Jeffrey Allan Feagles(born March 7, 1966) is an American former professionalfootballplayer who was apunterfor 22 seasons in theNational Football League(NFL). He playedcollege footballfor theMiami Hurricanes.He was originally signed by theNew England Patriotsas anundrafted free agentin 1988, and retired in 2010 after last playing for theNew York Giants.
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| Position: | Punter | ||||||||||
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| Born: | March 7, 1966 Anaheim, California,U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Gerard Catholic(Phoenix, Arizona) | ||||||||||
| College: | Miami (FL)(1985–1987) | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1988 | ||||||||||
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Feagles is known for using the "coffin corner"punt. He earnedPro Bowlselections in1995and2008and won aSuper Bowl ringwith the Giants inSuper Bowl XLIIover the Patriots. In his 22-season career, Feagles never missed a game, a record amongstspecial teamsplayers.
College career
editFeagles attended Gerard High School in Phoenix, Arizona and was alettermanin football, basketball, and baseball.[1][2]Following a single season atScottsdale Community College,[3]Feagles playedcollege footballat theUniversity of Miami.He joined thePi Kappa AlphaFraternityduring his time as anundergraduate.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'sJungle Island.[2]
Professional career
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In the summer of 2004, during Feagles' second season with the New York Giants, he offered newly drafted quarterbackEli Manninghis #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 receiverPlaxico Burresswanted 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 theNew England Patriots,thePhiladelphia Eagles,theArizona Cardinalsand theSeattle Seahawks.
He was a member of theNew York Giantsin theirSuper Bowl XLIIwin over theNew England Patriotson 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 Stoverbroke the record in 2010.[5]
Feagles earned his second career selection to thePro Bowlin 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; onlyMorten Andersen,Adam Vinatieri,andGary Andersonhave played in more games than he.[7]Due to his appearance in his final career game on January 3, 2010 (against theMinnesota Vikings), Feagles became the second-ever player professional football player (behindGeorge Blanda) to have played in four different decades. Feagles' former teammateJohn Carneyjoined him in the four-decade club in the 2010 NFL season.
NFL career statistics
edit| Legend | |
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| Won theSuper Bowl | |
| Led the league | |
| NFL record | |
| Bold | Career high |
- Regular season
| General | Punting | |||||||||
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| 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
editOn November 27, 2005, Feagles broke theNFL record for consecutive gamesplayed, with 283. The record was previously held byMinnesota Vikingsdefensive endJim Marshallwho played from 1960 to 1979. His record stands at 352.[8]
Feagles holds the following NFL records:
- Most consecutive games played, career: 352[8]
- Most punts, career: 1,713[8]
- Most punts inside the 20, career: 497[8]
- Most punting yards, career:71,211[8]
Personal life
editFeagles is married to Michelle. They have four sons: Christopher (nicknamed C.J.), Blake, Trevor, and Zachary. Christopher was a punter for theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hillfootball team and played in the US Army high-school All-American game in 2008.[9]Blake played wide receiver forUConnin 2013 and 2014.[10]Zach is currently a punter atRutgers Universityand won the starting job as a freshman in 2017.[11]Trevor did not pursue collegiate football, but currently attendsLoyola University Maryland.[12]
Feagles currently resides inRidgewood, New Jerseywhere 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 theNESclassic video game,Tecmo Super Bowl.[13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^Branch, John (January 29, 2008)."Feagles's Roundabout Route to the Super Bowl".The New York Times.Archived fromthe originalon September 5, 2014.RetrievedSeptember 5,2014.
- ^abc"University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame Inductee: Jeff Feagles".University of Miami. Archived fromthe originalon October 19, 2014.RetrievedSeptember 5,2014.
- ^[1]ArchivedFebruary 6, 2008, at theWayback Machine
- ^"Jersey numbers never as easy as 1-2-3".thestar.Toronto Star. May 11, 2011.RetrievedMay 16,2011.
- ^"Colts placekicker Stover, 42, boots FG to become oldest player to score in Super Bowl".Allvoices. Archived fromthe originalon October 4, 2013.RetrievedOctober 3,2013.
- ^ab"New York Giants punter Jeff Feagles to retire after 22 seasons - ESPN New York".ESPN.April 28, 2010.RetrievedOctober 3,2013.
- ^ab"Jeff Feagles NFL Football Statistics".Pro-Football-Reference. March 7, 1966.RetrievedOctober 3,2013.
- ^abcde"Jeff Feagles' stats page".NFL.RetrievedJanuary 31,2010.
- ^[2]ArchivedAugust 27, 2009, at theWayback Machine
- ^"UConn Huskies: Blake Feagles Bio".UConnHuskies.Archived fromthe originalon July 2, 2018.RetrievedJuly 1,2018.
- ^"UM football finally releases depth chart. Look who's starting".Miami Herald.RetrievedSeptember 29,2017.
- ^"Cooper ready for punter's role".northjerseh.RetrievedJuly 1,2018.
- ^"The Official End of the Tecmo Super Bowl Era".NBC New York.RetrievedOctober 7,2016.