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Andrus Inks Contract With New York Giants
1/11/2008 6:00:00 AM | Football
Former Murray State All-American placekicker Shane Andrus has inked a reserve/futures deal with the New York Giants. That means nothing for this season, but Andrus is now under contract for next season.
Andrus (Murray, Ky.) put together a two-year career at MSU that helped the hometown hero earn fist-team all-OVC honors in 2001 and 2002, while garner first-team All-America honors following the 2001 season. He finished his career by hitting 26-of-36 field-goal attempts and converting 61-of-62 extra points. Andrus cemented his legacy in 2002 when he connected on a 52-yard field goal as time expired to give the Racers a 37-35 victory over Tony Romo led Eastern Illinois and the OVC Championship.
Andrus was signed as a free agent by the Indianapolis Colts in 2006 and was the leading candidate to be the team's kicker prior to the signing of Adam Vinatieri. Andrus spent the 2007 season kicking for the Hamburg Sea Devils of NFL Europe. He finished the season by going 15-for-19 on field goals and 27-of-29 on extra points. He also averaged 61.7 yards on 57 kickoffs.
