Jordan Berry

Jordan Berry

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Berry with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2015
No. 4Pittsburgh Steelers
Position: Punter
Personal information
Date of birth: (1991-03-18) 18 March 1991
Place of birth: Essendon, Victoria, Australia
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight: 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College: Eastern Kentucky
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-Team All-OVC (2011)
  • 2× Second-Team All-OVC (2010, 2013)
Career NFL statistics as of 2015
Punts: 59
Punt yardage: 2,511
Average punt: 42.6
Inside 20: 28
Player stats at NFL.com

Jordan Berry (born 18 March 1991) is an Australian professional American football punter for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. [1]

He played college football at Eastern Kentucky University for the Colonels.[2]

Berry was signed by the Steelers in April 2015. After a preseason in which He punted 19 times for an average of 49.8 yards per punt, the Steelers traded incumbent punter Brad Wing to the New York Giants, thus signalling Berry's victory in the position battle.

In a Week 5 matchup against the New York Jets on 9 October 2016, Berry, holding for teammate Chris Boswell, attended a fake field goal but was stopped before reaching a new first down. [3]

References

  1. "Pittsburgh Steelers: Jordan Berry". Steelers.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  2. "Jordan Berry". NFL.com.
  3. "Steelers cruise to 31-13 win against Jets at Heinz Field". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
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