As the football world gears up for Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, longtime Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby has announced his retirement from the NFL. This decision came during his radio show on Tuesday, marking the end of a remarkable career.
🚨 BREAKING! 🚨 @crosbykicks2 announces his retirement from the NFL.
– 17-Year NFL Career
– Super Bowl Champion
– All-Time #Packers Leading Scorer
– 11th All-Time in Points in NFL History
Heck of a Career #2!
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— 105.7 The Fan (@thefanmilwaukee) February 4, 2025
Crosby, who did not play in 2024, expressed his thoughts on retirement, stating, “The NFL said I was retired at the end of this year because if you don’t play for a year, you technically ride off into the sunset. But I’m not riding off into the sunset. I was always so worried about retirement and being done with something. Being done with a career. But I found things I’m chasing and passionate about.” He also shared that his wife encouraged him to focus on gratitude, attitude, and the future.
Reflecting on his career, Crosby said, “I’m just so, so thankful for the opportunity to come to Green Bay in 2007, drafted in the sixth round out of the University of Colorado, to become a Packer and to be a part of this fraternity and legacy, the history of the Green Bay Packers.” In his 16 seasons, he played 258 games and remains the franchise’s all-time leading scorer, with a successful field goal completion percentage of 81.3% from 400 attempts. Additionally, he was the NFL’s scoring leader in 2007.
Crosby was instrumental to Green Bay’s postseason success, holding the NFL record for most consecutive field goals made in the playoffs with 20 and contributing to their Super Bowl XLV victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. He remarked, “It’s about the fans, the people, my teammates. For me, I was always a ‘we’ guy. We’re doing this. We’re dominating and winning the NFC North nine times while I was a Green Bay Packer for 16 years, making the playoffs, winning the Super Bowl as a team.”
Before being drafted by the Packers, Crosby had an illustrious collegiate career with the Colorado Buffaloes, where he earned first-team All-Big 12 honors three times and was named a two-time All-American.
