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Matt TURK
PUNTER
TRANSACTIONS: Signed as undrafted free
agent by Green Bay Packers on July 13, 1993…
Released by Packers on August 4, 1993…Signed
by Los Angeles Rams in April 1994…Released
by Rams on August 22, 1994…Signed by Washington
Redskins on April 5, 1005…Traded by
Redskins to Miami Dolphins for seventh round
pick (traded to San Francisco) in 2001 draft on
March 9, 2000…Signed by New York Jets on
April 23, 2002…Released by Jets on March 7,
2003…Signed by Miami Dolphins on September
29, 2003…Re-signed by Dolphins on March 23,
2004…Placed on injured reserve with groin injury
of September 10, 2005…Released by Dolphins
on October 12, 2005…Signed by St. Louis Rams
on April 4, 2006…Signed by Houston Texans on
July 24, 2007.
HONORS: Played in Pro Bowl (1996-98 seasons),
Sporting News NFL All-Pro (1997), 2000 NFL Special
Teams Player of the Week (17), 2001 AFC
Special Teams Player of the Week (6), 1998 NFC
Special Teams Player of the Week (8).
PRO: Veteran punter with strong leg capable of
producing long punts with good hang-time…
also possesses exceptional directional punting
skills…has played in 230 career games…has
averaged 42.4 yards on 1,083 career punts…
only 420 of his 1,083 punts (38.8 percent) have
been returned…career net punting average is
37.4 yards per punt…only suffered three blocked
punts in his career…has averaged 42.3 yards
per punt in three-plus seasons in Houston…
owns the top three punting seasons in Texans
history, averaging 42.3 yards in 2008, 41.7 in 2007
and 42.7 in 2009…also holds the team singleseason
record for net punting with a 39.4-yard
average in 2009.
Height: 6-5 | Weight: 248 | College: Wisconsin-Whitewater |
Hometown: Greenfield, Wisconsin | 15th NFL Season |
4th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 42 |
Acquired: FA-’07 | 2010 GP/GS: 11/0 | Career GP/GS: 230/0 |
Teams: Washington, 1995-99; Miami, 2000-01; New York Jets,
2002; Miami, 2003-05; St. Louis, 2006; Houston, 2007-10 |
2010 (Houston 11/0): Had two punts for an average
of 45.5 yards including a long of 58 yards in
the season opener vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...had
three punts averaging 40.3 yards including on inside
the 20 at Washington (9/19)...had three punts
for an average of 36.7 yards including on inside
the 20 vs. Dallas (9/26)...punted six times for an
average of 42.0 yards including a 43-yard punt
downed at the two-yard line at Oakland (10/3)...
Averaged 44.6 yards on seven punts, including a
long of 53 yards and four punts inside the 20 vs.
NY Giants (10/10)...punted four times an average
of 47.8 yards including a long of 60-yards vs. Kansas
City (10/17)...had five punts for an average of
44.4 yards including one inside the 20 at Indianapolis
(11/1)...had two punts averaging 35 yards
vs. San Diego (11/7)...punted four times averaging
37.5 yards at Jacksonville (11/14)...punted six
times averaging 40.7 yards at NY Jets (11/21)...
averaged 49.8 yards on four punts including a
long of 53 yards vs. Tennessee (11/28).
2009 (Houston 16/0): Averaged 44.0 yards on six
punts vs. the New York Jets (9/13) and had one
punt downed inside the 20-yard line...averaged
51.8 yards on six punts at Tennessee (9/20) and
booted a 62-yarder to tie a Texans record....averaged
42.8 yards on 4 punts including one inside
the 20 vs. Jacksonville (9/27)...punted seven
times for an average of 35.7 yards vs. Oakland
(10/4) including two punts downed inside the
20-yard line...averaged 40.0 yards on five punts
at Arizona (10/11)...had five punts that averaged
35.0 yards including two inside the 20 at Cincinnati
(10/18)...punted five times for an average
of 37.2 vs San Francisco (10/25) including four
punts that landed incside the 20...had one punt
at Buffalo (11/1) for 39 yards...had four punts for
an average of 43.5 yards at Indianapolis (11/8),
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