We have another significant retirement in the NFL to look at as Place Kicker Sebastian Janikowski has announced his retirement from the pro football.
Born in Poland, Janikowski immigrated to the United States as a teenager and with his soccer background he was a natural kicker for football. Heavily recruited, he would play for Florida State where he would win the Lou Groza Award as the nation’s top Kicker in both 1998 and 1999, and to date is the only person to win that honor is back-to-back years. In 2000, the Oakland Raiders drafted him in the 1stRound (17thOverall), which raised eyebrows as Kickers are not normally drafted that high but considering he played in Oakland for 17 years it turned out well for the silver and black.
Janikowski was never the NFL’s most accurate kicker as he was never in the top three in Field Goal Accuracy but he was the most powerful. Janikowski holds the record for the most Field Goals made over 50 Yards with 58 and he is tenth all-time in Points Scored. He was named to the Pro Bowl in 2011, which was the season he led the league in Field Goals. He would finish his career with the Seattle Seahawks.
He is a long shot for the Pro Football Hall of Fame but will be eligible in 2024.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Sebastian Janikowski on having a wonderful career and we wish him the best in his post-playing career.
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