Michael Koenen
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Born: | Ferndale, Washington, U.S. | July 13, 1982||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Ferndale (WA) | ||||||
College: | Western Washington | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2005 | ||||||
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Michael J. Koenen (born July 13, 1982) is a former
Early years
Koenen attended
College career
Koenen played
Professional career
Atlanta Falcons
Koenen signed a two-year free agent contract with the Atlanta Falcons on April 26, 2005. He went on to edge out veteran punter Toby Gowin, who had also signed a free agent deal that offseason, for the starting job with the Falcons. He appeared in all sixteen regular season games for the Falcons, punting 78 times for 3,300 yards, which was good for a 42.3 yards per punt average and ninth in the NFC. He also served as the team's kickoff specialist and was seventh in the NFC in yards per kickoff. His 14 touchbacks put him behind only Pro Bowler Neil Rackers.
In the Falcons' October 9, 2005 game against the
In the Falcons' first preseason game of 2006, Koenen made four field goals, from 53, 50, 40, and 45 yards, along with doing the punting and kickoff duties. Koenen was slated to do the placekicking, punting, and kickoffs for the Falcons, something that is rarely done in the NFL by one player;[2] however after he converted only two of eight field goal attempts to start the regular season, the Falcons brought back Morten Andersen, who had kicked in Super Bowl XXXIII for Atlanta eight years earlier, to take over field goal duties. Koenen retained his duties on punts and kickoffs.
During the first game after this change, Koenen was involved in an iconic play. The Falcons visited the
For the 2007 season, Koenen returned solely as the Falcons' punter; the club signed Billy Cundiff to handle the other kicking duties.[2] Cundiff was released before the season; Matt Prater was signed but also released after a short while, and the placekicking was again done by Andersen.
A restricted free agent in the 2008 offseason, Koenen was tendered a one-year, $1.417 million contract by the Falcons. He re-signed on April 14.
A free agent in the 2009 offseason, the Falcons placed the franchise tag on Koenen on February 9.[3] He signed the one-year, $2.48 million tender offer on February 13.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Koenen was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a six-year, $19.5-million contract on July 29, 2011.[4] Koenen was released at the end of the preseason in September 2015.
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
Year | Team | Punting | |||||||||
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GP | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | Ins20 | TB | ||
2005 | ATL | 16 | 78 | 3,300 | 2,882 | 67 | 42.3 | 36.9 | 0 | 23 | 9 |
2006 | ATL | 16 | 76 | 3,199 | 2,800 | 65 | 42.1 | 35.9 | 2 | 25 | 6 |
2007 | ATL | 16 | 88 | 3,824 | 3,417 | 63 | 43.5 | 38.8 | 0 | 30 | 5 |
2008 | ATL | 16 | 63 | 2,566 | 2,437 | 60 | 40.7 | 37.5 | 2 | 25 | 4 |
2009 | ATL | 16 | 61 | 2,598 | 2,249 | 70 | 42.6 | 36.3 | 1 | 18 | 3 |
2010 | ATL | 16 | 74 | 3,014 | 2,673 | 61 | 40.7 | 35.6 | 1 | 29 | 5 |
2011 | TAM | 16 | 67 | 3,023 | 2,697 | 65 | 45.1 | 40.3 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
2012 | TAM | 16 | 76 | 3,440 | 2,880 | 64 | 45.3 | 37.4 | 1 | 22 | 6 |
2013 | TAM | 16 | 87 | 3,846 | 3,333 | 62 | 44.2 | 38.3 | 0 | 19 | 6 |
2014 | TAM | 16 | 78 | 3,154 | 2,929 | 56 | 40.4 | 37.1 | 1 | 17 | 2 |
Career | 160 | 748 | 31,964 | 28,297 | 70 | 42.7 | 37.4 | 8 | 232 | 49 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | Punting | |||||||||
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GP | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | Ins20 | TB | ||
2008 | ATL | 1 | 5 | 212 | 213 | 49 | 42.4 | 42.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | ATL | 1 | 3 | 111 | 111 | 57 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career | 2 | 8 | 323 | 324 | 57 | 40.4 | 40.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Personal life
Koenen, who majored in general studies, has been married to Devin Koenen since July 14, 2006.[5]
References
- ^ Player Bio: Michael Koenen, wwuvikings.com.
- ^ a b "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: 'Triple Threat' in Koenen's past". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- ^ "Falcons Franchise Their Punter - NFL FanHouse". Archived from the original on 2009-02-11.
- St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the originalon 2011-08-10. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ Falcons bio[permanent dead link]