Early years

Longwell attended high school in Bend, Oregon, where he played high school football for Bend High School's Lava Bears. A three-year letter winner in football as a kicker, Longwell also was the team's back-up quarterback. He also played baseball as a third baseman, earning three letters in that sport. He earned all-conference honors in both sports.

In 1993, he started college at the University of California, Berkeley where he played football and earned four varsity letters. At California he served as both a punter and placekicker for the team, earning all-conference honors in the Pac-10 his senior year as a punter and second team honors as a kicker. Longwell graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.

Professional football

Green Bay Packers

Longwell was acquired by the Green Bay Packers off waivers from the San Francisco 49ers in 1997. With the Packers, Longwell played in Super Bowl XXXII, where he kicked one field goal and three extra points in their 31-24 loss to the Denver Broncos.

Minnesota Vikings

Longwell signed a free agent contract with the Vikings in the 2006 offseason. In his second game with the Minnesota Vikings, Longwell had one of the best performances of his career. He was responsible for all 16 of the Vikings points in a 16-13 win over the Carolina Panthers, kicking three field goals (including the game winning field goal in overtime) and throwing a 16-yard touchdown pass on a fake field goal play in the fourth quarter. In the 2008 season finale against the New York Giants, he kicked a 50 yard field goal with no time left to help the Vikings clinch the division in a 20-19 victory.

During the 2010 offseason, Longwell, a close friend of Brett Favre, became a sort of unofficial spokesman for Favre, as the media frequently questioned him on whether Favre would return to the Vikings or retire. When Longwell picked Favre up at the airport in Minnesota on August 17, 2010, TV station helicopters followed Longwell's SUV all the way to Vikings headquarters.

Seattle Seahawks and retirement

On January 8, 2013, Longwell was signed by the Seattle Seahawks after Steven Hauschka suffered a calf injury.

On August 12, 2013, the Green Bay Packers announced that Longwell would retire as a Packer.

Records

• Second leading scorer in Green Bay Packers history with 1054 points.
• Has the most field goals in Green Bay Packers history with 226.
• Kicked third-longest field goal in Green Bay Packers history (54 yards - tied with Chris Jacke and Dave Rayner)
• Most points by a player who never made a pro bowl (1,687)

Career regular season statistics

Career high/best bolded

Regular season statistics
Season	Team (record)	G	FGM	FGA	%	<20	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	LNG	BLK	XPM	XPA	%	PTS
1997	Green Bay Packers (13-3)	16	24	30	80.0	4-4	7-8	10-13	2-4	1-1	50	2	48	48	100.0	120
1998	Green Bay Packers (11-5)	16	29	33	87.9	1-1	6-6	13-15	9-10	0-1	45	0	41	43	95.3	128
1999	Green Bay Packers (8-8)	16	25	30	83.3	0-0	8-9	8-9	8-10	1-2	50	3	38	38	100.0	113
2000	Green Bay Packers (9-7)	16	33	38	86.8	0-0	7-8	10-10	13-15	3-5	52	1	32	32	100.0	131
2001	Green Bay Packers (9-7)	16	20	31	64.5	0-0	3-4	9-10	7-14	1-3	54	2	44	45	97.8	104
2002	Green Bay Packers (12-4)	16	28	34	82.4	1-1	8-9	12-13	7-10	0-1	49	1	44	44	100.0	128
2003	Green Bay Packers (10-6)	16	23	26	88.5	0-0	5-5	11-11	6-9	1-1	50	0	51	51	100.0	120
2004	Green Bay Packers (10-6)	16	24	28	85.7	0-0	8-8	8-9	6-8	2-3	53	0	48	48	100.0	120
2005	Green Bay Packers (4-12)	16	20	27	74.1	0-0	7-7	6-10	3-5	4-5	53	1	30	31	96.8	90
2006	Minnesota Vikings (6-10)	16	21	25	84.0	2-2	7-7	8-8	4-6	0-2	49	2	27	28	96.4	90
2007	Minnesota Vikings (8-8)	16	20	24	83.3	0-0	3-3	6-6	10-11	1-4	55	1	39	40	96.9	99
2008	Minnesota Vikings (10-6)	16	29	34	85.3	0-0	10-10	7-9	6-9	6-6	54	2	40	40	100.0	127
2009	Minnesota Vikings (12-4)	16	26	28	92.9	1-1	10-10	5-6	8-9	2-2	52	2	54	55	98.2	132
2010	Minnesota Vikings (6-10)	16	17	18	94.4	0-0	7-7	8-9	2-2	0-0	48	1	30	31	96.8	81
2011	Minnesota Vikings (3-13)	16	22	28	78.6	0-0	7-7	7-8	6-10	2-3	53	1	38	39	97.4	104
Career (15 seasons)		240	361	434	83.2	9-9	103-108	128-146	97-132	24-39	55	19	604	613	98.5	1687

Family

Longwell is the cousin of 1992 and 1996 Olympic athlete Michael Orr. He is married to Sarah Longwell, and they have two children, Shaye and Reece.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]