Kody Bliss

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Kody Bliss
Punter
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

Kody Andrew Bliss (born February 21, 1985) is a former

punter. He attended Brentwood Academy in Brentwood, Tennessee before signing in 2003 to play collegiately at Auburn University.[1] He is currently an emergency medicine resident physician at LSUHSC Baton Rouge Emergency Medicine program in Baton Rouge, LA.[2]

College career

While at Auburn, Bliss was on the

Special Teams Player of the Week against LSU.[7]

During his career at Auburn, Bliss totalled 202 punts for 8,861 yards. He finished with a 43.9 yard per punt average, the highest average in Auburn's history at the time and only passed in 2018 by Arryn Siposs.[8] Bliss' career long was a 71 yard boot versus Tulane, but he had punts of over 60 yards in all four seasons.

DraftShowcase.com ranked Bliss as the second best punter available for the

East-West Shrine Game, USA Today
wrote that "Bliss can punt long, high and with accuracy. If any punter is selected in this draft, Bliss is among the first three with a chance".

Pro career

CFL

Despite the ratings, Bliss went

Edmonton Eskimos.[11] Bliss was ultimately unable to unseat longtime Eskimos veteran and native-Canadian Sean Fleming
to make the roster and was released on June 23, 2007.

AAFL

Bliss was among those protected by the

Team Alabama
.

Personal life

Bliss was among the inaugural class of 345 inductees into the National Football Foundation's National Honor Society, a recognition program for players who excel both on the field and in the classroom.[12] Bliss graduated with a degree in marketing and earned a 3.45 cumulative GPA.[13]

Bliss graduated with a

University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2017 and subsequently began residency training in Emergency Medicine at LSUHSC Baton Rouge Emergency Medicine program in Baton Rouge, LA.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Auburn has two legs up". The Tennessean. 2003-09-11. p. 30. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  2. ^ a b "Baton Rouge, Class of 2020".
  3. ^ "Kody Bliss Named To Ray Guy Award Watch List". Auburn Athletic Department. 2006-09-12. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
  4. ^ "2006 Associated Press All-SEC football team". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  5. ^ "2006 All-SEC Football Teams Announced". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  6. ^ "2005 AP All-SEC Football Team". Walb News 10. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  7. ^ Caldwell, Jason (2006-09-18). "Bliss Earns SEC Special Teams Honor". Inside the Auburn Tigers/Scout.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
  8. ^ "Auburn Tigers Punting". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  9. ^ Trieu, Allen (2006-08-05). "NFL Draft Showcase – 2007 Punters". Archived from the original on 2007-06-24. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
  10. ^ "2007 Scout.com NFL Draft Rankings". Scout.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2015. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
  11. ^ "Esks bring in import kicker/punter". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
  12. ^ "NFF Announces Inaugural National Honor Society". National Football Foundation. 2007-04-25. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
  13. ^ "Former Tigers Bliss, Dede And Herring Named To National Football Foundation's Inaugural National Honor Society". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

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