Tom Rouen

Punts:	810
Punting yards:	35,189
Punting avg:	43.4

Tom Rouen
No. 16,10
Position:	Punter
Personal information
Born:	June 9, 1968 (age 55); Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:	Littleton (CO) Heritage
College:	Colorado
Undrafted:	1991
Career history
	New York Giants (1991) ; Los Angeles Rams (1992) ; WLAF) (1992); Denver Broncos (1993–2002); New York Giants (2002); Pittsburgh Steelers (2002); Seattle Seahawks (2003–2004); Carolina Panthers (2005) ; Seattle Seahawks (2005); San Francisco 49ers (2006) ;
Career highlights and awards
	2× Super Bowl champion (XXXII, XXXIII); Second-team All-Pro (1994); Denver Broncos 50th Anniversary Team (2009); National champion (1990); Consensus All-American (1989);
Career NFL statistics
Punts:
Punts:	810
Punting yards:	35,189
Punting avg:	43.4
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Thomas Francis Rouen (born June 9, 1968) is a former

punter who was the long-time punter for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL).^[1]

Early life

Rouen attended Heritage High School in Littleton, Colorado, where he lettered in football and baseball. He was also listed on the depth chart as a tight end.

College career

Rouen started his career at

1990 National Championship

.

Professional career

Rouen was an

undrafted free agent with the New York Giants in 1991 but was waived before the preseason. The following year, he signed with the Los Angeles Rams

but again was waived before the preseason.

He signed with the

World League of American Football and made the All-World League team. He then joined the Denver Broncos before the start of the 1993 NFL season and played for the Broncos for eight seasons, in the process winning Super Bowl XXXII and Super Bowl XXXIII. He appeared in every game with the Broncos. As of 2017

's NFL off-season, Tom Rouen held at least 3 Broncos franchise records, including: career punts (641), punt yards (28,146), and punts in a playoff game (nine on December 31, 2000 against the Baltimore Ravens).

He then had a

injured reserve midway through the 2004 campaign and was later waived by Seattle. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers before the 2005 season, but they released him in favor of Jason Baker

, and he was re-signed by Seattle, where he completed the 2005 season before being released.

He was later signed by the 49ers to compete with Andy Lee for the starting punter job but later cut from the team and did not play in 2006.

NFL career statistics

Legend
	Won the Super Bowl
	Led the league
Bold	Career High

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	Punting
Year	Team	GP	Punts	Yds	Avg	Lng	Blk
1993	DEN	16	67	3,017	45.0	62	1
1994	DEN	16	76	3,258	42.9	59	0
1995	DEN	16	52	2,192	42.2	61	1
1996	DEN	16	65	2,714	41.8	57	0
1997	DEN	16	60	2,598	43.3	57	0
1998	DEN	16	66	3,097	46.9	76	1
1999	DEN	16	84	3,908	46.5	65	0
2000	DEN	16	61	2,455	40.2	62	1
2001	DEN	16	81	3,668	45.3	64	1
2002	DEN	8	29	1,239	42.7	63	2
	NYG	2	8	333	41.6	55	0
	PIT	2	7	316	45.1	55	0
2003	SEA	16	67	2,762	41.2	61	2
2004	SEA	4	26	1,093	42.0	60	0
2005	SEA	12	61	2,539	41.6	62	0
Career		188	810	35,189	43.4	76	9

Postseason

Year	Team	GP	Punting
Year	Team	GP	Punts	Yds	Avg	Lng	Blk
1993	DEN	1	4	135	33.8	45	0
1996	DEN	1	5	213	42.6	52	0
1997	DEN	4	17	619	36.4	53	1
1998	DEN	3	10	449	44.9	59	1
2000	DEN	1	9	346	38.4	62	0
2002	PIT	2	12	403	33.6	40	0
2003	SEA	1	6	225	37.5	45	0
2004	SEA	0	did not play due to injury
2005	SEA	3	15	682	45.5	57	0
Career		16	78	3,072	39.4	62	2

Personal life

Rouen has been married to six-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Amy Van Dyken since 2001.^[2] The couple splits their time between Arizona and Colorado.

References

^ "Tom Rouen NFL & AFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
^ "Amy Van Dyken on accident, new life". The Arizona Republic. September 15, 2014.

[1] "Tom Rouen NFL & AFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 21 November 2010.

[2] "Amy Van Dyken on accident, new life". The Arizona Republic. September 15, 2014.

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v t e 1989 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	QB Andre Ware RB Anthony Thompson RB Emmitt Smith WR Clarkston Hines WR Terance Mathis TE Mike Busch OL Jim Mabry OL Bob Kula OL Mohammed Elewonibi OL Joe Garten OL Eric Still C Jake Young
Defense	DL Chris Zorich DL Greg Mark DL Tim Ryan DL Moe Gardner LB Percy Snow LB Keith McCants LB Alfred Williams DB Todd Lyght DB Mark Carrier DB Tripp Welborne DB LeRoy Butler
Special teams	PK Jason Hanson P Tom Rouen

v t e Denver Broncos Super Bowl XXXII champions
1 Jason Elam 6 Bubby Brister 7 John Elway 8 Jeff Lewis 16 Tom Rouen 20 Tory James 21 Randy Hilliard 22 Vaughn Hebron 23 Darrien Gordon 24 Selwyn Jones 25 Darrius Johnson 26 Tim McKyer 27 Steve Atwater 29 Howard Griffith 30 Terrell Davis (MVP) 31 Derek Loville 32 Tony Veland 33 Dedrick Dodge 34 Tyrone Braxton 37 Anthony Lynn 39 Ray Crockett 42 Detron Smith 50 Jon Hesse 51 John Mobley 53 Bill Romanowski 56 Keith Burns 57 Allen Aldridge 58 Steve Russ 59 Glenn Cadrez 60 K. C. Jones 62 Dan Neil 63 David Diaz-Infante 65 Gary Zimmerman 66 Tom Nalen 69 Mark Schlereth 70 Jamie Brown 72 Ernest Jones 74 Harry Swayne 75 Brian Habib 77 Tony Jones 78 Matt Lepsis 79 Jumpy Geathers 80 Rod Smith 81 Patrick Jeffers 82 David Gamble 83 Flipper Anderson 84 Shannon Sharpe 85 Willie Green 86 Byron Chamberlain 87 Ed McCaffrey 88 Sir Mawn Wilson 89 Dwayne Carswell 90 Neil Smith 91 Alfred Williams 93 Trevor Pryce 94 Keith Traylor 96 Harald Hasselbach 97 Mike Lodish 98 Maa Tanuvasa 99 David Richie
Head coach: Mike Shanahan
Coaches: Frank Bush Barney Chavous Rick Dennison Ed Donatell George Dyer Alex Gibbs Mike Heimerdinger Gary Kubiak Dwain Painter Brian Pariani Ricky Porter Greg Robinson Rick Smith John Teerlinck Bobby Turner

v t e Denver Broncos Super Bowl XXXIII champions
1 Jason Elam 6 Bubby Brister 7 John Elway (MVP) 14 Brian Griese 16 Tom Rouen 20 Tory James 21 Darrien Gordon 22 Vaughn Hebron 25 Darrius Johnson 26 Eric Brown 27 Steve Atwater 28 Tito Paul 29 Howard Griffith 30 Terrell Davis 31 Derek Loville 34 Tyrone Braxton 37 Anthony Lynn 39 Ray Crockett 42 Detron Smith 48 George Coghill 51 John Mobley 53 Bill Romanowski 54 Nate Wayne 56 Keith Burns 59 Glenn Cadrez 60 K. C. Jones 62 Dan Neil 63 David Diaz-Infante 66 Tom Nalen 69 Mark Schlereth 70 Trey Teague 72 Ernest Jones 73 Cyron Brown 74 Harry Swayne 77 Tony Jones 78 Matt Lepsis 79 Chris Banks 80 Rod Smith 82 Marcus Nash 83 Justin Armour 84 Shannon Sharpe 85 Willie Green 86 Byron Chamberlain 87 Ed McCaffrey 89 Dwayne Carswell 90 Neil Smith 91 Alfred Williams 93 Trevor Pryce 94 Keith Traylor 95 Marvin Washington 96 Harald Hasselbach 97 Mike Lodish 98 Maa Tanuvasa 99 Seth Joyner
Head coach: Mike Shanahan
Coaches: Frank Bush Barney Chavous Rick Dennison Ed Donatell George Dyer Alex Gibbs Mike Heimerdinger Gary Kubiak Pat McPherson Brian Pariani Ricky Porter Greg Robinson Rick Smith John Teerlinck Bobby Turner

v t e Denver Broncos 50th Anniversary Team (2009)
Offense	QB Elway RB Davis Little WR McCaffrey Smith TE Sharpe T Lepsis Zimmerman G Bishop Schlereth C Nalen
Defense	DE Fletcher R. Jackson DT Pryce Carter LB Mecklenburg Gradishar T. Jackson CB Bailey Wright S Atwater Smith
Special teams	K Elam P Rouen RS Upchurch