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A quarterback and punter in college, Tupa started his career in the NFL as a quarterback but eventually settled into a role as a full-time punter and emergency quarterback. Starting in the 1990s, some NFL teams turned to retired Australian rules football players to punt for them, as punting is a basic skill in that game.
In Canadian football the end zone is twenty yards deep and therefore sufficiently large for the punter to take his usual position in any situation. However, Canadian rules also give scored-on teams more advantageous field position following a safety , so Canadian football punters will often choose to concede two points instead of punting from ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 January 2025. American football player (born 2000) American football player Matt Araiza No. 14 – Kansas City Chiefs Position: Punter Personal information Born: (2000-05-16) May 16, 2000 (age 24) San Diego, California, U.S. Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 200 lb (91 kg) Career information High ...
Cole was a four year starter at punter for the NC State Wolfpack. [4] He finished his collegiate career with 9,288 punting yards (third-highest in school history) and averaged 42.2 yards per punt. [5] He was a finalist for the Wuerffel Trophy as a junior and a semifinalist for the award as a senior. [6]
Miller, who is Jewish, [3] attended East Brunswick High School and East Brunswick Jewish Center (EBJC) in East Brunswick, New Jersey. [4] In East Brunswick High School he was an All-State pick in football (playing wide receiver, in addition to handling the duties of punting where he still holds some career records) and track (as a high jumper), as well as playing guard in basketball.
Guy was elected to both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014. An eight-time All-Pro, Guy is widely considered to be the greatest punter of all time. [4] With his induction to the Hall of Fame on August 2, 2014, he became the first pure punter to be so honored. [5]
This category is for punters. There is a separate category for placekickers , Category:American football placekickers . Some players may be listed in both categories.
In American football, a punt is a kick that is performed after a player (most often a punter) drops the ball from their hands and kicks it prior to it hitting the ground. Record keeping for punts in the National Football League (NFL) goes back to 1939. To be eligible for career-long rankings, a player must have a minimum of 250 punts. [1]