Berger in 2009.
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Position: | Punter | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | June 24, 1972 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Kamloops, British Columbia | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 228 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||
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College: | Colorado | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1994 / Round: 6 / Pick: 193 | ||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Punts: | 847 |
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Punt Yards: | 36,363 |
Punting Yard Average: | 42.9 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Mitchell Shannon Berger (born June 24, 1972) is a Canadian former American football punter. He played college football at Colorado and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 1994 NFL Draft.
Berger has also been a member of the Cincinnati Bengals, Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers and Denver Broncos. He won Super Bowl XLIII with the Steelers against the Cardinals.
Berger attended North Delta Senior Secondary School in Delta, British Columbia and was a letterman in football and basketball. In football, as a senior, he won All-Provincial honours as both, a kicker and as a punter, and was also the team's starting quarterback. In basketball, he won All-Provincial honours. Mitch Berger graduated from North Delta Secondary School in 1990.
Berger attended Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas and won honourable mention All-American honours as a sophomore. He finished his college career by transferring to the University of Colorado.