JASON HANSON RUMORS & GOSSIP
Lions sign YouTube sensation Kickalicious (VIDEO)
No, Jason Hanson isn’t coming out of retirement but the Lions did sign a kicker actually referred to as Kickalicious…
Thursday, Tim Twentyman of DetroitLions.com tweeted that the Lions have signed Norwegian kicker Havard Rugland to a contract.
The Lions have signed Norwegian kicker Havard Rugland to a contract.
— Tim Twentyman (@ttwentyman) April 11, 2013
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Lions sign YouTube sensation
The Detroit Lions might have found Jason Hanson's replacement on YouTube.
The team announced Thursday afternoon that they had signed Norwegian soccer player Havard Rugland to a free-agent contract.
Rugland has never played organized football but became an internet sensation when he posted a video of trick-shot kicks to YouTube.
He was given the nickname "Kickalicious...
Via Fox Sports Detroit
April 11, 2013
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Hanson's top kick got him to son's birth on time
ALLEN PARK, Mich. Jason Hanson nevergot the thrill of making the winning field goal in a playoff game. He never felt the pressure of kicking in a Super Bowl.
Those moments dont happen when you play on as many lousy teams as Hanson did during his 21 seasons with the Detroit Lions.
But Hanson, for personal reasons,felt just as much pressure to make an overtime kick against Chicago...
Via Fox Sports Detroit
April 09, 2013
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Detroit Lions sign a replacement for retired K Jason Hanson
The Detroit Lions were faced with replacing long-time kicker Jason Hanson who decided to retire after 21 seasons in the NFL. Hanson had a stellar career with the Lions and the team reached out to yet another veteran kicker to take his place on the roster, but the move is not without controversy.
On Friday, the Lions agreed to a deal with veteran free agent kicker David Akers. Akers...
Detroit Lions Kicker Jason Hanson Retired After 21 Seasons
Detroit Lions Kicker Jason Hanson Retired After 21 Seasons
The Detroit Lions are going to have to do something they have not needed to do in over two decades this off-season–find a kicker. Longtime kicker Jason Hanson retired Thursday after 21 seasons in the NFL.
Apparently a year after he completed 89 percent of his field goals (32-36) the team decided he was only...
Lions kicker Jason Hanson retires from NFL
Jason Hanson has decided to retire. The 42-year-old kicker has chosen to retire rather then accept the league minimum to return to the Detroit Lions.
Hanson spent all 21 years of his NFL career with the Lions.
During his career Hanson connected with 82.4 percent of his field goals, 18th best in the history of the NFL. He was as reliable as anyone from beyond the 50-yardline.
Already...
Detroit K Hanson retiring after 21 seasons
Detroit Lions kicker Jason Hanson is retiring after 21 seasons.
The 42-year-old Hanson announced his decision Thursday. He said he gave serious consideration to returning, but problems with his heel prompted him to call it a career.
Hanson became the first player to play 300 games with one franchise, finishing with 327. He also set an NFL record last year when he played his 21st...
Via AP on Fox
April 04, 2013
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Lions' Hanson calls it a career
Detroit Lions kicker Jason Hanson is retiring after 21 seasons. The 42-year-old Hanson announced his decision Thursday. He said he gave serious consideration to returning, but problems with his heel prompted him to call it a career. Hanson became the first player to play 300 games with one franchise, finishing with 327. He also set an NFL record last year when he played his...
Via Fox Sports Detroit
April 04, 2013
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Jason Hanson and Lions having trouble in contract talks
Jason Hanson has kicked for the Detroit Lions for 21 years. Since Hanson was drafted by the Lions in the 1992 draft the team has seen some ups and a lot of downs but there was never a question as to who was the teams kicker.
Hanson continued to be a reliable leg last season connecting on 32-of-36 attempts on a Lions team that won just four games during the 2012 season.
The Detroit...
Hanson wants to keep kicking
Kicker Jason Hanson will turn 43 in a couple months, but he's not done yet.
Hanson, an unrestricted free agency, has informed the Detroit Lions that he plans to return next season for his 22nd year in the NFL.
Contract terms still need to be worked out, but Hanson had previously indicated he realizes he'll need to take a pay cut after having a cap hit of more than 3 million...
Via Fox Sports Detroit
March 12, 2013
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