshy of career-high) at Chicago (11/8)…tied season-highwith two touchbacks and connectedon 200th career FG vs. Seattle (11/15)…tied aseason-high by making all three FG attemptsvs. Minnesota (12/6)…surpassed 900 careerpoints…despite battling a right groin injury, recordedhis longest FG of the season (48 yards)and had only extra point attempt blocked at SanFrancisco (12/14)…connected on 12 consecutiveFGs, the third-longest streak in franchise history…ownsthe three longest streaks in franchisehistory (31-2005, 15-2008)…inactive (right groin)at Detroit (12/20), which snapped a 69 consecutivegames played streak and marked only thesecond game missed of his career (12/4/05 atSan Francisco, calf injury)…inactive (right groin)vs. St. Louis (12/27), which marked first time in hiscareer he was inactive for two straight games…in first game back, connected on only extra pointattempt in the regular season finale vs. GreenBay (1/3/10)…set a postseason career-high withsix PATs and tied postseason career-high withthree touchbacks while connecting on 23-yardHOUSTONTEXANS.COM