Buccaneers trade TE Tim Wright for a kicker
Earlier today, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reported that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are trading TE Tim Wright to the Lions, and now we know what they are getting in return.
- According to Field Yates, the Lions are sending the Buccaneers K Kyle Brindza in return for Wright.
Brindza is quite the kicker, look at his records from college:
- KYLE BRINDZA’S PLACE IN THE NCAA RECORD BOOKS
- • Single-Bowl Game Field Goals (Dec. 28, 2013 vs. Rutgers, 5, t-1st)
- KYLE BRINDZA’S PLACE IN THE IRISH RECORD BOOKS
- • Single-Game Field Goals (Dec. 28, 2013 vs. Rutgers, 5, t-1st)
- • Single-Game Field Goals (Nov. 24, 2012 at USC, 5, t-1st)
- • Single-Game Points (Dec. 28, 2013 vs. Rutgers, 17, t-1st)
- • Single-Game Points (Nov. 24, 2012 at USC, 16, t-4th)
- • Single-Season Scoring By Place Kicker (2013, 98, 1st)
- • Single-Season Scoring By Place Kicker (2012, 97, 2nd)
- • Single-Season Field Goals (2013, 20, 3rd)
- • Single-Season Field Goals (2012, 23, 1st)
- • Single-Season Field Goals Attempted (2013, 26, 3rd)
- • Single-Season Field Goals Attempted (2012, 31, 1st)
- • Single-Season Extra-Point Percentage (2013, 38-38 (1.000), t-1st)
- • Single-Season 50-yard Field Goals (2013, 3, 1st)
- • Single-Season Scoring (2013, 98, 7th)
- • Single-Season Scoring (2012, 97, 8th)
- • Career Field Goal Percentage (2011-, .754, 1st)
- • Career 50-yard Field Goals (2011-, 4, 1st)
- • Career Extra-Point Percentage (2011-, 67-68 (98.53), 2nd)
- • Career Field Goals (2011-, 43, 3rd)
- • Career Field Goal Attempts (2011-, 57, 4th)
- • Career Consecutive Field Goals (2012, 8, t-8th)
- • Career Consecutive Extra Points (2011-, 49, 8th)
- • Career Scoring By Place Kicker (2011-, 195, 6th)
- • Longest Field Goal (Oct. 5, 2013 vs. Arizona State, 53, t-1st)
- • Longest Field Goal (Nov. 24, 2012 at USC, 52, t-3rd)
- • Longest Field Goal (Nov. 23, 2013 vs. BYU, 51, t-5th)
- • Longest Field Goal (Oct. 26, 2013 vs. Air Force, 51, t-5th)
Tim Wright has landed the Buccaneers an offensive guard in Logan Mankins and now a kicker in Kyle Brindza.
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