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One of the most prolific kickers in NFL history is calling it quits.
Sebastian Janikowski told ESPN he is retiring after 19 seasons at the age of 41. He played for 18 of those years with the Raiders, reaching the Super Bowl in 2003. His final season came with the Seahawks last year, when he made 81.5 percent of his field goals, including three from 50 yards or more. Janikowski told ESPN he plans to turn into a “cab driver” and take his three daughters to school.
“It was a good run. I still think of the Super Bowl — it still hurts,” he said of the Raiders’ 48–21 loss to the Buccaneers.
He is 10th on the NFL’s all-time points list with 1,913, is ninth all time in field goals made (436) and is tied for the second-longest made field goal in NFL history at 63 yards. Janikowski made 80.4 percent of his field goals in his career and made the most money by a kicker in league history at $53.3 million, according to Spotrac.com.
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