Adam Vinatieri – the man who was once benched in college for a straight-line kicking defensive lineman – is on target to become the NFL’s all-time leading scorer as soon as this Sunday.
Needing just 10 more points, it would be a monumental achievement for the Colts kicker.
Still, New England fans will always claim him as one of their own for his distinguished tenure with the Patriots. And in a recent article for The Indianapolis Star with reporter Zak Keefer, Vinatieri offered a few career superlatives in his own words.