Mike lansford biography

A kicking tee, the small piece of plastic that holds a football in place, is what disrupted Mike Lansford's path to the Rams.

Michael John Lansford is a former National Football League placekicker from – for the Los Angeles Rams.

The Giants cut me, and then the next year, the Niners cut me, and then the Raiders cut me. I was still determined to try and figure it out. I just couldn't put my brain on what it was. I didn't want to waste this opportunity to work out with these guys, so after the first kick I just took my shoe off and that was it. By doing that, I lowered my foot on the ball just enough to get great height on the ball.

Getting tryouts wasn't the problem, but once I got there, I wasn't very impressive. I was rapidly becoming the guy that couldn't make the transition out of college. I don't know whether I was just overly confident or just afraid of working for a living. One of the two.

Michael John Lansford (born July 20, ) is a.

And it ended up being as simple as just taking my shoe off. Growing up as a Rams fan, Lansford's dream came true when he went to training camp with the team in to compete against their four-year veteran and one-time Pro Bowler Frank Corral. I couldn't just go in and beat him out as a kicker, someone had to beat him out as a punter," Lansford said.

We had some great preseason games, and when it came down to making a change, the Rams did it. After everything Lansford had gone through to make it to the NFL, his first season in Los Angeles was shortened because of a player's strike. And his second season was shortened because of a knee injury.