$6 million. That’s what the Arizona Cardinals paid Phil Dawson for his tenure as kicker for the team.
In that time Dawson attempted 48 field goals, making just 37.
That 37/48 mark, or 77.1% marks the worst field goal percentage of Dawson’s 20 year career, by 7%.
Dawson was paid over $160,000 per made field goal in his time with Arizona.
That’s an absurd investment.
The problem became one that we see too often from sports franchises, overcompensating.
In 2013 then Cardinals kicker Jay Feely missed six field goals, going 30/36.