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American football player (born 1978) Not to be confused with Danny Boy, Danny boy, Danny Bhoy, or Daniel Boyd.

American football player
Danny Boyd
No. 5
Position:Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1978-06-01) June 1, 1978 (age 46)
Bradenton, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Southeast (Bradenton, Florida)
College:LSU
Undrafted:2002
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Field goals:5
Longest field goal:33
Extra points:7
Points scored:22
Games played:4
Total tackles:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Daniel Edward Boyd is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2002 season. He is also a school music instructor.

College career

In four years at LSU, Boyd was mostly a kickoff specialist and backup field goal kicker, having only eight field goal attempts, converting two of them.

Professional career

See also: 2002 Jacksonville Jaguars season

Amidst a 2002 season of high turnover among placekickers on the Jacksonville Jaguars team, Boyd was signed to the squad with four games remaining. He became the fourth player to assume kicking duties in the regular season that year for the Jaguars. All of his scoring attempts went through the uprights, as he was a perfect 5 for 5 on field goals and 7 for 7 on extra points for a total of 22 points. He also had 17 kickoffs.

Boyd was waived on August 25, 2003.

Life outside of football

Danny Boyd also has a strong passion and talent in music. He has played the trumpet since childhood and he originally thought his career would be in music. After graduating from LSU, he got a job teaching music at Baton Rouge High School. He also taught band at Lakewood Ranch High School, and led other music groups at various middle schools and high schools.

References

  1. "Danny Boyd". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  2. "Danny Boyd". NFL.com. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  3. ^ CORRESPONDENT, ALAN DELL. "Kicking away his troubles". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved April 1, 2019. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. "ESPN.com: NFL - Boyd is latest kicker to get shot with Jaguars". a.espncdn.com. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  5. "Danny Boyd Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  6. "Jaguars cut 10". www.jaguars.com. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  7. "Sarasota Orchestra". www.sarasotaorchestra.org. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
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