Olindo Mare

The Seattle Seahawks will use their franchise tag to retain control of kicker Olindo Mare. The team announced the move Wednesday. Mare will receive a tender for the average salary of the top five kickers in the NFL or a 20 percent salary increase. Mare was a model of consistency for much of 2009. He missed only two kicks all season, finishing 24 of 26 to rank third in the league. He made 21 straight field goals and ranked fifth in the league in touchbacks with 22. But his two misses caught...Read Full Story

In last 48 hours we have been looking into Jim Mora’s track record and experience as a football coach. As discussed Mora’s resume raises a lot of concerns . We have also been looking into reflections on Mora’s coaching from Seattle and Atlanta fanbases on SBN. What we have found out so far is pretty troubling and seems to raise more red flags around Mora. Take for example this post from abender20 on SBN’s Seahawk’s blog Field Gulls . When the decision to fire Mora was announced to the...Read Full Story

Seahawks.com Mare Named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week MyNorthwest.com (blog) The award is based on Mare's performance last Sunday in the Seahawks' 22-10 victory over the Arizona Cardinals . This marks the third time in his career that … Mare honored Seahawks.com (blog) White, Hall and Mare named NFC Players of the Week MiamiHerald.com Olindo Mare Named Special Teams Player Of The Week SB Nation Seattle Seahawks.com all 36 news articles » More: continued...Read Full Story

Seahawks.com Mare honored Seahawks.com (blog) … of the week for his five field-goal performance – which came with an asterisk – in Sunday's 22-10 victory over the Arizona Cardinals at Qwest Field. … White, Hall and Mare named NFC Players of the Week MiamiHerald.com Olindo Mare Named Special Teams Player Of The Week SB Nation Seattle NFC honors Mare Seahawks.com all 32 news articles » More: continued hereRead Full Story

If it's true that an NFL placekicker is only as good as his last made field goal, Olindo Mare should be magnificent right now. The 36-year-old former Pro Bowl kicker made 89 percent of his kicks last season, his first with the Seahawks. That was 9 percent better than Mare's career average, and he wasn't even fully healthy. So why is Mare battling the unproven Brandon Coutu in training camp? Last week, Seahawks president Tim Ruskell made it clear 2008 might as well be 1908 when it comes to who...Read Full Story

Seahawks.com White, Hall and Mare named NFC Players of the Week MiamiHerald.com … teams player of the week after tying Norm Johnson's club record of five made field goals in the Seahawks' 22-10 home win against the Arizona Cardinals . Olindo Mare Named Special Teams Player Of The Week SB Nation Seattle NFC honors Mare Seahawks.com all 8 news articles » More: continued hereRead Full Story

Panthers coach Ron Rivera said he will decide Saturday whether Olindo Mare or Adi Kunalic will be the Panthers’ kicker in Houston, though he hinted it will be Mare, who missed a critical fourth-quarter field goal last Sunday against Atlanta, according to Ron Green of the  Charlotte Observer . “Olindo has kicked the ball well. Bringing Adi in, he’s kicked it pretty good but a little concerned about him being just a little bit sore,” Rivera said. “He hasn’t kicked as much as he has...Read Full Story

Seahawks.com Olindo Mare Named Special Teams Player Of The Week SB Nation Seattle Seattle Seahawks kicker Olindo Mare will be rewarded tomorrow for his efforts against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday with the NFL Special Teams Player of … NFC honors Mare Seahawks.com all 2 news articles » More: continued hereRead Full Story

The Carolina Panthers have signed rookie kicker Adi Kunalic, but have decided to keep veteran Olindo Mare on the roster. Kunalic, an undrafted rookie from Nebraska, attended training camp with the Panthers but was cut before the season.Read Full Story

Coach Ron Rivera says the Panthers are considering bringing in kickers for workouts Tuesday after veteran Olindo Mare missed another big field goal in Carolina's 31-23 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.Read Full Story