From RPI to the NFL

posted Sep 14, 2015

Here's Andrew Franks' game-tying field goal from Sunday. The Phins went on to win, 17-10. #RPIFB #d3fb #Dolphins pic.twitter.com/hptAw6LmPN
— Perry Laskaris (@PerryLaskaris) September 14, 2015

Kicker -- and RPI grad -- Andrew Franks made his NFL debut Sunday with the Miami Dolphins, making a field goal and two extra points. He's the first former RPI player to play in the regular season NFL game. [NFL] [RPI]

As Pete Iorizzo highlighted in the Times Union this past weekend, Franks ended up going to school at RPI because he wanted to major in biomedical engineering -- a choice that some Division I football programs apparently weren't willing to accommodate. [TU+ (link around)]

tags: RPI, sports

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