Brett Alan Conway (born March 8, 1975) is an American former professional
football
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player who was a
placekicker
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for seven seasons with various teams in the
National Football League
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(NFL). He was selected by the
Green Bay Packers
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in the third round of the
1997 NFL draft.
Conway played
college football
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at
Penn State #Redirect Pennsylvania State University
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, where his 276 career points rank him second all-time, and his 119 consecutive
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s are a school record.
He kicked in four
bowl game
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s:
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,
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, and
Fiesta.
Conway was selected by the Packers with the anticipation of him replacing the Packers' former stalwart kicker,
Chris Jacke. However, Conway struggled in the preseason, not making a single field goal in any of the preseason games, and was cut from the team at the end of training camp. The Packers instead went with undrafted free agent
, who went on the break the Packers' team record for career points.
References
External links
"Conway Knows Path Of Itinerant Kicker" Lynn Zinzer, ''
The New York Times
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'', October 12, 2003
Audio Interview with Brett Conway Mark Harrington, Fight On State, May 4, 2005
1975 births
Living people
Players of American football from Atlanta
American football placekickers
Penn State Nittany Lions football players
Washington Redskins players
New York Jets players
Oakland Raiders players
Cleveland Browns players
New York Giants players
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