The only 49ers and Cardinals player to return to the Azteca

the kicker Andy Lee next Monday will become the only player of the san francisco 49ers and the arizona cardinals that 17 years later he will play again in the Aztec stadium in the second duel between these teams in Mexico City.

These contenders will meet in a game corresponding to week 11 of the 2022 NFL season.

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The 49ers and the Cardinals They were the first to play in an NFL regular season game in the Aztec stadium In 2005, in that game, Andy Lee, who today plays for the Arizona Cardinals, was 23 years old and was in his second season with San Francisco.

In the game on October 5, 17 years ago, in which Arizona beat the Gambusinos 31-14, the kicker made seven punts for the 49ers with an accumulated 327 yards and an average of 46.7 in each action.

During your stay at San Francisco, born in Westminster, South Carolina, was a three-time Pro Bowl selection; he was on the Californian team from 2004 to 2014. In 2015 he signed with the Cleveland Browns, a year later he moved to the Carolina Panthers.

Since the 2017 season, he has been playing for the Arizona Cardinalsa team with which he has played 89 games in seven years.

Lee is 40 years old and at the end of last season, after 18 years in the nflhe thought it was time to retire, something he regretted thanks to the support of his family.

“My wife told me: As long as you can keep doing it I think it would be a disservice not to keep playing; Since then I thought it’s an honor to be able to play this sport for so long and take advantage of the fact that God blessed me with these talents,” Lee explained a few months ago.

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The kicker also acknowledged that the 2022 season may be the last of his 19-year career.

“It means that I am officially old, but it also means a lot because I showed my children what you can achieve if you work hard and do what you set your mind to,” he confessed after turning 40 on August 11.

Since the kicker joined Arizona in 2017, his average per punt is 47.6 yards, number one in the league, an average that also represents the highest in Cardinals history.

In 2021 he had one of his best campaigns; he averaged 49 yards on the 51 punts he made.

Next Monday when his team, the Cardinals, and the 49ers meet for the second time in the Aztec stadium, Lee will become the only player to have played those two games, with one addition; having worn the jersey of both contestants.