FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Morten Andersen talked of hard work and passion Wednesday -- two attributes that have defined his career, which enters a 25th year Sunday when the Falcons host the Carolina Panthers.
The 47-year-old kicker, who set the NFL's all-time scoring mark last year, re-signed with Atlanta Tuesday afternoon.
Andersen's football career began at age 17 when he came to The United States as an exchange student from Denmark. Before that, the left-footer played soccer. At the time, he didn't plan on staying in America.
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"Fate wanted me to do something else," he said. "Here we are, a long time later."
Andersen now lives in Buford, Ga., which is where the Falcons found him following a loss at Jacksonville where Matt Prater missed two field goals. Andersen said he talked with the Falcons earlier in the offseason about being ready to play. Head Coach Bobby Petrino, who is nearly seven months younger than Andersen, also had lunch with the veteran kicker in March.
"I was tired of being the old man around here," Petrino joked, saying the team is "comfortable" with Andersen and his role in the locker room.
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Andersen happy to kick again
Andersen happy to kick again
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