Rob Bironas James Robert Douglas " Rob " Bironas ( born January 29 , 1978 ) is an American football placekicker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2002 . He played college football at Auburn University and Georgia Southern . Bironas was an All - Pro and Pro Bowl selection in 2007 . He has been a member of the Charleston Swamp Foxes , Tampa Bay Buccaneers , Carolina Cobras , Pittsburgh Steelers , New York Dragons and Tennessee Titans . Early years . Bironas attended Trinity High School in Louisville , Kentucky , and was a four - year varsity letterman in soccer , a two - year varsity letterman in football and swimming , and added a one - year letterman in track and field . He graduated in 1996 . College career . Bironas attended Auburn University where he was a semi - finalist for the Lou Groza Award in 1998 after making 12 of 16 field goal attempts ( including two successful tries with the four misses from 40 + ) and making all 18 PATs for a team - high 54 points . The following season , new head coach Tommy Tuberville replaced Bironas , the preseason All - SEC kicker of the football team , with the punter , Damon Duval . Bironas later transferred to Georgia Southern University , where his brother was on the soccer team , for his final year of collegiate eligibility . While with the Eagles , Bironas won the 2000 NCAA Division I - AA National Championship , before returning to graduate from Auburn with a degree in marketing . Professional career . Arena football . Bironas spent the 2003 season with the Charleston Swamp Foxes of the Arena Football League ' s minor league system ( af2 ) . He made 12 of 27 field goal attempts that season for the Swamp Foxes . He moved up to the Arena Football League in 2004 with the Carolina Cobras converting 17 of 40 field goal attempts and 70 of 89 extra point tries . He spent the 2005 season with the New York Dragons before signing with the Titans connecting on 7 of 16 field goal attempts and 99 of 117 extra point attempts for the AFL ' s New York Dragons . National Football League . Early career . Bironas spent time on the off season roster of the Green Bay Packers ( 2002 ) , and preseason rosters with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ( 2003 ) and the Pittsburgh Steelers ( 2004 ) . Tennessee Titans . In 2005 , he signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Tennessee Titans , where he finished his first season with the Titans converting 23 of 29 field goals attempts ( 79 . 3 % ) and 30 of 32 extra points attempts ( 93 . 8 % ) . Bironas finished the season with 11 touchbacks , which tied him for fourth in the AFC and seventh in the NFL . In 2006 , Bironas built on his previous success and has kicked 4 game winning field goals , including one of 60 yards against the Colts , which tied as the eighth longest in NFL history . Bironas was named the AFC Player of the Month for the month of October ( 2007 ) . He made 13 of 14 field goals ( 92 . 9 percent ) and all six PATs as he helped the Titans earn a 3 - 1 ( . 750 ) record for the month . He accounted for 45 of the team ’ s 81 points in October . In the Titans ’ three wins in October , Bironas connected on 12 of 13 field goals , including an NFL - record eight field goals ( 52 , 25 , 21 , 30 , 28 , 43 , 29 and 29 yards ) , included the game - winning kick that gave the Titans a 38 - 36 victory against the Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium on Oct . 21 . In the same game , he tied the existing record of five field goals made in a single half . Bironas was selected to the NFL ' s All Pro Team and the Pro Bowl . On February 28 , 2008 the Titans tendered Bironas to a one - year , $ 1 . 417 million contract as a restricted free agent . He signed his tender on May 9 , 2008 . On February 18 , 2009 , the Titans signed Bironas to a four - year contract . On March 8 , 2013 , the Titans and Bironas agreed to a two - year conract worth $ 6 . 7 million dollars . He made roughly $ 2 . 85 million in 2012 . Charitable work . Bironas founded The Rob Bironas Fund in 2008 . The Nashville - based nonprofit is part of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee , and works to give Nashville youth ways to engage with and be educated by area musicians . The fund finances tools , education and leadership to help Nashville youth achieve scholastic excellence through music education . The fund has partnered with both the Nashville Symphony and Country Music Hall of Fame . Bironas is a board member of the Nashville Symphony , and works to provide help to needy children through the Kicks for Kids program . Bironas is also a member of * Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity , where he contributes to charity and philanthropy .