Kyle Larson (American football)

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Kyle Larson
No. 19
Position:
Punter
Personal information
Born: (1980-09-02) September 2, 1980 (age 43)
Kearney, Nebraska, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Kearney
College:Nebraska
Undrafted:2004
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Punts:379
Punt yards:15,900
Punting yard average:42.0
Longest punt:75
Punts inside the 20:109
Player stats at NFL.com

Kyle Larson (born September 2, 1980) is a former

undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
.

Early years

Larson attended

discus and 3rd in shot put
at the Nebraska State Track Meet.

College career

Larson was a

All-American by the American Football Coaches Association. He benched 405 pounds his senior year and hang cleaned 458. As a senior in 2003, Larson set the Nebraska record with a 45.1-yard avg. on 66 punts, the record would later be broken by Sam Koch
. Larson also earned All-Big 12 honors. He graduated with a degree in business administration.

Professional career

Cincinnati Bengals

Larson was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as a college free agent on April 27, 2004. He made his NFL debut at the New York Jets on September 12. In his opening season he averaged 42.2 yards from 83 punts and even scored a touchdown from a fake field goal attempt at the New England Patriots on December 12. He was part of the Bengals turn around, helping them get their first winning season in 15 years, by becoming the AFC North Champions in 2005. Larson played in the AFC Wild-Card Playoff Game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on January 8, 2006. He played in every game in his 5 seasons with the Bengals.

Larson was waived on April 28, 2009.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Led the league
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Punting
GP Punts Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk Ins20 TB
2004 CIN 16 83 3,499 2,981 66 42.2 35.5 1 21 7
2005 CIN 16 60 2,591 2,171 75 43.2 35.6 1 13 8
2006 CIN 16 77 3,428 2,972 67 44.5 38.6 0 26 11
2007 CIN 16 59 2,437 2,078 55 41.3 35.2 0 21 3
2008 CIN 16 100 3,945 3,449 57 39.5 34.1 1 28 3
Career 80 379 15,900 13,651 75 42.0 35.7 3 109 32

Playoffs

Year Team Punting
GP Punts Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk Ins20 TB
2005 CIN 1 3 131 110 51 43.7 36.7 0 0 0
Career 1 3 131 110 51 43.7 36.7 0 0 0

Personal

Kyle and his wife Lindsay have 4 sons. He holds a degree in business administration from University of Nebraska- Lincoln, and during his college career he was three-time member of Big 12 Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll. Hobbies include working on his family's farm in Nebraska as well as hunting and fishing. Kyle was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 2018.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Nebraska Football Hall of Fame - Nebraska Huskers". Archived from the original on 2017-12-26.

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