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Jason Hanson: Losingest Player in NFL History Thanks to Career With Lions

By Michael David SmithNov 17th 2010 – 4:27PM

Detroit Lions kicker Jason Hanson owns an NFL record that he'd prefer not to have. According to numbers compiled by STATS, Inc., Hanson has played in the most losses in his career of any player in NFL history. Hanson has suited up for a team that lost 190 times. The rest of the Top 5 consists of Morten Andersen with 188...

Injury Spin Cycle: Matthew Stafford Down and Likely Out

By Tom LorenzoNov 8th 2010 – 12:00PM

Matthew Stafford giveth and he taketh away. Just when you thought you were in cruise control and coasting with a hot quarterback in your lineup, Stafford re-injured his right shoulder on Sunday against the Jets. In just his second game since Week 1, Stafford was on a roll throwing for six touchdowns and scrambling for...

Sunday School: Welcome to the NFL, Where Hits Happen

By Pat McManamonNov 8th 2010 – 11:15AM

The injury to Colts WR Austin Collie in Sunday's game against the Eagles was scary and unfortunate. The way he lay on the Lincoln Financial Field turf, not moving, his arms in the air, was pretty frightening. One hopes he will be OK, with no lingering effects. But the hit that knocked Collie silly was not a penalty and...

Jets, Lions Exchange Heated Barbs After Hard-Fought New York Victory

By Joe LapointeNov 7th 2010 – 8:00PM

DETROIT --- Bart Scott, the New York Jets' linebacker, grew up in a hard-knocks neighborhood in the southeastern corner of Detroit, and he knows a bit about rough stuff on the football field and on the streets. But after the Jets beat the Lions, 23-20 in overtime Sunday at Ford Field, Scott said his hosts were nasty even...

Ndamukong Suh Attempts Extra Point for Lions, Hits Upright

By Adam GretzNov 7th 2010 – 3:30PM

Rookie defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh is already making an impact for the Detroit Lions, and is a runaway favorite to be the NFC's defensive rookie of the year. He's a disruptive force along their line, and along with making an impact by stuffing the run and getting to the quarterback, he's also intercepted a pass and...

Jason Hanson News From the Web

  • 05/28/12 Your Detroit Lions questions answered in Ask Anwar! Source: Advance Newspapers - Ann Arbor MI First and foremost, let's pay homage to all the men and women who died to make the United States such a great country.
  • 05/26/12 What's good on the gridiron is good on the greens Source: The Seattle Times - Seattle WA The former Chargers Pro Bowl defensive tackle got inducted into the Southern Methodist University Hall of Fame on May 18, just hours after carding his first hole-in-one on the 162-yard 13th hole at The Golf Club of Dallas.
  • 05/26/12 Legion team full of confidence Source: News-Record & Sentinel - Alexander NC Asheville High graduate Josh Weidie has been around baseball long enough to know that confidence can be contagious.
  • 05/23/12 Lions' Jim Schwartz mum on Titus Young Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz had no interest in talking about troubled receiver Titus Young at the teams charity bocce ball tournament today.
  • 05/16/12 Cougs, BYU, ESPN & Thursday? Sounds historic Source: FOX Sports News today of the date switch for the Cougs' season opener reminds us of a similar, incredibly memorable circumstance nearly 25 years ago.

Background on Jason Hanson

Jason Douglas Hanson (born June 17, 1970) is an American football placekicker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League, where he has spent his entire 20 year career.

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