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Primary Mark<br />
VETERANS<br />
JOHN<br />
KUHN<br />
FULLBACK<br />
SHIPPENSBURG<br />
Ht: 6-0 Wt: 250<br />
Fourth <strong>NFL</strong> Season<br />
Third Packers Season<br />
Born: September 9, 1982<br />
<strong>NFL</strong> Gm. Played/Started: 41/4<br />
Acquired: W-07 (Pit)<br />
ADMIN. &<br />
KUHN COACHES COMMUNITY<br />
LAMBEAU RECORDS &<br />
DRAFT &<br />
MISC. FIELD HISTORY 2008 REVIEW FREE AGENTS<br />
A sure-handed, reliable<br />
fullback the Packers<br />
had their eye on for a<br />
couple of years, claiming him off waivers from Pittsburgh<br />
on Sept. 2, 2007, that has developed into a consistent<br />
performer…Saw increased time at fullback in 2008 as he<br />
PRO<br />
career<br />
shared time with Korey Hall and also was<br />
the primary fullback when Hall missed five<br />
games due to injury…Helped block for RB<br />
Ryan Grant in 2008 on his way to 1,203<br />
rushing yards, the seventh-highest single-season total in<br />
team history…One of only two players, along with Grant,<br />
to have a rushing and a receiving touchdown last season…<br />
Has been a key contributor on special teams throughout<br />
his career, posting 30 coverage tackles in the past three<br />
seasons…Began the 2007 season as the backup to rookie<br />
starter Hall and gradually earned more playing time and<br />
shared duties…Played in nine games for the Steelers in<br />
2006…Had been on Pittsburgh’s practice squad at the<br />
end of the 2005 season and the first half of 2006 prior to<br />
that…Originally signed by the Steelers as a non-drafted<br />
free agent out of Shippensburg, where he set 27 school<br />
records and four Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference<br />
(PSAC) records…School records included 4,685 yards<br />
rushing on 910 carries (5.1 avg.) with 53 touchdowns,<br />
26 games with at least 100 yards rushing, and 5,300 allpurpose<br />
yards.<br />
2008 season<br />
Played in every game for the second<br />
straight season with three<br />
starts…Caught four passes for 21 yards and two touchdowns,<br />
along with 10 rushing yards and a TD on eight<br />
carries…Tied for fifth on the team with a career-high 12<br />
special teams tackles…Converted 4-of-5 rushing attempts<br />
on third-and-1 for the season…At Detroit (Sept. 14):<br />
Handled fullback duties after Hall left game in the first<br />
quarter with knee injury…Vs. Atlanta (Oct. 5): Started<br />
his first game of the season and helped team rush for 104<br />
yards on 23 carries, serving as primary fullback for third<br />
straight game…At Seattle (Oct. 12): Scored first TD<br />
of his career on a 1-yard reception from Aaron Rodgers<br />
in the fourth quarter to put Packers up 24-10…At New<br />
Orleans (Nov. 24): Posted first career rushing TD on<br />
1-yard plunge in the first quarter to put Green Bay up<br />
7-0…Vs. Carolina (Nov. 30): Led team with a careerhigh<br />
three special teams tackles, and helped clear the way<br />
for team’s 145 rushing yards on 29 carries (5.0 avg.)…At<br />
Chicago (Dec. 22): Started his second straight game<br />
in place of an injured Hall and had his longest reception<br />
as a Packer when he picked up 13 yards on first-quarter<br />
catch…Vs. Detroit (Dec. 28): Caught a 5-yard TD pass<br />
midway through the fourth quarter to put the Packers<br />
up 24-14. Blocked for Grant and RB DeShawn Wynn as<br />
they each rushed for 106 yards to be<strong>com</strong>e only the second<br />
Packers tandem to rush for 100-plus yards in a game<br />
since 1985.<br />
2007<br />
Claimed off waivers Sept. 2 from Pittsburgh, and<br />
played in all 16 games, getting all the reps at fullback<br />
during the last two games of the regular season with<br />
►►Name is pronounced KOON.<br />
►►Has played in all 32 games<br />
during his two seasons in<br />
Green Bay.<br />
►►One of only two players, along<br />
with Ryan Grant, to have a rushing<br />
and a receiving touchdown<br />
in 2008.<br />
at a glance…<br />
►►Helped block for Grant in 2008<br />
on his way to 1,203 rushing yards, the seventh-highest<br />
single-season total in team history<br />
►►Finished his career at Shippensburg with 27 school records,<br />
including career rushing yards (4,685), carries (910), touchdowns<br />
(53), all-purpose yards (5,300) and 100-yard rushing<br />
games (26).<br />
►►In 2003, was the NCAA Division II co-leader in scoring with<br />
22 total touchdowns (21 rushing, 1 receiving), a singleseason<br />
school record.<br />
Hall out due to a hip injury…Also played in both playoff<br />
contests…Gained more playing time from scrimmage in<br />
the second half of the season, particularly in run formations…Key<br />
special-teams performer recorded 11 tackles<br />
on coverage units…Vs. Philadelphia (Sept. 9): Played<br />
on special teams in debut with the Packers, <strong>com</strong>ing away<br />
with two kick coverage stops…At Dallas (Nov. 29):<br />
Made a key block on Grant’s 62-yard touchdown run, penetrating<br />
the gap and knocking LB Akin Ayodele out of the<br />
way…At Chicago (Dec. 23): Saw action as the primary<br />
fullback with Hall out…Vs. Detroit (Dec. 30): Made his<br />
first start for Green Bay for Hall and had one catch for 5<br />
yards. On Brandon Jackson’s third-quarter, 46-yard run,<br />
took out LB Ernie Sims to create running room…Vs. N.Y.<br />
Giants (Jan. 20): Started the NFC Championship when<br />
the team opened in a two-fullback set.<br />
2006<br />
Spent the first half of the season on Pittsburgh’s<br />
practice squad and was signed to the active roster<br />
on Oct. 31…Played in nine games as a fullback and<br />
on special teams, <strong>com</strong>piling two rushes for 18 yards, one<br />
reception for 15 yards, and seven special teams tackles…<br />
Vs. Tampa Bay (Dec. 3): Registered two special teams<br />
tackles…Vs. Cleveland (Dec. 7): Ran for 16 yards on<br />
his first career rush…At Carolina (Dec. 17): Converted<br />
a third-and-9 with a 15-yard catch…Vs. Baltimore<br />
(Dec. 24): Posted two special teams tackles, both solo.<br />
2005<br />
Released by the Steelers prior to the start of the<br />
regular season, but was signed to the team’s<br />
practice squad on Nov. 30, where he spent the final five<br />
games of the season…2005 Draft: Signed as a nondrafted<br />
free agent by Pittsburgh on April 29.<br />
college<br />
Finished his career at Shippensburg with<br />
27 school records and four Pennsylvania<br />
State Athletic Conference (PSAC) records…Compiled<br />
4,685 yards rushing on 910 carries (5.1 avg.) with 53<br />
touchdowns, including 26 games with at least 100 yards<br />
rushing, and 5,300 all-purpose yards, all school records…<br />
Became the only player in school history to gain more<br />
than 1,000 yards rushing in three straight seasons…<br />
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