weekly release - New York Giants

steve WEatherford
5
punter
Height - 6-2
Weight - 211
College - Illinois
High School - Terre Haute (Ind.)
Birthdate - DecEMBER 17, 1982
How Acquired - Free Agent (2011)
NFL Exp. - 7th Year
Giants Exp. - 2nd Year
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TRANSACTIONS:
- Originally signed as a rookie free agent
by the New Orleans Saints on May 12,
2006…Waived by the Saints on Sept. 2,
2006…Re-signed by the Saints on Sept. 5,
2006…Waived by the Saints on Oct. 20,
2008…Awarded to the Kansas City Chiefs on
Oct. 21, 2008…Waived by the Chiefs on Nov.
4, 2008…Signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars
on Nov. 25, 2008…Released by the Jaguars
on Sept. 5, 2009…Signed by the Jets on Sept.
8, 2009…Signed by the Giants on July 30,
2011.
GIANTS NOTES:
- Weatherford punted 12 times in the
Giants’ NFC Championship Game victory
in San Francisco, tying David Lee of the
Baltimore Colts (in a 1977 AFC Divisional
Playoff) for 2nd-highest total in NFL postseason
history.
- Weatherford set a Super Bowl record
with three punts downed inside the 20-yard
line.
- Tied an NFL record in 2010 by placing 42
punts inside the 20-yard line.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Has played in 107 regular-season games…
Career totals include 491 punts for 21,463
yards, a gross average of 43.7 yards, and a
net average of 37.3 yards...Has a career-long
punt of 68 yards at Cincinatti (11/11/12)…
Weatherford has dropped 153 punts inside
the 20-yard line and has 49 touchbacks…He
has never had a punt blocked…Weatherford
has played in 11 postseason games in which
he has 57 punts for 2,442 yards, a 42.8-yard
gross average and a 35.8-yard net average,
15 punts placed inside the 20 and 11 touchbacks…Weatherford
has five career rushing
attempts for 64 yards, with a long of 26, 1
pass attempt that was incomplete, and has
kicked off 25 times for a 62.7-yard average.
- Punted three times for 148 yards at
Washington (12/3)...Had a long of 54 and
punted one inside the 20.
- Punted three times for 135 yards (45.0
avg., 38.3 net) vs. Green Bay (11/25).
- Punted four times for 213 yards (53.3
avg., 27.3 net) at Cincinnati (11/11)...
Boomed a career-high 68-yard punt for a
touchback during the the Giants opening
drive of the second half...His tackle on a
punt returned prevent a potential Adam
Jones touchdown.
- Punted five times for 237 yards (47.4
avg., 32.2 net) vs. Pittsburgh (11/4)...
Had one punt land inside the 20...Made a
touchdown saving tackle against Emmauel
Sanders in the fourth quarter.
- Punted six times for 287 yards, with a
long of 59, at Dallas (10/28).
- Punted three times for 120 yards, with
a long of 44 and one punt inside the 20 vs.
Washington (10/21).
- Punted four times for 199 yards, with a
long of 59, at San Francisco (10/14).
- Punted twice for 100 yards, with a long of
57 against the Browns (10/7).
- Punted five times for 222 yards (44.4
avg, 35.8 net) at Eagles (9/30)...Two landed
inside the 20-yard line...Had a long of 60.
- Punted two times for 76 yards with both
landing within the 20-yard line at Carolina
(9/20).
- Punted twice for 79 yards, with a long of
47 and one inside the 20, against Tampa Bay
(9/16).
- Had four punts for 201 yards (44.5 net
average per punt), one touchback, and one
punt inside the 20-yard line against the
Cowboys (9/5) in the season opener.
2012 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
- Punted three times for 116 yards vs. New
Orleans (12/9)...Had a long of 56 and all
three punts were inside the 20.