He was selected by the New York Jets in the eighth round of the 1993 NFL draft, and has also played for the Green Bay Packers and Tennessee Oilers / Titans.
Hentrich lettered four years at the University of Notre Dame, serving as both the placekicker and punter.
Also, he finished his career ranked second on the school's all-time scoring list with 294 points, the most ever by a Fighting Irish kicker, and made a record 98.3 percent (177/180) of his PAT attempts.
[2] Hentrich spent four seasons with the Packers, playing in every Green Bay game from 1994 through 1997.
He signed a one-year deal for the veteran minimum, which under the labor agreement costs teams considerably less in cap dollars.