Bosher in 2016
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No. 5 Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
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Position: | Punter/Kickoff specialist | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Date of birth: | October 18, 1987 | ||||||||||
Place of birth: | Greenacres, Florida | ||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Jupiter (FL) | ||||||||||
College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2011 / Round: 6 / Pick: 192 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2016 | |||||||||||
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Punts: | 360 |
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Punting yards: | 16,549 |
Punting average: | 46.0 |
Inside 20: | 145 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Matt Bosher (born October 18, 1987) is an American football punter for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Falcons in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. Bosher played high school football at Jupiter High School in Jupiter, Florida. He played college football at the University of Miami.
Bosher played college football at the University of Miami from 2007 to 2010. He was the team's starting punter for four years, punting for nearly 10,000 yards for the Hurricanes. He averaged 44 yard per punt on 59 punts as a senior. He was also the team's starting placekicker from 2008 to 2010. In four years at Miami, Bosher scored 262 points. He was a first-team All-ACC player and set a Miami record in September 2010 by kicking his fourteenth consecutive field goal.
Bosher was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the sixth round (192nd overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. He was signed by the team on July 28.
On Sunday December 11, 2011, with averages of 47.8 yards (gross) and 46.0 (net) on six punts, ESPN Stats & Information selected Bosher as the punter of the day in the NFL.