Congratulating NFL placekicker Zane Gonzalez on helping the Washington Commanders advance to the 2025 NFC Championship Game.

89(R) HR 146 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.R. No. 146

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Kicker Zane Gonzalez delivered an outstanding

performance for the Washington Commanders during the football

team's 2025 playoff campaign, helping the franchise advance to the

NFC Championship Game for the first time in 33 years; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Gonzalez joined the Commanders in November

2024, and he was one of four players to take over kicking duties for

the squad; rising to the occasion, he booted a perfect 19 of 19

extra point kicks and 5 of his 7 field goal attempts during the

regular season; in a wild-card matchup with Tampa Bay, he knocked a

game-winning 37-yard field goal through the goal posts on the final

play to clinch a 23-20 victory; he went on to drill six PATs in the

divisional round to help the Commanders defeat the Detroit Lions,

setting up a conference championship showdown against their

division rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles; Washington, which had

last competed in the NFC title game in 1992, ultimately came up

short in its bid to reach the Super Bowl, and Mr. Gonzalez finished

the postseason an impressive seven for eight on field goal attempts

and a flawless eight for eight on extra point tries; and

WHEREAS, Born in Deer Park, Mr. Gonzalez was a standout

athlete in soccer and football at Deer Park High School; he excelled

on the gridiron, converting all of his kicking attempts his senior

season and attracting the attention of college scouts; signing with

Arizona State University, he played in 51 games with the Sun Devils,

finishing his exceptional career there as the FBS all-time leader

in field goals made and points by a kicker; he also became the first

player in FBS history to make 20 or more field goals in each of his

four seasons, and he won the 2016 Lou Groza Award as the nation's

top collegiate placekicker; and

WHEREAS, The Cleveland Browns selected Mr. Gonzalez in the

2017 NFL Draft, and he played parts of two seasons for the team

before joining the Arizona Cardinals and later starting for the

Carolina Panthers; and

WHEREAS, Demonstrating exceptional talent, dedication, and

perseverance, Zane Gonzalez is a source of great pride to fans

across the Lone Star State, and he is indeed deserving of

recognition for all that he has achieved; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas

Legislature hereby congratulate Zane Gonzalez on helping the

Washington Commanders advance to the 2025 NFC Championship Game and

extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it

further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

prepared for Mr. Gonzalez as an expression of high regard by the

Texas House of Representatives.

Cain

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Speaker of the House

I certify that H.R. No. 146 was adopted by the House on May

23, 2025, by a non-record vote.

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Chief Clerk of the House