Shane Andrus

Shane Andrus (born October 2, 1980 in Murray, Kentucky) is an American football placekicker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Murray State.

Andrus has also been a member of the New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Early years
Andrus attended Murray High School where he excelled at football and baseball. Andrus was an all-state selection as a placekicker and punter in football and shortstop in baseball. Andrus set a Kentucky state record by hitting a home run in five consecutive at bats.

College career
Andrus attended Murray State University and was a Marketing Major and a letterman in football. In football, as a junior, he was named as an All-American by the AP and second team sports network all American in 2001. As a senior, he helped his team to a co-Conference Title by going 11-14 and kicking 7 FG over 45

For his career, Andrus was 26-36 on field goals and 61-62 on extra points. His only missed PAT came on his final attempt. Andrus hit a school record 52 yard field goal against Eastern Illinois as time expired to secure Murray State a spot in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. The victory also gave Murray State a share of the conference championship.

First stint with Colts
Andrus was undrafted in the 2003 NFL Draft, but was not signed until joining the Indianapolis Colts on February 8, 2006. He was waived on August 14, only to be re-signed two days later on August 18. Andrus was waived again on September 2 and spent the rest of the season out of football.

Andrus was re-signed by the Colts on February 13, 2007 and was allocated to NFL Europa, where he won World Bowl XV playing for the Hamburg Sea Devils. He scored the last point in NFL Europa history by kicking an extra point late in the game. For the season, Andrus was successful on 14 of his 17 field goals, with two of his misses coming from greater than 50 yards.

The Colts waived Andrus on August 28, 2007, and he again spent the regular season out of football.

New York Giants
Andrus signed with the New York Giants on January 9, 2008, but was waived on February 13.

Second stint with Colts
After being waived by the Giants, Andrus was claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts on February 14, 2008. However, he was waived prior to training camp on June 11 and spent the rest of the year out of football.

First stint with Buccaneers
Andrus was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on January 8, 2009, only to be waived on March 11.

Third stint with Colts
Andrus was re-signed by the Indianapolis Colts on June 9, 2009. He played his first regular season game for them in the 2009 season opener, filling in for Adam Vinatieri, who was recovering from knee and hip surgery. He was waived after that game on September 16.

Second stint with Buccaneers
Andrus was signed on October 5 after the Buccaneers released placekicker Mike Nugent. After going 0-for-1 on field-goal attempts in three games, the Buccaneers waived Andrus in favor of Connor Barth.

San Francisco 49ers
Andrus had in-season workouts for the Atlanta Falcons, New York Giants, Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys in 2009, but was not signed. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers on January 2, 2010 after injuries to placekickers Joe Nedney and Ricky Schmitt prior to the regular season finale. Andrus resigned with the 49ers on November 17, 2010 to fill-in for injured Joe Nedney after spending the 2010 offseason with the team.

Andrus was released on December 1, 2010 because the 49ers signed former Pittsburgh Steeler kicker Jeff Reed.