Adam Vinatieri
Adam Vinatieri
Adam Matthew Vinatieriis an American football placekicker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He has played in five Super Bowls: four with the New England Patriots and one with the Colts. Vinatieri won Super Bowls in 2001, 2003, and 2004 with the Patriots, as well as in 2006 with the Colts. Among placekickers he holds NFL records for most Super Bowl appearancesand most Super Bowl wins. He also holds NFL records, among all players, for most postseason...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth28 December 1972
CityYankton, SD
Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods are out there performing all the time. As kickers, we're not out there much. Our teammates build the cake, and sometimes we're fortunate enough to put the icing on it.
Flutie might have been there the last time it happened.
It does give you a little more distance. It's one of those things (the media) like to play up a lot more with the altitude and all that. It makes a little difference as far as the carry on the ball, but ultimately, as far as playing and performing, you still have to go out and make (the kick). I don't think it's going to make a difference in winning and losing.
I thought it was awesome. It just adds one more thing to his legacy ... as if he needs another thing to add to his legacy in Boston.
Having been in the situation before, you kind of know what to expect. But the game-winner in the Super Bowl at the end of the game is never an easy kick, no matter how many times you've gone through it. None of us are perfect. Every one of the people I mentioned, there's times where they aren't able to come through.
He's a good guy and he's been a good kicker for a long time. I expect him to make all of his kicks, so hopefully it doesn't come down to him having an opportunity because he's pretty good.
We were going to kick it no matter what the distance, ... We bled the clock. There was always overtime.
Mike is a great kicker. I've got some pretty big shoes to fill. Everything changes for one reason or another and I'm excited to have the opportunity to be here.
Nugent's a little different -- he's a draft pick and I was a free agent. I felt like I had to go out and perform every single day and prove myself. You feel like you're always 20 minutes away from being fired.
The offense did a good job in the two-minute drill to get down there and use up all the clock. We find a way to get it done. We've sure had our ups and downs this year, but this team has a lot of heart.
It was like kicking a rock. But the nice thing about it was you really couldn't feel your feet anyway, so it didn't hurt too much.
It was a beautiful night, ... Toward the end of the game, it didn't feel like there was any wind at all.
It was a crappy game. Normally we know how to execute under pressure. But we just didn't do a very good job of that today. When you play a good team like Denver and don't play well, you get beat and that's what happened. It's a bad feeling.
That'll be in the back of my head - very far back. The team success is way more important than any personal goals, but it just means I've been fortunate to play on a good team for a long time.