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| Height: 6-0 Weight: 202 Born: Dec 28, 1972, Yankton, SD |
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| December 30, 2006 Adam Vinatieri missed practice Friday due to a knee injury, according to the Indianapolis Star. The Colts are expected to add him to the injury report as probable Saturday, though he's expected to be able to kick on Sunday. |
| October 21, 2006 Adam Vinatieri remains on target to return to action on Sunday, according to the Indianapolis Star. "I kicked (Friday) and I feel real good," he said. "It just depends on how I feel (today) when I wake up. But I feel awesome. I'm 99 percent sure I'll kick (Sunday)." Vinatieri is recovering from a groin injury. |
| October 17, 2006 The plan is still for Adam Vinatieri to handle the kicking duties against the Redskins this weekend, according to the Indianapolis Star. "The last couple of weeks we tried to get back and we weren't quite ready," Vinatieri said, "but everything's progressing along all right. I think I should be ready." Vinatieri has missed the last three games with a groin injury. |
| October 10, 2006 Adam Vinatieri, who has been sidelined with a groin injury, is expected to return to action on Oct. 22 against the Redskins, according to the Indianapolis Star. Martin Gramatica will once again be released to open a roster spot. |
| October 8, 2006 Adam Vinatieri is inactive for the Colts today because of his groin injury. Martin Gramatica was re-signed and will once again handle the kicking chores. |
| October 8, 2006 The Colts downgraded the status of Adam Vinatieri from probable to questionable on Saturday, according to the Indianapolis Star. If Vinatieri can't play though his strained groin, the team would re-sign Martin Gramatica to handle kicks on Sunday. |
| October 6, 2006 Adam Vinatieri practiced for the second straight day Thursday despite his sore groin, according to the Colts official site. He's expected to kick Sunday against Tennessee. |
| October 5, 2006 Adam Vinatieri, who has missed the last two games with a groin injury, is expected to play on Sunday, according to the Indianapolis Star. "We'll see how it is today," Vinatieri said prior to Wednesday's practice. "When you've got a little something going on, it takes a little while. Your body heals at its own pace. I think we should be ready to go this week." Martin Gramatica, who had been filling in for Vinatieri, was actually cut by the Colts on Wednesday, but they will re-sign him should Vinatieri encounter any setbacks. |
| October 1, 2006 ESPN's Sal Paolantonio reports that Adam Vinatieri will miss today's game due to his sore groin. The field is slick with rain, and the Colts don't want to risk it. Martin Gramatica will handle kicking duties. |
| September 29, 2006 Adam Vinatieri practiced Friday and has a chance to kick Sunday against the Jets, the AP reports. Vinatieri is battling a sore groin. Colts coach Tony Dungy said Vinatieri kicked well Friday, and the team will see how he does Saturday before making a decision. "But he's pretty set on kicking. So we'll see what happens," Dungy said. |
| September 29, 2006 Adam Vinatieri missed another practice Thursday and remains very questionable for Sunday's game with the Jets. He's battling a groin injury. Martin Gramatica will get the call if Vinatieri can't go. |
| September 23, 2006 Adam Vinatieri will not dress Sunday because of his lingering groin injury, the AP reports. The Colts will sign Martin Gramatica and have him do the kicking against Jacksonville. |
| September 22, 2006 Adam Vinatieri is considered a game-time decision for Sunday's showdown with Jacksonville, according to ESPN.com's John Clayton. The Colts will use Martin Gramatica to kick off, but if Vinatieri (groin) isn't right on game day, he may not handle the placement kicks. |
| September 22, 2006 Adam Vinatieri was held out of Thursday's practice and remains questionable for Sunday's game with Jacksonville, the Indianapolis Star reports. He's battling a sore groin. |
| September 18, 2006 The Colts hope that the groin injury that forced Adam Vinatieri out of yesterday's game won't keep him from playing in Week 3, according to the Indianapolis Star. "Adam had a groin that just kept getting sorer and sorer as we went," coach Tony Dungy said. "Hopefully he'll be OK next week." |
| September 17, 2006 Adam Vinatieri left Sunday's game with a groin injury. Before leaving he converted three field goals and four extra points. |
| September 10, 2006 Adam Vinatieri showed no signs of a foot injury in his regular season debut for the Colts in Week 1. Vinatieri connected on all four of his field goal attempts, from distances of 26, 32, 32 and 48 yards. |
| September 4, 2006 Adam Vinatieri confirmed on Monday that he will be ready for the season opener. "I feel pretty good, actually," Vinatieri said. "I'm getting some work in this week, and I'll be ready to go for the weekend." |
| September 4, 2006 Adam Vinatieri should be ready to kick in the season opener, and the Colts are confident enough in him that they cut Shane Andrus over the weekend, according to the Indianapolis Star. Andrus told the paper that Vinatieri was put through a kicking workout on Friday and came through it fine. |
| September 1, 2006 Adam Vinatieri has a sprained ligament and a bone chip in his nonkicking leg, but the Colts are still hoping he'll be ready by the season opener, according to the AP. The Colts initially announced that the injury was a sprained ankle and did not mention the bone chip. |
| August 31, 2006 Adam Vinatieri's mother, Judy, told the Indianapolis Star that her son fractured his non-kicking foot. "They sent him to a specialist," Judy Vinatieri said. "They found a small broken bone in his foot." Colts spokesman Craig Kelly said that Vinatieri had not suffered any broken bones and that he was recovering from a sprained ligament. Colts coach Tony Dungy said the team would update the kicker's status on Friday, according to the AP. |
| August 16, 2006 Adam Vinatieri sprained his ankle late in Monday's practice and was held out of Tuesday's sessions, according to the Indianapolis Star. "He's day-to-day for a few days," coach Tony Dungy said. |
| March 21, 2006 According to ESPN.com, Adam Vinatieri agreed in principle to a contract with the Colts on Tuesday. Vinatieri, an unrestricted free agent, would replace Mike Vanderjagt as the teams kicker. The contract, if completed, would be a multiyear deal, with a signing bonus of $3.5 million. |
| March 4, 2006 While a recent multiyear contract offer from the Pats to Adam Vinatieri would have maintained his perch as the highest paid kicker in the game (over $2 million per season), sources said yesterday that the deal included no signing bonus or guaranteed money, according to the Boston Herald. If a new CBA gets hammered out, the Pats are expected to improve the structure of the offer, although it probably wont be enough to keep Vinatieri off the market. |
| March 3, 2006 Patriots have offered Adam Vinatieri a multi-year contract worth more than $2 million annually, but he has not accepted it, according to the Boston Herald. A source close to Vinatieri said he wants to let the market determine his value. I really enjoyed my 10 years with the Patriots, Vinatieri said. Its been a great time and I have a lot of good memories there. The New England Patriots are bigger than I am. There have been other people who have been released, and others who have been brought in, and that teams been good no matter what. |
| February 24, 2006 The Patriots decided not to place their franchise tag on Adam Vinatieri, meaning that he could become a free agent next week, according to the Boston Herald. It just didnt feel like the right thing to do, Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. We considered all our options and decided not to tag anybody. |