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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Kicker Zane Gonzalez delivered an outstanding |
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performance for the Washington Commanders during the football |
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team's 2025 playoff campaign, helping the franchise advance to the |
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NFC Championship Game for the first time in 33 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Gonzalez joined the Commanders in November |
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2024, and he was one of four players to take over kicking duties for |
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the squad; rising to the occasion, he booted a perfect 19 of 19 |
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extra point kicks and 5 of his 7 field goal attempts during the |
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regular season; in a wild-card matchup with Tampa Bay, he knocked a |
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game-winning 37-yard field goal through the goal posts on the final |
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play to clinch a 23-20 victory; he went on to drill six PATs in the |
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divisional round to help the Commanders defeat the Detroit Lions, |
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setting up a conference championship showdown against their |
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division rivals, the Philadelphia Eagles; Washington, which had |
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last competed in the NFC title game in 1992, ultimately came up |
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short in its bid to reach the Super Bowl, and Mr. Gonzalez finished |
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the postseason an impressive seven for eight on field goal attempts |
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and a flawless eight for eight on extra point tries; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Deer Park, Mr. Gonzalez was a standout |
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athlete in soccer and football at Deer Park High School; he excelled |
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on the gridiron, converting all of his kicking attempts his senior |
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season and attracting the attention of college scouts; signing with |
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Arizona State University, he played in 51 games with the Sun Devils, |
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finishing his exceptional career there as the FBS all-time leader |
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in field goals made and points by a kicker; he also became the first |
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player in FBS history to make 20 or more field goals in each of his |
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four seasons, and he won the 2016 Lou Groza Award as the nation's |
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top collegiate placekicker; and |
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WHEREAS, The Cleveland Browns selected Mr. Gonzalez in the |
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2017 NFL Draft, and he played parts of two seasons for the team |
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before joining the Arizona Cardinals and later starting for the |
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Carolina Panthers; and |
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WHEREAS, Demonstrating exceptional talent, dedication, and |
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perseverance, Zane Gonzalez is a source of great pride to fans |
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across the Lone Star State, and he is indeed deserving of |
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recognition for all that he has achieved; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Zane Gonzalez on helping the |
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Washington Commanders advance to the 2025 NFC Championship Game and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Gonzalez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |