About Doug Brien
Douglas Robert Zachariah Brien (born November 24, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 1994 NFL draft. Brien played in the NFL for seven teams: San Francisco, New Orleans, Indianapolis, Tampa Bay, Minnesota, New York Jets, and Chicago. After retiring from the NFL, Brien co-founded the real estate investment firms Waypoint Homes and Mynd. == Early life == Brien attended De La Salle High School in Concord, California, where he was a placekicker for the Spartans' football team his senior year. == College career == At the University of California, Berkeley, he was a member of the teams that won the Citrus Bowl in 1991 and the Alamo Bowl in 1993. Off the field, he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. == Professional career == Brien was drafted in the third round (85th overall) in the 1994 NFL draft. He was the only kicker to be taken during the draft and moved across the San Francisco bay from Berkeley to join the San Francisco 49ers. Brien struggled during his rookie year, converting 15 of 20 field goals (20th of 28 qualified kickers) and 60 of 62 PATs (19th of 24 qualified kickers) for the 49ers.
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