Kyle Richardson Explained

Position:Punter
Number:5, 10
Birth Date:2 March 1973
Birth Place:Farmington, Missouri, U.S.
Undraftedyear:1996
College:Arkansas State
Teams:
Statlabel1:Punts
Statvalue1:572
Statlabel2:Punting yards
Statvalue2:23,489
Statlabel3:Punting average
Statvalue3:41.1
Pfr:R/RichKy20
Highlights:

Kyle Davis Richardson (born March 2, 1973) is a former National Football League (NFL) punter. He played college football at Arkansas State University and went on to have a ten-year professional career. He played for the Rhein Fire in NFL Europe in 1996, the Miami Dolphins and Seattle Seahawks in 1997, the Baltimore Ravens from 1998 to 2001, the Minnesota Vikings in 2002, the Cincinnati Bengals from 2003 to 2004, and the Cleveland Browns in 2005. With the Ravens, he won Super Bowl XXXV over the New York Giants.

High school and college

Richardson attended high school at Farmington Senior High School. During his time at Farmington, he played football, basketball, and track. In his high school football career, Richardson played the positions of defensive back, punter, placekicker, and wide receiver, and was a three-year starter and All-conference/All-region member of the football team those three years.[1]

NFL career

Richardson was a member of the Baltimore Ravens team that won Super Bowl XXXV. He, along with New York Giants punter Brad Maynard, hold the record for most punts (both teams) in a Super Bowl with 21 punts. Maynard holds the individual record with 11 punts (38.4 yd/avg) and Richardson is second with 10 punts (43.0 yd/avg.).[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Journal of the Senate. Missouri State Senate. February 12, 2001. 2009-04-30. 2015-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924100317/http://www.senate.mo.gov/01info/journals/DAY23.htm. dead.
  2. "http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/records/superbowls/team/punting." NFL.COM stats. Retrieved on Sept. 21, 2011.