Shane Andrus Shane Andrus ( born October 2 , 1980 in Murray , Kentucky ) is an American football placekicker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League . He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2006 . He played college football at Murray State . Andrus has also been a member of the New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Early years . Andrus attended Murray High School where he excelled at football and baseball . Andrus was an all - state selection as a placekicker and punter in football and shortstop in baseball . Andrus set a Kentucky state record by hitting a home run in five consecutive at bats . College career . Andrus attended Murray State University and was a Marketing Major and a letterman in football . In football , as a junior , he was named as an All - American by the AP and second team sports network all American in 2001 . As a senior , he helped his team to a co - Conference Title by going 11 - 14 and kicking 7 FG over 45 For his career , Andrus was 26 - 36 on field goals and 61 - 62 on extra points . His only missed PAT came on his final attempt . Andrus hit a school record 52 - yard field goal against Eastern Illinois as time expired to secure Murray State a spot in the NCAA Division I - AA playoffs . The victory also gave Murray State a share of the conference championship . Professional career . First stint with Colts . Andrus was undrafted in the 2003 NFL Draft , but was not signed until joining the Indianapolis Colts on February 8 , 2006 . He was waived on August 14 , only to be re - signed two days later on August 18 . Andrus was waived again on September 2 and spent the rest of the season out of football . Andrus was re - signed by the Colts on February 13 , 2007 and was allocated to NFL Europa , where he won World Bowl XV playing for the Hamburg Sea Devils . He scored the last point in NFL Europa history by kicking an extra point late in the game . For the season , Andrus was successful on 14 of his 17 field goals , with two of his misses coming from greater than 50 yards . The Colts waived Andrus on August 28 , 2007 , and he again spent the regular season out of football . New York Giants . Andrus signed with the New York Giants on January 9 , 2008 , but was waived on February 13 . Second stint with Colts . After being waived by the Giants , Andrus was claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts on February 14 , 2008 . However , he was waived prior to training camp on June 11 and spent the rest of the year out of football . First stint with Buccaneers . Andrus was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on January 8 , 2009 , only to be waived on March 11 . Third stint with Colts . Andrus was re - signed by the Indianapolis Colts on June 9 , 2009 . He played his first regular season game for them in the 2009 season opener , filling in for Adam Vinatieri , who was recovering from knee and hip surgery . He was waived after that game on September 16 . Second stint with Buccaneers . Andrus was signed on October 5 after the Buccaneers released placekicker Mike Nugent . After going 0 - for - 1 on field - goal attempts in three games , the Buccaneers waived Andrus in favor of Connor Barth . San Francisco 49ers . Andrus had in - season workouts for the Atlanta Falcons , New York Giants , Cleveland Browns , Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys in 2009 , but was not signed . He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers on January 2 , 2010 after injuries to placekicker s Joe Nedney and Ricky Schmitt prior to the regular season finale . Andrus resigned with the 49ers on November 17 , 2010 to fill - in for injured Joe Nedney after spending the 2010 offseason with the team . Andrus was released on December 1 , 2010 because the 49ers signed former Pittsburgh Steeler kicker Jeff Reed .