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Shane Lechler of the Oakland Raiders punts the ball in November 2008. A punter (P) in gridiron football is a special teams player who receives the snapped ball directly from the line of scrimmage and then punts (kicks) the football to the opposing team so as to limit any field position advantage.
This strategy has a punter place the ball in a way that pins returners against the sideline deep on their side of the field, minimizing their potential to have a big return. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] DeSean Jackson , then playing for the Philadelphia Eagles in the " Miracle at the New Meadowlands ", is the only NFL player to return a punt for a game ...
The introduction of the soccer style of placekicking in the late 1960s coincided with the rapid rise of kicking specialists. Danny White of the Dallas Cowboys was the last non-specialist kicker in the NFL, serving as a punter in addition to his quarterback duties until 1985.
He attended Providence High School in Charlotte, where he initially played both football and soccer before deciding to focus solely on football. [2] A punter and placekicker, he averaged 46 yards per punt in 2019, which placed 13th nationally, and also made a 51-yard field goal that year, which was the second best in the nation. [2]
Todd Scott Sauerbrun (/ ˈ s aʊ. ər b r ə n /; born January 4, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons. He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers , and was recognized as a unanimous All-American in 1994.
Here are the punter salary rankings based on average annual value, according to Over The Cap: 1. Michael Dickson, Seattle Seahawks: $3.67 million (4 years, $14.7 million) 2.
Kevin Stemke (born November 23, 1978) is an American former professional football punter who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers , where he won the inaugural Ray Guy Award in 2000.
Jamieson Sheahan (born May 17, 1997) is a professional Canadian football punter for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Professional career