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Kyle Brotzman (born October 3, 1986) is a arena football placekicker for the Jacksonville Sharks of the Arena Football League. He has also been a member of the Utah Blaze of the Arena Football League. ==College career== He played for the Boise State Broncos. A former walk-on, he became the Broncos' starting kicker and punter.〔(Kicking the habit: Boise State kicker Brotzman bears down to limit left-hash woes | BSU Player Profiles | Idaho Statesman )〕 He garnered second-team All-WAC honors in 2007 and was Boise State's co-Special Teams Player of the Year in 2008. In the 2010 Fiesta Bowl, Brotzman threw a fourth-down pass out of punt formation that led to the Broncos' winning touchdown.〔http://www.broncosports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=48552&SPID=4061&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=9900&ATCLID=520496&Q_SEASON=2010〕 Brotzman〔(Nevada Stuns No. 3 Boise State 34-31 In Overtime : NPR )〕 gained national media attention when he missed two late-game field goals in the November 26, 2010 game versus the Nevada Wolf Pack. The first one, a 26-yarder at the end of regulation, would have sealed a victory for the Broncos as time ran out.〔(Blame Brotzman, no: Blame the Broncos | Arbiter Online )〕 The second failed attempt would have put the Broncos ahead in overtime, and was a 29-yard try. Nevada went on to win the game 34-31, dealing Boise State its first defeat of the 2010 season.〔(Boise State shocked on dramatic day by Nevada - latimes.com )〕 Boise State coach Chris Petersen refused to directly blame the loss on Brotzman, stating that "one play can win a game but one play can't lose it. There's a lot of plays to be made that we didn't make for whatever reason."〔(Boise-Nevada game proves fine line between choke and clutch - NCAA Football - CBSSports.com )〕 Meanwhile, Nevada's coach characterized his win as the greatest in the program's history.〔http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/wac/2010-11-27-boise-state-nevada_N.htm?csp=hf〕 After the game, over 45,000 Broncos fans showed their support for Brotzman on Facebook.〔http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-28/boise-st-fans-support-kicker-with-facebook-page.html〕 However, he was also the recipient of death threats and hate-mail from angered Boise State fans.〔http://arbiteronline.com/2010/12/02/leave-brotzman-alone-missed-kick-doesnt-warrant-death-threats/〕 He graduated with the record for the most points in NCAA history by a Division I kicker. * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kyle Brotzman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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