IRISH IN THE PROS
BY ANDREW OWENS
K
yle Brindza enjoyed a prolific four-
year career at Notre Dame, but he
experienced some devastating lows to
close out his time with the Irish.
If the first weeks of his first profes-
sional season are any indication, he's
over it.
Down the stretch in 2014, Brindza
missed six of his final nine field goal
attempts — including one that would
have tied the game late in the fourth
quarter in a loss to Louisville and a
miss in overtime in the loss to North-
western — before redeeming himself
by booting the game-winner through
the uprights against LSU in the Music
City Bowl.
"I've gone through a lot of adversity,
Kyle Brindza Excels In
First NFL Opportunity
Brindza got off to a hot start for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, connecting on 4 of 4 extra points and 4 of 5
field goals in the first two contests of his rookie season.
PHOTO COURTESY TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
