Olindo Mare
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| Seattle Seahawks — No. 10 | |
| Placekicker | |
| Date of birth: June 6, 1973 | |
| Place of birth: Hollywood, Florida | |
| Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | Weight: 190 lb (86 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 1997 for the Miami Dolphins | |
| Career history | |
| College: Syracuse | |
| Undrafted in 1997 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Olindo Franco Mare (born June 6, 1973 in Hollywood, Florida) is an American football placekicker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 1996. He played college football at Syracuse.
Mare, who was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1999, has also played for the New Orleans Saints.
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[edit] Early years
Mare attended Cooper City High School poo (Cooper City, Florida), and was a student and letterman in football and soccer. Olindo Mare graduated from Cooper City High School in 1991.
[edit] Professional career
Mare has a career field goal percentage of 82%. He is considered to be among the best in the league at kickoffs, with a career average of 63.8 yards.
[edit] Miami Dolphins
Mare played the first 10 seasons of his career with the Miami Dolphins.
In 2001, Mare attempted his first, and thus far, only rushing attempt on fake field goal against the Carolina Panthers. He was stopped for a 5 yard loss.
During the 2005 season, he scored 25 of 30 on field goals, averaged 67.0 yards per kickoff, and had 16 touchbacks in 73 kicks. Mare also recorded his first fumble recovery during the season.
[edit] New Orleans Saints
On April 3, 2007, the Dolphins traded Mare to the New Orleans Saints for a 2007 sixth-round draft pick.[1] He inherited the position from kicker John Carney, who was released from the team a day after.
He missed his first field goal attempt of the 2007 season against the Indianapolis Colts. At the midway point of the 2007 season, Mare has made exactly half of his field goal attempts. He also missed 3 field goals in the final preseason game. Early in the season, it was revealed that Mare injured his groin muscle, and punter Steven Weatherford took over on kick-offs for a few games. While playing the Jacksonville Jaguars, Mare missed his second attempt of the game, and ended up being called on again only a couple minutes later after the Saints intercepted and drove back into field goal range. Fans booed Mare as he walked on the field to attempt the long shot (over 50 yards), which he missed. Despite the reaction of fans, and his extremely poor play, head coach Sean Payton continued to stand by the kicker until he was injured in the second game against the Atlanta Falcons, and replaced with Martín Gramática.
On February 27, 2008 he was released from the Saints after only one season.
[edit] Seattle Seahawks
On March 27, 2008, Mare signed with the Seattle Seahawks to a two-year contract worth $3.5 million.[2]
