24 Facts About Olindo Mare

Olindo Mare was originally signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 1996.

Olindo Mare played college football at MacMurray College and Syracuse.

Olindo Mare attended Cooper City High School, lettering in football and soccer.

Olindo Mare graduated from Cooper City High School in 1991.

Olindo Mare played at MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois and finished his college career for the Syracuse Orange.

Olindo Mare was originally signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 1996, but he was released before the season.

Olindo Mare played the first 10 seasons of his career with the Miami Dolphins.

In 2001, Olindo Mare attempted his first, and only rushing attempt on a fake field goal against the Carolina Panthers.

On October 10,2004, when Olindo Mare was out with a calf injury, wide receiver Wes Welker replaced him and became only the second player in NFL history to return a kickoff and a punt, kick an extra point and a field goal, and make a tackle in a single game.

Olindo Mare recorded his first career fumble recovery during the season on an onside kick.

Olindo Mare inherited the position from kicker John Carney, who was released from the team a day after.

Olindo Mare missed his first field goal attempt of the 2007 season against the Indianapolis Colts.

At the midway point of the 2007 season, Olindo Mare had made exactly half of his field goal attempts.

Olindo Mare missed 3 field goals in the final preseason game.

Early in the season, it was revealed that Olindo Mare injured his groin muscle, and punter Steven Weatherford took over on kick-offs for a few games.

On March 27,2008, Olindo Mare signed with the Seattle Seahawks to a two-year contract worth $3.5 million.

Olindo Mare won the kicking battle during training camp and pre-season against Brandon Coutu.

In 2009, Olindo Mare faced significant scrutiny after missing two field goals in a week 3 game against the Chicago Bears.

However, a year after signing the deal, and after Olindo Mare missed two game-winning field goals, the Panthers cut him.

Olindo Mare beat out Billy Cundiff and Neil Rackers for the job.

Olindo Mare played his first game as a Bear on December 16,2012, against the Green Bay Packers.

Olindo Mare is married to his wife Sandy, with three sons, Hayden, Rylan, and Landon, and one daughter, Kayla.

Olindo Mare has taken up Footgolf, a new sport that caters to his kicking ability.

Olindo Mare aims to qualify in 2023 to represent Team USA in the sport's 4th World Cup, being held in Orlando, Florida from May 26 through June 6,2023.