Jason Hanson, Former Detroit Lions Kicker

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5 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2019

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Episode 417

Jason Hanson played 21 seasons in the NFL, all with the Detroit Lions from 1992-2012. He was selected in the second round of the 1992 NFL Draft by Detroit (56th overall) out of Washington State and would go on to be one of the greatest kickers in NFL history.

He was a 2-time Pro Bowl selection and currently ranks fourth on the NFL's All-Time points scored career list with 2,150. He holds multiple NFL records including most field goals of 40 or more years, most consecutive field goals of 40 or more yards and most career games with one NFL team (327).

Hanson was inducted into the Detroit Lions Ring of Honor in the Fall of 2013 at Ford Field following his retirement from the NFL in April of 2013.

On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Jason about the memory of his first NFL kick, how his faith in Christ was shaped, the hope and encouragement he has for Lions fans, bringing his faith to the NFL and the spiritual mentors that helped shape him as a player and a man.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Sports Spectrum, the Sports and Faith podcast that brings Jesus back into the conversation.
0:17.0	Here's your host, Jason Romano.
0:20.0	This episode of Sports Spectrum is brought to you by Compassion International, the most
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0:27.6	It's almost that time, that Christmas time, and you're trying to figure out how can we
0:32.0	give back?
0:32.6	How can we help someone in need?
0:35.0	How can we provide someone with hope?
0:37.2	And the holiday season really gets that
0:38.9	cranking around in our brain. And I think Compassion International is a great place to start. We're
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0:50.3	Kids all over the world waiting to be released from poverty. What that $38 does is provides food,
0:57.3	education, medical care, vocational training. It's all done in the name of Jesus. That's the
1:03.0	most important part. And it provides a child with something that every child in this world
1:09.0	deserves, and that is hope.
1:12.9	Make a difference in a child's life.
1:15.1	Sponsored them through Compassion International.
1:19.1	Check out the website, compassion.com slash sports spectrum, and pray about releasing a child from poverty today.
1:24.4	Before we get to our conversation with Jason Hanson,
1:27.4	long time Detroit Lions kicker, I want to tell you about something brand new that's coming your way from the producers of sports spectrum.
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