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Kansas City Brigade Signs New Kicker

March 16, 2006 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Kansas City Brigade News Release


In an effort to bolster the special teams unit in its inaugural season, the Brigade signed AFL rookie kicker MacKenzie Hoambrecker out of the University of Northern Iowa. Hoambrecker has been living in Kansas City and working at Spectrum Marketing since being released by the San Diego Chargers after the team's 2004 training camp. To make room on the roster, the team released veteran kicker Tim Seder.

"I'm just blessed to be playing again, especially in Kansas City," Hoambrekcer said. "All I can do is work hard and focus on doing my job. I'm proud to be a part of the Brigade and look forward to contributing."

"The kicking game in Arena Football is so important," Head Coach Kevin Porter said. "You kick one out every four plays on average. Not only had we not been as successful as we would have liked on field goal and extra point attempts, but also in the field position battle as well. We have seen that that MacKenzie (Hoambrecker) has a powerful leg and the ball explodes off his foot."

MacKenzie Hoambrecker #1

Pos: K Ht: 6-1 Wt: 190 Exp: R College: Northern Iowa DOB: 6/13/80

In 2003, spent 14 weeks on the practice squad of the NFL's San Diego Chargers...attended training camp with the Chargers in '03 and '04...earned first-team All-American honors from Associated Press, Sports Network and American Football Coaches Association following senior season...first-team All-Gateway Conference selection as a senior and junior and second-team as a sophomore...converted 25-of-28 field goal attempts in 2002 to lead all Divisoin I-AA kickers and rank 11th nationally in scoring...kicked school-record 59-yard field goal against Southwest Missouri State in UNI Dome to set stadium record...hit 18-of-25 field goals as junior en route to earning All-American honors from AP, Sports Network, Football Gazette and Walter Camp Foundation...named to conference's all-newcomer team in 2000...earned all-conference honors as freshman at Ellsworth Junior College in Iowa Falls, Iowa...majored in marketing...all-state in football, swimming and soccer at West High School in Davenport, Iowa.

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