Mason Crosby Signs One-Day Deal with Packers, Retires a Legend

Posted: March 6, 2025 / By: Jake Thompson, Yahoo Sports

GREEN BAY – Mason Crosby is hanging up his kicking boots where it all began. The Green Bay Packers legend signed a ceremonial one-day contract with the team on Thursday, officially retiring as a Packer after a storied 16-year run that cemented his place in franchise history.

Crosby, 40, inked the deal in a quiet ceremony at Lambeau Field, surrounded by family and former teammates. “This is home,” he said, per the team’s release. “Green Bay gave me everything—fans, memories, a ring. There’s no other way I’d end it.” The move comes after he spent 2024 with the New York Giants, going 9-for-12 on field goals in a brief stint, but his heart clearly stayed in Titletown.

The numbers speak for themselves: Crosby leaves as the Packers’ all-time leading scorer with 1,918 points, a Super Bowl XLV champ, and a clutch performer who nailed 81% of his kicks over 17 NFL seasons. That 52-yarder to beat the Cowboys in the 2016 playoffs? Still echoing in Green Bay lore.

Fans on X lost it. “Crosby retiring a Packer is perfect,” one wrote. “Legend status secured.” Over on Reddit’s Packers sub, users swapped stories of his ice-cold kicks in Lambeau’s frozen tundra. His final act—retiring in green and gold—feels like a love letter to a fanbase that adored him.

Crosby joins the likes of Brett Favre and Donald Driver in signing one-day deals to retire with Green Bay. After bouncing around late in his career (Rams, Giants), the 2007 sixth-round pick made it clear: there’s only one team he’d call his own.

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