NFL CAREER – A veteran of seven NFL seasons, Gramatica signs with the Saints with a 76.7 career field goal percentage in 101 games. The former third-round pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1999 has made 145-of-189 career field goals and 204-of-206 PATs along with going 13-for-14 on field goals in the postseason and converting all 17 extra points. Playing five-and-a-half seasons with Tampa Bay, he holds the franchise records for scoring (591 points), field goals made (137) and attempted (179) and was the kicker on the Bucs’ Super Bowl XXXVII championship team in the 2002 season. Following his tenure in Tampa Bay, Gramatica has also kicked for the Indianapolis Colts and Dallas Cowboys.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Signed with New Orleans Saints as a free agent, 12/12/07; Released by Dallas Cowboys, 9/25/07; Signed by Dallas to a two-year contract extension, 3/5/07; Signed by Dallas (FA), 11/27/06; Released by Indianapolis Colts, 10/9/06; Signed with Indianapolis (FA), 9/22/06; Released by the New England Patriots, 8/23/06; Signed with New England, 4/6/06; Signed to a one-year contract by Indianapolis, 12/8/04; Released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 11/30/04; Drafted by Tampa Bay in the third round (84^th overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft.

HONORS – 2002: NFC Special Teams Player of the Month (December), NFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 17), NFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 8); 2001: NFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 12); 2000: Pro Bowl, Pro Football Weekly All-NFC First Team, Associated Press Second Team All-Pro, NFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 15), NFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 15); 1999: Pro Football Weekly, Football Digest, and College and Pro Football Newsweekly All-Rookie, NFC Special Teams Player of the Month (November), NFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 11).

2006 – Gramatica spent time with the Patriots, Colts and Cowboys during the course of the season. He signed with the Patriots on April 6 but was released at the end of camp and then signed with the Colts on Sept. 22 and played in three games. In his Colts debut against Jacksonville (9/24), Gramatica made all three PATs. He made a 20-yard field goal and converted all four PATs at the Jets (10/1) and made two PATs against Tennessee (10/8). He was released by Indianapolis on Oct. 9 and was out of football until he signed with Dallas. In his first game with Dallas, Gramatica hit a 46-yard field goal with six seconds remaining to give Dallas a 23-20 win at the N.Y. Giants (12/3). He finished the game 3-of-4 on field goals and hit both PAT attempts. Against New Orleans (12/10), he missed a 43-yard field goal, made a 24-yard field goal, and made both PAT attempts. Gramatica hit a season-long 48-yard field goal at Atlanta (12/16) and was 5-of-5 on PATs. He made his only PAT attempt against Philadelphia (12/25). In the season finale against Detroit (12/31), he made all four of his PATs and a 39-yard field goal. In the Cowboys playoff loss at Seattle (1/6/07), Gramatica made both field goals and PATs. 2005 - Gramatica spent the entire NFL season out of football. 2004 - Gramatica returned for his sixth season with the Buccaneers but was released after 11 games. In his 11 games in Tampa Bay, Gramatica made 11-of-19 field goals, including a long of 53 yards, and was 21-of-22 on PATs. He also had six touchbacks. In the season opener at Washington (9/12), he made his lone field goal attempt, a 47-yarder, and made one PAT. He made both of his field goal attempts against Seattle (9/19) and was 2-of-3 at Oakland (9/26). He made two field goals against Denver (10/3) before making 2-of-3 field goals at New Orleans (10/10). He missed twice at St. Louis (10/18) before making two field goals from 20-29 yards against Chicago (10/24). Gramatica made a season-high five PATs against San Francisco (11/21). He was released by Tampa Bay on Nov. 30 and signed with the Colts on Dec. 8. He handled kickoff duties in the Colts final four regular season games and in the wild card game against Denver (1/9/05). 2003 - In 16 games with the Buccaneers, Gramatica made 16-of-26 field goals (61.5 percent) and 33-of-34 PATs and led the team in scoring (81 points) for the fifth consecutive season. At Washington, he made five PATs before going 3-of-4 on field goals, including a 50-yarder against Dallas (10/26). Gramatica made a 39-yard field goal and all three PATs at Carolina (11/9), then hit both field goal kicks, including a 47-yarder, and a PAT against Green Bay (11/16). He made a 21-yard field goal against the N.Y. Giants (11/24), then went 1-of-2 at Jacksonville (11/24), where he made a 47-yard field goal. Gramatica made 3-of-4 field goals against Houston (12/4) and closed the season at Tennessee by going 2-for-2 on field goals. 2002 - Gramatica played in 16 regular season games and all three of the Buccaneers playoff games, including a victory in Super Bowl XXXVII. He was 32-of-39 on field goals, including a game-winner at Carolina (10/27), his fourth career game-winning field goal. He made all 32 PATs to remain perfect in his career. In the season opener against New Orleans (9/8), Gramatica was 2-of-4 on field goals, including a 52-yarder. He then went 3-for-3 on field goals at Baltimore (9/15). At Carolina (10/27), he scored the 400^th point of his career and made 4-of-4 field goals, from 32, 52, 53, and 47 yards. The 47-yarder came with five seconds remaining to give the Bucs the win, and the 53-yarder was his longest of the season. Gramatica earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. Against Minnesota (11/3), he made a 36-yard field goal and all five PATs. He also made his first career punt, a 23-yarder that pinned the Vikings inside their 10-yard line. He was 2-of-2 on field goals against Green Bay (11/24), from 38 and 51 yards. At New Orleans (11/1), he made his 100th career field goal, a 51-yarder, and made his first career special teams tackle. Gramatica made three field goals at Detroit (12/15), including a 38-yard field goal that put the Buccaneers ahead with 3:00 left. He also tied for the team lead with two special teams tackles, including one that prevented a touchdown in the fourth quarter. In the season finale at Chicago (12/29), he set a club record by making a career-high five field goals, connecting from 30, 32, 33, 26, and 33 yards. In the NFC Divisional playoff game against San Francisco (1/12/03), Gramatica made 1-of-2 field goals and all four PATs. In the NFC Championship game at Philadelphia (1/19/03), he made field goals from 48 and 27 yards and all three PATs. In Super Bowl XXXVII against Oakland (1/26/03), Gramatica made field goals from 31 and 43 yards and all six PATs. 2001 - Gramatica made 23-of-29 field goals, including game-winners at Detroit and at Cincinnati. He was 28-of-28 on PATs and led the team with 97 points. At Minnesota (9/30), he was 3-of-3, making two 25-yard field goals and a season-long 49-yard field goal. Against Minnesota (10/28), he made two field goals of over 40 yards as well as his 79th consecutive extra point, a club record. At Detroit (11/11), he made both field goal tries, including a 35-yard field goal with four seconds remaining to give Tampa Bay a 20-17 win. He earned NFC Co-Special Teams Player of the Week following the game at Cincinnati (12/2), where he made a 21-yard field goal in overtime, his third career game-winning field goal. He made 4-of-4 field goals – from 20, 24, 32 and 27 yards – before straining his right hamstring in the second half against New Orleans (12/23). He sat out the season finale but returned for the wild card game at Philadelphia (1/12/02), where he made all three field goal tries, from 36, 23, and 27 yards. 2000 -  In just his second season, Gramatica made the Pro Bowl after making 28-of-34 field goals (82.4 percent) and all 42 PATs for 126 points. He broke six single-season team records, including points (126), field goals made (28), field goals of 50-or-more yards (five), PATs made (42), PAT percentage (100) and consecutive field goals made (16, tied with Michael Husted). In the season opener at New England (9/3), Gramatica made all three PATs and 2-of-3 field goals against Chicago (9/10). He made a 42-yard field goal to send the game into overtime at Washington (10/1). Against Minnesota (10/9) on Monday night, Gramatica made 3-of-4 field goals, from 23, 33 and 35 yards. He was 4-of-4 on field goals against Detroit (10/19), including a career-long 55-yarder and kicks from 50, 43 and 27 yards. He made another 50-yarder and a 34-yarder at Atlanta (11/5). Against Dallas (12/3), he made field goals from 28 and 25 yards to tie the club record of 16 consecutive field goals made. At Green Bay (12/24), he made field goals from 38 and 43 yards, breaking his own single-season mark with 28 field goals made. In the wild card loss at Philadelphia (12/31), he scored the Bucs only points of the game with a 29-yard field goal. 1999 - Gramatica was selected in the third round (84th overall) of the NFL Draft by Tampa Bay and went on to set a team record with 106 points by making 27-of-32 field goal attempts and all 27 PATs. His 106 points were tops among NFL rookies and fourth overall in the NFC. He was named to the All-Rookie Team by Pro Football Weekly, College and Pro Football Newsweekly and Football Digest. He was 3-of-4 on field-goal attempts of 50 yards or more and 6-of-8 on field goal attempts of 40 yards or more. He opened his professional career with 10 straight field goals and all 25 PATs. He made his pro debut against the N.Y. Giants (9/12) and was 2-of-2 on field goals, with a long of 36 yards. He made a season-best 4-of-4 field goal attempts and a season-long 53-yarder against Atlanta (11/21). In the Buccaneers two playoff games, Gramatica was 2-of-2 on field goals and PATs.

COLLEGE – In four seasons at Kansas State, Gramatica scored a school-record 349 points, making 54-of-70 field goal attempts and 187-of-192 PATs. As a senior, he set a single-season school record with 135 points, making 22-of-31 field goal attempts to earn first-team All-America honors. He made an NCAA record 65-yard field goal against Northern Illinois and set a KSU record with 18 points (four field goals and six PATs) against Kansas. He won the Lou Groza award, given to the nation’s top placekicker, and was a first-team All-America selection following his junior season, when he was 19-of-20 on field goals and 37-of-38 on PATs. He made all three of his field goal attempts from 50 or more yards. As a sophomore, he was 7-of-10 on field goals and finished with 64 points. As a freshman, he was 6-of-9 on field goals and 38-of-39 on PATs.

PERSONAL – Gramatica was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He did not play organized football until his senior season at LaBelle (Fla.) High School. He finished that season 8-of-10 on field goals, including a 52-yarder, and made 22 PATs. As a kickoff specialist, 38 of his 49 kickoffs went for a touchback. He earned his degree from Kansas State in social science. His brother, Bill, kicked for the Arizona Cardinals and Miami Dolphins.