Kris Brown Kristopher " Kris " Clayton Brown ( born December 23 , 1976 ) is an American football placekicker who is currently a free agent . He was originally drafted in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers . In the first six years of his NFL career , he has converted 132 of 173 field goals ( 76 % ) and scored 573 points . He was a key player for the expansion Houston Texans , being their placekicker for the entirety of the team ' s existence until 2010 . On September 12 , 2010 , Neil Rackers became the first kicker other than Brown to attempt ( and make ) a field goal for the Texans . He has also played for the San Diego Chargers and Dallas Cowboys . High school . Brown was a three - year starter at kicker and a two - year starter at quarterback for Carroll High School in Southlake , Texas . He led the Dragons to consecutive 16 - 0 records and Class 3A State Championships in 1992 and 1993 , starting at quarterback on the 1993 team . Brown served as captain of the Dragons as a senior and connected on 16 - of - 18 field goal attempts in 1994 . He earned first - team all - district , All - Northeast Tarrant County honors and all - area honors as a kicker , as well as honorable - mention all - state honors from both the AP and the Texas Sportswriters Association . Brown was named an All - America kicker by Bluechip Illustrated and an All - Midlands region choice by SuperPrep in 1994 . In Carroll ' s first ever 4A playoff game in 1994 , Brown kicked four field goals , including a long of 50 yards , and the unranked Dragons defeated No . 2 Waxahachie , 26 - 23 . The following week Brown was knocked out of the game in the first quarter with a concussion and Carroll was eliminated from the playoffs . The Dragons went 38 - 5 during Brown ' s tenure with the Dragons . College . Brown was a four year starter at kicker and won two national championships at the University of Nebraska . He still holds several school scoring records , including most career points ( 388 ) , most field goals made ( 217 ) , most consecutive field goals made ( 17 ) , most PATs made ( 217 ) , most consecutive PATs made ( 114 ) , most points scored by kicking during a season ( 116 ) and career ( 388 ) , most points scored by a freshman ( 97 in 1995 ) , and most PATs made during a season without a miss ( 62 of 62 in 1997 ) . NFL career . Pittsburgh Steelers . Following his college career , Brown was drafted in the seventh round of the 1999 draft ( 228th overall ) by the Pittsburgh Steelers . Brown saw action immediately in his rookie season leading the team in scoring with 105 points , while seeing action in all 16 games of the regular season . Brown remained with the Steelers through the 2001 season , but had a crucial field goal blocked in the AFC Championship game that was returned for a touchdown . Brown also struggled in the team ' s first season at Heinz Field , including missing 4 field goals in a 13 - 10 loss to the arch - rival Baltimore Ravens . Following the 2001 season Brown sought free agency and was granted the right to sign with another team . In 2002 , Brown chose to sign with the newly formed Houston Texans as a restricted free agent . The Steelers chose not to match the Texans ' offer , opting to initially go with Todd Peterson before selecting kicker Jeff Reed after Peterson was injured mid - season . Houston Texans . Brown won the job as placekicker for the Texans and held the position for the first eight years of the franchise ' s history . On Christmas Eve 2006 , Brown nailed a 48 - yard field goal as time expired to give the Texans their first - ever win over the Indianapolis Colts . Brown kicked five field goals on October 7 , 2007 against the Miami Dolphins at home , including the game - winner on a career - long 57 - yarder with one second remaining . Brown set an NFL single - game record with three field goals of 54 yards or more , hitting two 54 - yarders earlier in the game . Neil Rackers , Connor Barth , Morten Andersen , Sebastian Janikowski , Phil Dawson , Josh Scobee , and Blair Walsh are the only other kickers to kick three field goals of 50 + yards in a single game . Brown was given an extension on June 16 , 2009 worth $ 10 million over 4 years . It also included $ 2 . 5 million in guarantees . Brown missed two game - tying field goals vs the Colts and Titans on Monday Night Football in week 9 and 11 of the 2009 season . On September 3 , 2010 , Brown was released from the Texans after losing a training camp battle to Neil Rackers . Brown was the last - remaining member of the inaugural 2002 team . San Diego Chargers . Brown signed with the Chargers on October 20 , 2010 after an injury to Nate Kaeding . On October 24 , 2010 , Brown kicked his first field goal as a San Diego Charger against the New England Patriots , later making his second field goal . With 27 seconds left in the game he missed a 50 yard field goal which would have tied the game . It was the only one he missed out of 5 attempts in 3 games . Brown was cut by the Chargers on November 23 , 2010 , but signed with the Dallas Cowboys . Dallas Cowboys . Brown signed with Dallas on December 31 , 2010 . On July 28 , 2011 , he was released . Charity work . Off the playing field , Brown has demonstrated a commitment to charity . During his three seasons for the Steelers , Brown was active in the Pittsburgh community . He volunteered his efforts for The Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf and Junior Achievement ’ s “ Kickin ’ for Kids ” program . During his recent career with the Texans , Brown has raised $ 384 , 000 for Texas Children ’ s Hospital Charity Care Program through the program Kris Brown ’ s Kick Club . The program ' s mission is to provide hope , medical resources , and healing for patients at Texas Children ' s Hospital that do not have the ability to provide these for themselves and to increase community awareness about their needs . His involvement stemmed from a personal experience that Brown dealt with as a child . His sister April was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer at the age of 11 . She recovered and has been in remission for 13 years . The support his family received during the ordeal served as the inspiration to form Kris Brown ' s Kick Club . On March 7 , 2004 , Brown greeted President George W . Bush when he landed at Ellington Field in Houston , Texas . Bush honored Brown and Texas Children ' s Hospital for their charity efforts . In addition , Brown started the “ Kicks for Kids ” program in 2002 , partnering with Ikon and Academy Sports & Outdoors to donate $ 800 to the Houston Texans Foundation for every to benefit Family Services of Greater Houston .