Matthew Darr(born July 2, 1992) is an American former professionalfootballplayer who was apunterin theNational Football League(NFL). He was signed by theMiami Dolphinsas anundrafted free agentin 2015. He playedcollege footballfor theTennessee Volunteers.
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| Position: | Punter | ||||||||
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| Born: | July 2, 1992 Bakersfield, California,U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 217 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Frontier(Bakersfield) | ||||||||
| College: | Tennessee | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||||
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College career
editDarr spent five seasons atTennesseefrom 2010 to 2014 under head coachesDerek DooleyandButch Jones.[1][2]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
216 lb (98 kg) |
31+1⁄4in (0.79 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) |
21 reps | ||||||||
| All values fromPro Day[3] | ||||||||||||
Miami Dolphins
editDarr signed with theMiami Dolphinson May 2, 2015.[4]He won the punting competition over veteran punterBrandon Fields.[5]He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.[6]
On September 2, 2017, Darr was waived by the Dolphins.[7]
Buffalo Bills
editOn November 27, 2018, Darr signed with theBuffalo Bills.[8]
New York Jets
editOn May 20, 2019, Darr signed with theNew York Jets.[9]He was released on August 31, 2019.[10]
NFL career statistics
edit| General | Punting | |||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | Punts | Yards | Y/P | Net | In20 | TB | ||
| 2015 | MIA | 16 | 92 | 4,380 | 47.6 | 39.7 | 70 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | MIA | 16 | 90 | 3,991 | 44.3 | 39.9 | 66 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | BUF | 5 | 20 | 809 | 40.5 | 36.3 | 55 | 0 | ||
| Career | 37 | 202 | 9,180 | 45.4 | 39.5 | 70 | 0 | |||
References
edit- ^"Matt Darr - Football".University of Tennessee Athletics.RetrievedFebruary 12,2024.
- ^"Matt Darr College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits".College Football at Sports-Reference.com.RetrievedFebruary 12,2024.
- ^"Matt Darr, Tennessee, P, 2015 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football".draftscout.com.RetrievedDecember 9,2021.
- ^Ragan, Zach (May 2, 2015)."Matt Darr Signs With Miami Dolphins".All For Tennessee.Fansided.RetrievedFebruary 12,2024.
- ^"Undrafted rookie Darr ousts veteran Fields as Dolphins punter".FOX Sports.September 1, 2015.RetrievedFebruary 12,2024.
- ^"2015 NFL All-Rookie Team".Pro-Football-Reference.com.RetrievedAugust 3,2024.
- ^"Dolphins Make Roster Moves".MiamiDolphins.com.September 2, 2017. Archived fromthe originalon June 20, 2018.
- ^Brown, Chris (November 27, 2018)."Bills sign punter Matt Darr".BuffaloBills.com.RetrievedFebruary 12,2024.
- ^Allen, Eric (May 20, 2019)."Jets Sign Veteran Punter Matt Darr".NewYorkJets.com.RetrievedFebruary 12,2024.
- ^Lange, Randy (August 31, 2019)."Jets Announce 38 Moves to Get Down to 53-Man Roster".NewYorkJets.com.RetrievedFebruary 12,2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics fromPro Football Reference
- Tennessee Volunteers bio