Stephen Gostkowski
Stephen Carroll Gostkowski (pronounced "gust-OW-ski";) (born January 28, 1984) is an American football placekicker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft with the 118th pick, one of just two kickers drafted, and the only rookie kicker to make an NFL roster that year.
Gostkowski, who played both college football and baseball for the University of Memphis, is the most accurate kicker in Patriots history, and one of the most accurate kickers in NFL history. He is also a consistent and prolific scorer: he is only the second player in NFL history to score 500 points in his first four seasons in the league. Also, given the Patriots' propensity to find the end zone, Gostkowski holds the record for most extra points in one season, with 74 in 2007 (and the second highest total in NFL history, 66 in 2012).
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