Jack Fox (American football)

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Jack Fox
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school:Ladue Horton Watkins
(Ladue, Missouri)
College:Rice
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2023
Punts:233
Punting yards:11,266
Average punt:48.4
Inside 20:83
Pass Attempts:5
Pass Completions:4
Passing Yards:58
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

John Edward Fox (born September 1, 1996) is an American professional

punter for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Rice
.

Early years

Fox was born in

touchdowns at quarterback. [1]

College career

Fox was both a kicker and punter for four seasons at

Special Teams Player of the Year, as well as a finalist for the Ray Guy Award, after punting 80 times 3,636 yards (45.5 average) with 23 extra points attempted and making 5 of 12 field goal attempts.[2]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 2+1⁄2 in
(1.89 m) 		213 lb
(97 kg) 		31+3⁄4 in
(0.81 m) 		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		 4.73 s 1.68 s 2.76 s 29.5 in
(0.75 m)		 9 ft 6 in
(2.90 m)
All values from
NFL Combine[3][4]

Kansas City Chiefs

Fox was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on May 4, 2019.[5] He was waived during final roster cuts.[6] Fox was re-signed by the Chiefs to their practice squad on October 30, 2019, after the team's punter, Dustin Colquitt, suffered a quad strain but was released one week later on November 6.[7][8]

Detroit Lions

Fox was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad on December 5, 2019, where he spent the rest of the season.[9] He was signed to a futures contract at the end of the season.[10] Fox was named the Lions opening day punter at the end of training camp, beating out Arryn Siposs.[11] Fox made his NFL debut on September 13, 2020, in the season opener against the Chicago Bears, punting 4 times for 197 yards (49.3 average) with two punts inside the 20-yard line.[12] Fox was named the National Football Conference (NFC) Special Teams Player of the Month for September.[13]

Fox finished his first season with 59 punts for an average of 49.1 yards and a net average of 44.8, both Lions records, and was named to the

exclusive-rights free agent tender by the Lions on March 4, 2021.[16] He signed the one-year contract on April 23.[17]

On October 22, 2022, Fox signed a three-year, $11.325 million contract extension with the Lions, making him the highest-paid punter in the league.

NFC Championship with the Lions where he punted twice for 108 yards (54.0 average), however lost 34–31. [19]

Personal life

In the 2021 off-season, Fox organized a young specialist camp where he invited youth kickers and punters from the Detroit area. [20]

References

  1. ^ Frederickson, Ben (January 18, 2019). "Former Ladue High QB turns into NFL draft prospect as punter". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Goldman, Charles (June 12, 2019). "Chiefs UDFA Spotlight: Rice P Jack Fox". Chiefs Wire. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "Jack Fox Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "2019 NFL Draft Scout Jack Fox College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  5. ^ Kissell, BJ (May 4, 2019). "Meet the Kansas City Chiefs' 17 Undrafted Rookie Free Agents for 2019". Chiefs.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  6. ^ Bartlett, Matthew (August 31, 2019). "Former Rice Football punter Jack Fox released by Chiefs". AtTheRoost.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  7. ^ Derrick, Matt (October 30, 2019). "Punter Jack Fox Returns to Chiefs with Dustin Colquitt Battling Injury". SI.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  8. ^ Goldman, Charles (November 6, 2019). "Chiefs sign free agent TE Alizé Mack to practice squad". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  9. ^ "Lions Sign Free Agent P Jack Fox To Practice Squad". 97.1 The Ticket. December 5, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  10. MLive.com
    . Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  11. ^ Schlitt, Erik (September 5, 2020). "Jack Fox wins Lions punter battle, Arryn Siposs waived". Lions Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  12. ^ Schlitt, Erik (September 14, 2020). "Lions Week 1 snap counts: Quintez Cephus replaces injured Kenny Golladay". Lions Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  13. ^ Maakaron, John (October 1, 2020). "Jack Fox Named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month". SI.com. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  14. The Detroit Free Press
    . Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  15. ^ Niyo, John (January 8, 2021). "Lions' Frank Ragnow, Jack Fox earn All-Pro honors". The Detroit News. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  16. ^ "Lions tender three exclusive rights free agents". DetroitLions.com. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  17. ^ "2021 NFL Transactions: Signings – April". NFL.com. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  18. ^ Baca, Michael (October 22, 2022). "Lions sign punter Jack Fox to three-year extension". NFL.com.
  19. ^ "NFL.com | Official Site of the National Football League". NFL.com. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  20. ^ DeMara, Max (June 10, 2021). "Jack Fox Organizes Young Specialist Instruction Camp to Give Back". Heavy.com. Retrieved January 7, 2022.

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