"At one point in his career Brett Maher, a National Football League (NFL) kicker who retired in 2024, boasted two records: most field goals made at 60 or more yards in single season (a mark recently surpassed) and most missed extra points in a single game. Over his decade as a professional athlete, he made 79.9% of the field goals he attempted and 95.5% of the extra points."
"At one point in his career Brett Maher, a National Football League (NFL) kicker who retired in 2024, boasted two records: most field goals made at 60 or more yards in single season (a mark recently surpassed) and most missed extra points in a single game. Over his decade as a professional athlete, he made 79.9% of the field goals he attempted and 95.5% of the extra points. And yet he was also released by 12 teams."
Brett Maher retired from the National Football League in 2024 after a decade as a professional kicker. He at one point held two contrasting records: most field goals made from 60 or more yards in a single season (a mark later surpassed) and most missed extra points in a single game. Across his career he converted 79.9% of field-goal attempts and 95.5% of extra-point attempts. Despite those conversion rates and long-distance success, he experienced frequent team turnover, being released by twelve different teams during his career.
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