American football player (born 1974)
American football player
Ryan Longwell
Longwell playing for the Green Bay Packers
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Position:
| Senior analyst
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Born:
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1974-08-16
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August 16, 1974
(age 49)
Seattle, Washington
, U.S.
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Height:
| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
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Weight:
| 200 lb (91 kg)
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High school:
| Bend Senior
(
Bend, Oregon
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College:
| California
(1993?1996)
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Undrafted:
| 1997
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
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Player stats at
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Ryan Walker Longwell
(born August 16, 1974
[1]
) is an American former professional
football
player who was a
placekicker
in the
National Football League
(NFL). After playing
college football
for the
California Golden Bears
, he started his
professional
career with the
San Francisco 49ers
, but never played a game for the franchise. He then played for the
Green Bay Packers
from 1997 to 2005. He played for the
Minnesota Vikings
from 2006 to 2011. He also played briefly for the
Seattle Seahawks
during the 2012 playoffs.
Early life
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Longwell attended high school in
Bend, Oregon
, where he played high school football for
Bend High School
's Lava Bears.
[1]
A three-year letter winner in football as a kicker, Longwell also was the team's backup
quarterback
.
[1]
He also played
baseball
as a
third baseman
, earning three
letters
in that sport.
[1]
He earned all-conference honors in both sports.
[1]
In 1993, he started college at the
University of California, Berkeley
where he played
football
and earned four
varsity
letters.
[1]
At California he served as both a
punter
and placekicker for the team, earning all-conference honors in the
Pac-10
his senior year as a punter and second team honors as a kicker.
[1]
Longwell graduated with a
Bachelor of Arts
degree in English.
[1]
Green Bay Packers
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Longwell was acquired by the Green Bay Packers off waivers from the San Francisco 49ers in
1997
. With the Packers, Longwell played in
Super Bowl XXXII
, where he kicked one
field goal
and three
extra points
in their 31-24 loss to the
Denver Broncos
. He spent his first 9 seasons playing for the Packers, and scored over 120 points during 6 of those seasons. By the end of his 7th season in Green Bay, Longwell had passed Hall of Famer Don Hutson to become the Packers all-time leading scorer. And while
Mason Crosby
has since passed him, Longwell remains second on Green Bay’s all-time scoring list.
Minnesota Vikings
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Longwell signed a
free agent
contract with the Vikings in the
2006
offseason. In his second game with the
Minnesota Vikings
, Longwell had one of the best performances of his career. He was responsible for all 16 of the Vikings points in a 16-13 win over the
Carolina Panthers
, kicking three field goals (including the game-winning field goal in
overtime
) and throwing a 16-yard
touchdown
pass
on a fake field goal play in the fourth quarter. In the 2008 season finale against the
New York Giants
, he kicked a 50-yard field goal as time expired to help the Vikings clinch the division in a 20-19 victory.
During the 2010 offseason, Longwell, a close friend of
Brett Favre
, became a sort of unofficial spokesman for Favre, as the media frequently questioned him on whether Favre would return to the Vikings or retire. When Longwell picked Favre up at the airport in Minnesota on August 17, 2010, TV station helicopters followed Longwell's SUV all the way to Vikings headquarters.
[2]
In 2018, he was inducted into the
Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame
.
[3]
Seattle Seahawks and retirement
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On January 8, 2013, Longwell was signed by the
Seattle Seahawks
after
Steven Hauschka
suffered a calf injury.
[4]
On August 12, 2013, the
Green Bay Packers
announced that Longwell would retire as a Packer.
[5]
Records
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- Second leading scorer in Green Bay Packers history with 1054 points.
- Has the second-most field goals in Green Bay Packers history with 226.
- Kicked third-longest field goal in Green Bay Packers history (54 yards - tied with
Chris Jacke
and
Dave Rayner
)
- Second most points by a player who never made a pro bowl (1,687) (Mason Crosby - 1,806).
Career regular season statistics
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Career high/best
bolded
Regular season statistics
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Season
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Team (record)
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G
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FGM
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FGA
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%
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<20
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20-29
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30-39
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40-49
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50+
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LNG
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BLK
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XPM
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XPA
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%
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PTS
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1997
|
GB
(
13?3
)
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16
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24
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30
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80.0
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4?4
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7?8
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10?13
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2?4
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1?1
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50
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2
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48
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48
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100.0
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120
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1998
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GB
(
11?5
)
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16
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29
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33
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87.9
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1?1
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6?6
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13?15
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9?10
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0?1
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45
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0
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41
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43
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95.3
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128
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1999
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GB
(
8?8
)
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16
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25
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30
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83.3
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0?0
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8?9
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8?9
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8?10
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1?2
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50
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3
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38
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38
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100.0
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113
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2000
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GB
(
9?7
)
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16
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33
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38
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86.8
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0?0
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7?8
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10?10
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13?15
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3?5
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52
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1
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32
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32
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100.0
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131
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2001
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GB
(
9?7
)
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16
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20
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31
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64.5
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0?0
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3?4
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9?10
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7?14
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1?3
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54
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2
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44
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45
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97.8
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104
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2002
|
GB
(
12?4
)
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16
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28
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34
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82.4
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1?1
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8?9
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12?13
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7?10
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0?1
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49
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1
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44
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44
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100.0
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128
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2003
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GB
(
10?6
)
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16
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23
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26
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88.5
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0?0
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5?5
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11?11
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6?9
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1?1
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50
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0
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51
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51
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100.0
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120
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2004
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GB
(
10?6
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16
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24
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28
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85.7
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0?0
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8?8
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8?9
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6?8
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2?3
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53
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0
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48
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48
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100.0
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120
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2005
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GB
(
4?12
)
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16
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20
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27
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74.1
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0?0
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7?7
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6?10
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3?5
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4?5
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53
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1
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30
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31
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96.8
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90
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2006
|
MIN
(
6?10
)
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16
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21
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25
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84.0
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2?2
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7?7
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8?8
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4?6
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0?2
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49
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2
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27
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28
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96.4
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90
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2007
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MIN
(
8?8
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16
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20
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24
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83.3
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0?0
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3?3
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6?6
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10?11
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1?4
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55
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1
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39
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40
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96.9
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99
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2008
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MIN
(
10?6
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16
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29
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34
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85.3
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0?0
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10?10
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7?9
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6?9
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6?6
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54
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2
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40
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40
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100.0
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127
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2009
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MIN
(
12?4
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16
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26
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28
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92.9
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1?1
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10?10
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5?6
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8?9
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2?2
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52
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2
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54
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55
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98.2
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132
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2010
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MIN
(
6?10
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16
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17
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18
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94.4
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0?0
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7?7
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8?9
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2?2
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0?0
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48
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1
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30
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31
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96.8
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81
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2011
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MIN
(
3?13
)
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16
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22
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28
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78.6
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0?0
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7?7
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7?8
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6?10
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2?3
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53
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1
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38
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39
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97.4
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104
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Career (15 seasons)
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240
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361
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434
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83.2
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9?9
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103?108
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128?146
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97?132
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24?39
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55
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19
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604
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613
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98.5
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1687
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Family and personal life
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Longwell is the cousin of 1992 and 1996
Olympic
athlete
Michael Orr
.
[1]
He is married to Sarah Longwell, and they have two children, Shaye and Reece.
In 2023, Longwell joined his
alma mater
,
California
, under head coach
Justin Wilcox
as a senior analyst.
[6]
See also
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References
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- ^
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Ryan Longwell
NFLPA.com. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
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"Longwell: QB Favre back to play for Vikings"
. August 17, 2010.
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Christl, Cliff
.
"Ryan Longwell"
.
Packers.com
.
Archived
from the original on May 23, 2023
. Retrieved
September 20,
2023
.
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Hanzus, Dan (January 8, 2013).
"Ryan Longwell to sign with Seattle Seahawks"
.
National Football League
. Retrieved
January 8,
2013
.
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"K Ryan Longwell retires as a Packer"
.
Packers.com
. August 12, 2013. Archived from
the original
on August 14, 2013
. Retrieved
August 13,
2013
.
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"Ryan Longwell - Senior Analyst - Football Support Staff"
.
California Golden Bears Athletics
. Retrieved
April 23,
2024
.
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