Neil William Rackers (born August 16, 1976 in
Florissant, Missouri) is a placekicker for the
Arizona Cardinals. He was selected with the third
pick of the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the
Cincinnati Bengals out of the University of
Illinois.
He has had over 20 touchbacks in a season twice in
his career. His streak of consecutive field goals
without a miss ended at 31 on November 27, 2005 when
he missed a 43-yard field goal against the
Jacksonville Jaguars.
On January 1, 2006 Rackers kicked his 40th field
goal of the season, an NFL record. After the 2005
NFL season, Rackers was rewarded by playing in the
2006 Pro Bowl. ESPN.com also named him the Most
Valuable Fantasy Football kicker of 2005.
Rackers is married with 2 children and Motivated by
his father Rich Rackers, a CPA in St. Peters
Missouri and brother Rackers, a St. Peters Police
Officer.
