Lions cut Rayner; Hanson to return for 20th season

[News Bot]

Jason Hanson, who has been with the team that drafted him longer than any active NFL player, is staying in Detroit another year. The Lions have released kicker Dave Rayner, which means the kicking job will be Hanson’s for the 20th consecutive season. The 41-year-old Hanson was the Lions’ second-round pick in the 1992 NFL…

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Source: ProFootballTalk.com

 

[metallicblaze]

Pretty high pick for a Kicker, good luck to Jason though. The Lions will be exciting this year.

 

[ivo610]

Thats pretty impressive. Hope he makes it another year after this one.

 

[Helmets]

I remember getting his autograph years and years ago at a draft day party at the Pontiac Silverdome. I told him that he was the kicker on my fantasy football team. He looked up and said, "really???" with a look of amazement that only a 23 or 24 year old kicker could have.

 

[bianh phan]

Jason Hanson, who has been with the team that drafted him longer than any active NFL player, is staying in Detroit another year.