Henery was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He attended Omaha Burke High School and was one of the top walk-ons in Nebraska's 2006 class. He earned Omaha World-Herald first-team All-Nebraska and first-team Lincoln Journal Star Super-State honors as a punter. Henery averaged 41.4 yards per punt as a senior, and also connected on 6-of-10 field goals and 37-of-38 extra-point tries.
Henery contributed to Omaha Burke High School having a 7–5 finish and earning a trip to the state semifinals. He earned first-team all-state honors as a junior, averaging 41.7 yards per punt. He also played soccer and led Burke to a 14–3 record and the state playoffs. He received a scholarship offer to play soccer for Creighton University.
College careeredit
Henery attended the University of Nebraska, and played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team from 2007 to 2010. For most of his college career, he served as the punter and placekicker for the Cornhuskers, and received all-conference honors at both positions. He was a second-team All-Big 12 selection at placekicker in 2009 and 2010, and was previously an honorable mention selection in 2008; at punter, he was a second-team All-Big 12 selection in 2010, and received honorable mention honors in 2009. On November 28, 2008, he set a Nebraska team record when he kicked a 57-yard field goal [1] in a 40–31 victory over the Colorado Buffaloes. During his four seasons as a Cornhusker, he set an NCAA career record by completing 89.5 percent of his attempted field goals. His total accuracy on combined field goals and extra points also set a new NCAA record of 96.7 percent. He is the all-time leading scorer in Nebraska history with 397 points.
The Philadelphia Eagles chose Henery in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft with the 120th overall pick.[4] He began the 2011 season as the Eagles' starting placekicker, and set a new NFL record for field goal accuracy by a rookie kicker. In Week 16, he kicked a career-best 51-yard field goal in a 20−7 win over the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium.
In his second year with the Eagles, he set a franchise record by making 18 consecutive field goals,[5] and went on to extend the record to 22 (then-longest active streak in the league), before just missing a 58-yard field goal in Week 14 against Tampa Bay.
On August 30, 2014, Henery lost the starting placekicker position to Cody Parkey and was released by the Eagles.[6]
Detroit Lionsedit
On September 22, 2014, the Detroit Lions signed Henery to replace struggling rookie Nate Freese.[7] On October 6, a day after missing three field goals in the Lions' week five loss to the Buffalo Bills, including a potential game-winner late in the final minute, he was released by the team.[8]
Post-careeredit
Having retired from football, he currently works for Tetrad Property Group, a real estate company. Henery also occasionally instructs at summer kicking camps and gives private lessons.[9]
Personal lifeedit
Henery is the son of Guy (computer business) and Mary Henery (a medical technologist at Creighton University). He has an older brother named Eric and a younger sister named Andrea. In 2011, he married his longtime girlfriend Johna. He has a son named Landen. [9]
Referencesedit
^Christopherson, Brian (November 28, 2008). "Record FG lifts Huskers past Colorado". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
^"Alex Henery Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
^"2011 NFL Draft Scout Alex Henery College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
^"2011 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
^Sherman, Rodger (December 2, 2012). "Henery nails franchise record 20th straight FG". SBNation.com.
^Kaye, Mike (August 30, 2014). "Eagles waive kicker Alex Henery". Bleeding Green Nation.
^"Detroit Lions To Release Nate Freese And Sign Alex Henery". September 22, 2014.
^"Lions cut kicker Henery after 3-miss Sunday". ESPN.com. October 6, 2014.
^ abChristopherson, Brian (July 2, 2016). "Kicking days behind him, Alex Henery now embracing life's next phase". Lincoln Journal Star. Lee Enterprises. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
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This article is about the NFL player For the NHL player see Alex Henry Alex Henery born August 17 1987 is a former American football kicker He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and set an NCAA record for field goal accuracy with an 89 5 success rate He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft Alex HeneryHenery right kicking a field goal while with the Philadelphia EaglesNo 6 5Position PlacekickerPersonal informationBorn 1987 08 18 August 18 1987 age 36 Omaha Nebraska U SHeight 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Weight 177 lb 80 kg Career informationHigh school Omaha NE BurkeCollege NebraskaNFL draft 2011 Round 4 Pick 120Career historyPhiladelphia Eagles 2011 2013 Detroit Lions 2014 Career highlights and awardsFirst team All American 2010 Second team All Big 12 2009 2010 Guy Chamberlin Trophy 2010 Career NFL statisticsField goals made 75Field goals attempted 91Field goal 82 4Longest field goal 51Player stats at NFL com Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 3 Professional career 3 1 Philadelphia Eagles 3 2 Detroit Lions 4 Post career 5 Personal life 6 References 7 External linksEarly years editHenery was born in Omaha Nebraska He attended Omaha Burke High School and was one of the top walk ons in Nebraska s 2006 class He earned Omaha World Herald first team All Nebraska and first team Lincoln Journal Star Super State honors as a punter Henery averaged 41 4 yards per punt as a senior and also connected on 6 of 10 field goals and 37 of 38 extra point tries Henery contributed to Omaha Burke High School having a 7 5 finish and earning a trip to the state semifinals He earned first team all state honors as a junior averaging 41 7 yards per punt He also played soccer and led Burke to a 14 3 record and the state playoffs He received a scholarship offer to play soccer for Creighton University College career editHenery attended the University of Nebraska and played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team from 2007 to 2010 For most of his college career he served as the punter and placekicker for the Cornhuskers and received all conference honors at both positions He was a second team All Big 12 selection at placekicker in 2009 and 2010 and was previously an honorable mention selection in 2008 at punter he was a second team All Big 12 selection in 2010 and received honorable mention honors in 2009 On November 28 2008 he set a Nebraska team record when he kicked a 57 yard field goal 1 in a 40 31 victory over the Colorado Buffaloes During his four seasons as a Cornhusker he set an NCAA career record by completing 89 5 percent of his attempted field goals His total accuracy on combined field goals and extra points also set a new NCAA record of 96 7 percent He is the all time leading scorer in Nebraska history with 397 points Professional career editPre draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span 6 ft 1 1 2 in 1 87 m 177 lb 80 kg 30 1 2 in 0 77 m 8 3 4 in 0 22 m All values from the NFL Combine 2 3 nbsp Alex Henery kicks off against the Redskins Philadelphia Eagles edit The Philadelphia Eagles chose Henery in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft with the 120th overall pick 4 He began the 2011 season as the Eagles starting placekicker and set a new NFL record for field goal accuracy by a rookie kicker In Week 16 he kicked a career best 51 yard field goal in a 20 7 win over the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium In his second year with the Eagles he set a franchise record by making 18 consecutive field goals 5 and went on to extend the record to 22 then longest active streak in the league before just missing a 58 yard field goal in Week 14 against Tampa Bay On August 30 2014 Henery lost the starting placekicker position to Cody Parkey and was released by the Eagles 6 Detroit Lions edit On September 22 2014 the Detroit Lions signed Henery to replace struggling rookie Nate Freese 7 On October 6 a day after missing three field goals in the Lions week five loss to the Buffalo Bills including a potential game winner late in the final minute he was released by the team 8 Post career editHaving retired from football he currently works for Tetrad Property Group a real estate company Henery also occasionally instructs at summer kicking camps and gives private lessons 9 Personal life editHenery is the son of Guy computer business and Mary Henery a medical technologist at Creighton University He has an older brother named Eric and a younger sister named Andrea In 2011 he married his longtime girlfriend Johna He has a son named Landen 9 References edit Christopherson Brian November 28 2008 Record FG lifts Huskers past Colorado Lincoln Journal Star Retrieved December 22 2020 Alex Henery Draft and Combine Prospect Profile NFL com Retrieved April 24 2023 2011 NFL Draft Scout Alex Henery College Football Profile DraftScout com Retrieved April 24 2023 2011 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference com Retrieved February 26 2019 Sherman Rodger December 2 2012 Henery nails franchise record 20th straight FG SBNation com Kaye Mike August 30 2014 Eagles waive kicker Alex Henery Bleeding Green Nation Detroit Lions To Release Nate Freese And Sign Alex Henery September 22 2014 Lions cut kicker Henery after 3 miss Sunday ESPN com October 6 2014 a b Christopherson Brian July 2 2016 Kicking days behind him Alex Henery now embracing life s next phase Lincoln Journal Star Lee Enterprises Retrieved February 19 2018 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alex Henery Philadelphia Eagles biography Nebraska Cornhuskers football biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alex Henery amp oldid 1211743427, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
