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2 ROBERT MALONEPunter Free Agent – ’126-2, 215 Fresno State2nd NFL SeasonMartin Luther King HS1st with ChargersRiverside, Calif.The 6-2, 215-pound Malone punted for Tampa Bay in2010, averaging 41.5 yards per attempt on 52 punts. Helanded 17 punts inside the 20, had only five touchbacksand a long of 64. He was released by the Buccaneers in2011 before the regular season started but later punted inone game for Detroit. He averaged 49.0 yards on fivepunts Nov. 13 at Chicago.TRANSACTION HISTORY: Signed with Jacksonville May 3,2010...waived July 7...signed with Tampa Bay, Oct.13...waived Aug. 29, 2011...signed with Detroit Nov. 11,2011...waived Nov. 15...signed with Chargers, May 29, 2012.2011: Signed by Detroit for one game as injury replacementfor Ryan Donahue...punted five times for 49.0-yard averageNov. 13 at Chicago. 2010: NFL debut Oct. 17 vs. NewOrleans, averaging 45.7 yards on three punts...season highsof nine punts and 340 yards Nov. 28 at Baltimore...seasonlong64-yarder Dec. 5 vs. Atlanta.COLLEGE: First-team All-Western Athletic Conference assenior and Academic All-WAC as junior...WAC Special TeamsPlayer of Week after career-long 74-yard punt vs. Wisconsinin 2008...played in 41 career games, punting 120 times for5,117 yards (42.6 avg.) and 44 inside 20...played at FresnoState from 2006-09...kinesiology major.PERSONAL: Born in Orange, Calif....punted and played tightend and defensive end at Martin Luther King High in Riverside,Calif....cousin, Tom Malone, punted at Southern California.VETERANS &RETURNING PLAYERSRegular Season Opp. Special TeamsYear Team G-S No.-Yards Avg. Net Avg. TB In-20 Long Blk. Ret.-Yds. Tackles2010 Tampa Bay 12-0 52-2,160 41.5 36.5 5 17 64 0 26-160 02011 Detroit 1-0 5-245 49.0 24.6 0 0 62 0 3-122 1Totals 13-0 57-2,405 42.2 35.5 5 17 64 0 29-282 1Single-game HighsPunts — 9 at Baltimore Nov. 28, 2010Punt Yards — 340 at Baltimore Nov. 28, 2010Punt Long — 64 vs. Atlanta Dec. 5, 2010Punt Average — 49.0 at Chicago Nov. 13, 2011Inside 20 — 3 (2 times) Last: at Washington Dec. 5, 2010CHARGERS OVERTIME GAMES14-20 overall (.412)Date Opponent W-L Score Toss10/12/75 L.A. Rams L 10-13 W11/30/75 at Denver L 10-13 L12/05/76 San Francisco W 13-7 W11/12/78 Kansas City W 29-23 L09/14/80 Oakland W 30-24 L11/20/80 at Miami W 27-24 W10/25/81 at Chicago L 17-20 L01/02/82 at Miami* W 41-38 W09/25/83 Cleveland L 24-30 L11/18/84 Miami W 34-28 W11/10/85 L.A. Raiders W 40-34 W11/17/85 at Denver L 24-30 W11/20/86 L.A. Raiders L 31-37 L11/01/87 Cleveland W 27-24 L11/25/90 Seattle L 10-13 W10/20/91 Cleveland L 24-30 W12/08/91 at Kansas City L 17-20 L10/09/95 at Kansas City L 23-29 L11/21/99 Chicago L 20-23 LDate Opponent W-L Score Toss10/15/00 at Buffalo L 24-27 L11/27/05 at Washington W 23-17 W10/14/01 at New England L 26-29 W12/02/01 at Seattle L 10-13 L10/20/02 at Oakland W 27-21 W11/17/02 San Francisco W 20-17 W12/01/02 Denver W 30-27 L12/29/02 Seattle L 28-31 L09/28/03 at Oakland L 31-34 W12/26/04 at Indianapolis L 31-34 L01/08/05 N.Y. Jets^ L 17-20 W12/09/07 at Tennessee W 23-17 W01/03/09 Indianapolis^ W 23-17 W10/31/11 at Kansas City L 20-23 W11/27/11 Denver L 13-16 L^ AFC Wild Card Playoff * AFC Divisional PlayoffThe team that has won the toss has won on the first possession11 times. San Diego has won six of those.MEDIA GUIDE | 81