Tress Way
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Way with the Washington Redskins in 2014
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| No. 5 Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Punter | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Date of birth: | April 18, 1990 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Tulsa (OK) Union | ||||||||||
| College: | Oklahoma | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2015 | |||||||||||
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| Punts: | 147 |
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| Punting yards: | 6,883 |
| Punting average: | 46.8 |
| Inside 20: | 43 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Tressler William "Tress" Way (born April 18, 1990) is an American football punter for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2013.
Born Tressler William Way in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Way attended Union High School in Tulsa and graduated in 2008.
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Way attended the University of Oklahoma and redshirted his freshman season with the Oklahoma Sooners football team. He then played in 53 games from the 2009 to 2012 seasons. Way averaged 44.0 yards per punt with a career long of 85. Of Way's 250 punts, 91 went inside the 20, 71 were for 50 or more yards, and 36 were touchbacks. Way completed his bachelor's degree at Oklahoma in interdisciplinary studies in December 2012.
The Chicago Bears signed Way as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2013. He was brought in to challenge veteran Adam Podlesh. The Bears waived him on August 25, 2013.
He re-signed with the Bears for the 2014 offseason, but he was waived again after losing out to rookie Pat O'Donnell on August 18, 2014.
The Washington Redskins claimed Way off waivers on August 20, 2014. In his first preseason game with the team, he recorded an average of 45.3 yards off of four punts. He became their starting punter for the 2014 season following the release of Robert Malone. For the 2014 season, Way led the NFL in gross punting average with 47.5 yards.
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