89R12137 JRI-D
By: Cain 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.