Missed kicks negatively impacted the outcome of three Cardinals games in 2016.
Just down the road at Arizona State, Zane Gonzalez hit 23-of-25 field goals and was awarded the Lou Groza Award as the country’s best college kicker.
These two facts are not lost on the fans that support both teams. Whether on social media or while milling about town, Gonzalez has been told countless times how great it would be to see his golden leg stay local.
It’s a hypothetical that makes him uneasy.
Gonzalez, a lifelong Texans fans from Houston, has adopted the Cardinals as his second-favorite team after spending four years in Arizona, and would be happy to play for them.