Jeff Feagles
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Feagles in 2008
No. 6, 5, 10, 17, 18
Position:Punter
Personal information
Born: (1966-03-07) March 7, 1966 (age 57)
Anaheim, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Gerard Catholic (Phoenix, Arizona)
College:Miami (FL)
Undrafted:1988
Career history
Career highlights and awards
NFL records
Career NFL statistics
Punts:1,713
Punt yards:71,211
Average punt:41.6
Longest punt:74
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Jeffrey Allan Feagles (born March 7, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a punter for 22 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 1988, and most recently played for the New York Giants.

Feagles is known for using the "coffin corner" punt. He earned Pro Bowl selections in 1995 and 2008 and won a Super Bowl ring with the Giants in Super Bowl XLII over the Patriots. Feagles, the most durable punter in NFL history, officially announced his retirement on April 30, 2010. Feagles attended Gerard High School in Phoenix, Arizona and was a letterman in football, basketball, and baseball.[1][2] In his 22-season career, Feagles never missed a game, which is an unmatched record amongst special team players.

College career

Following a single season at Scottsdale Community College,[3] Feagles played college football at the University of Miami. He joined the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity during his time as an undergraduate. He won a national championship with Miami's 1987 team.[2] Feagles was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame at its 40th Annual Banquet on Wednesday, February 13, 2008, at Miami's Jungle Island.[2]

Professional career

Feagles with John Carney in 2008; in their 40s, both were kickers for the New York Giants.

In the summer of 2004, during Feagles' second season with the New York Giants, he offered newly drafted quarterback Eli Manning his #10, which was the same number that Manning wore in college. In exchange, Feagles and his family received an all-expenses-paid vacation to Florida paid for by Manning.[4] He switched to 17 until wide receiver Plaxico Burress wanted the number, Feagles sold the number to him in exchange for a new kitchen in his house.

2007 marked Feagles' 20th NFL season. Prior to his affiliation with the New York Giants, he played for the New England Patriots, the Philadelphia Eagles, the Arizona Cardinals and the Seattle Seahawks.

He was a member of the New York Giants in their Super Bowl XLII win over the New England Patriots on February 3, 2008, the first, and only Super Bowl of his 20-year career. At 41 years, 10 months, 26 days of age, he was the oldest player to have played in a Super Bowl, until the Colts' Matt Stover broke the record in 2010.[5]

Feagles earned his second career selection to the Pro Bowl in 2008.

On April 30, 2010, after the Giants opened mini-camp, Feagles announced his retirement.[6] Giants head coach Tom Coughlin said about the retirement, "He is 44 years old. He worked very hard for approximately a month right after the season just to try to tell himself again that he could do this and wanted to be able to do it. And then ran into some -- as we went on and started the offseason program -- ran into some of the physical tests that you have to go through as you continue to advance almost on a weekly basis. He has a program which is unique to himself, but he is having some physical issues. And so he has decided to deal with them."[6]

Feagles played 22 seasons and played in every single game, 352 games overall. Feagles holds the NFL record for most consecutive games played in a career.[7] Feagles, as of 2020, is 4th all-time in most games played in NFL history; only Morten Andersen, Adam Vinatieri, and Gary Anderson have played in more games than he.[7]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Won the Super Bowl
Led the league
NFL record
Bold Career high
Regular season
General Punting
Season Team GP Punts Yards Y/P Net In20 TB
1988 NE 16 91 3,482 38.3 34.1 24 8
1989 NE 16 63 2,392 38.0 31.3 13 2
1990 PHI 16 72 3,026 42.0 35.5 20 3
1991 PHI 16 87 3,640 41.8 34.0 29 11
1992 PHI 16 82 3,459 42.2 36.9 26 7
1993 PHI 16 83 3,323 40.0 35.3 31 4
1994 ARI 16 98 3,997 40.8 36.0 33 10
1995 ARI 16 72 3,150 43.8 38.2 20 8
1996 ARI 16 76 3,328 43.8 36.4 23 6
1997 ARI 16 91 4,028 44.3 36.8 24 10
1998 SEA 16 81 3,568 44.0 36.5 27 12
1999 SEA 16 84 3,425 40.8 35.2 34 5
2000 SEA 16 74 2,960 40.0 36.9 24 2
2001 SEA 16 85 3,730 43.9 36.4 26 7
2002 SEA 16 61 2,542 41.7 37.0 22 4
2003 NYG 16 90 3,641 40.5 33.9 31 6
2004 NYG 16 74 3,069 41.5 34.6 23 4
2005 NYG 16 73 3,070 42.1 37.0 26 3
2006 NYG 16 77 3,098 40.2 37.0 27 3
2007 NYG 16 71 2,865 40.4 36.0 25 5
2008 NYG 16 64 2,814 44.0 40.2 23 5
2009 NYG 16 64 2,604 40.7 36.0 23 2
Career 352 1,713 71,211 41.6 35.9 554 127

NFL Records

On November 27, 2005, Feagles broke the NFL record for consecutive games played, with 283. The record was previously held by Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jim Marshall who played from 1960 to 1979. His record stands at 352.[8]

Feagles holds the following NFL records:

Personal life

Feagles is married to Michelle. They have four sons: Christopher (nicknamed C.J.), Blake, Trevor, and Zachary. Christopher was a punter for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill football team and played in the US Army high-school All-American game in 2008.[9] Blake played wide receiver for UConn in 2013 and 2014.[10] Zach is currently a punter at Rutgers University and won the starting job as a freshman in 2017.[11] Trevor did not pursue collegiate football, but currently attends Loyola University Maryland.[12]

Feagles currently resides in Ridgewood, New Jersey where he is a residential and commercial real estate agent for Keller Williams. He is also a member of the New York Giants Broadcast Team responsible for pre- and post-game radio content along with analysis on the Fox Giants Post Game Live show.

Upon his retirement, Feagles was the 2nd to last active player behind John Carney to appear in the NES classic video game, Tecmo Super Bowl.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Branch, John (January 29, 2008). "Feagles's Roundabout Route to the Super Bowl". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame Inductee: Jeff Feagles". University of Miami. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  3. ^ [1] Archived February 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Jersey numbers never as easy as 1-2-3". thestar.com. Toronto Star. May 11, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  5. ^ "Colts placekicker Stover, 42, boots FG to become oldest player to score in Super Bowl". Allvoices.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "New York Giants punter Jeff Feagles to retire after 22 seasons - ESPN New York". Sports.espn.go.com. April 28, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Jeff Feagles NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. March 7, 1966. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Jeff Feagles' stats page". NFL.com. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
  9. ^ [2] Archived August 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "UConn Huskies: Blake Feagles Bio". UConnHuskies.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  11. ^ "UM football finally releases depth chart. Look who's starting". Miami Herald. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  12. ^ "Cooper ready for punter's role". northjerseh.com. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  13. ^ "The Official End of the Tecmo Super Bowl Era". NBC New York. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
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