Jeff Feagles

Jeff Feagles at the New York Giants Super Bowl champions parade in NYC.
No. 18     New York Giants
Punter
Personal information
Date of birth: March 7, 1966 (1966-03-07) (age 43)
Place of birth: Anaheim, California
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Weight: 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
College: University of Miami
Undrafted in 1988
Debuted in 1988 for the New England Patriots
Career history
As player: New England Patriots (1988-1989) Philadelphia Eagles (1990-1993) Arizona Cardinals (1994-1997) Seattle Seahawks (1998-2002) New York Giants (2003-present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
2× Pro Bowl selection (1995, 2008) Super Bowl champion (XLII) NFL records
Career NFL statistics as of week 2, 2009
Punts	1,655
Punt Yards	68,841
Punting Yard Average	41.6
Stats at NFL.com

Jeffrey Allan Feagles (born March 7, 1966 in Anaheim, California) is an American football punter for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 1988. He played college football at the University of Miami.

Feagles is known for using the "coffin corner" punt. He earned Pro Bowl selections in 1995 and 2008 and won a Super Bowl ring with the Giants in Super Bowl XLII. Feagles, along with John Carney, are the only players in the popular NES game Tecmo Super Bowl that are still active.

[edit] Early years

Feagles attended Gerard High School in Phoenix, Arizona and was a letterman in football, basketball, and baseball.

[edit] College career

Following a single season at Scottsdale Community College^[1], Feagles played college football at the University of Miami, joining the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity during his time as an undergraduate. He won a national championship with their 1987 team.

Feagles was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame at its 40th Annual Banquet on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at Miami's Jungle Island.

As a youngster, Jeff attended Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School in Scottsdale Arizona.

[edit] Professional career

2007 marked Feagles' 20th NFL season. Prior to his affiliation with the New York Giants, he played for the New England Patriots, the Philadelphia Eagles, the Arizona Cardinals and the Seattle Seahawks.

He was a member of the New York Giants in their Super Bowl XLII win over the New England Patriots on February 3, 2008; it was the first Super Bowl of his 20 year career. Feagles called 'tails' at the coin toss, with the coin tossed by Ronnie Lott landing in the Giants' favor paving the way for a 9:59 opening drive, the longest in Super Bowl history culminating with a 32 yard field goal by Lawrence Tynes. At 41 years, 10 months, 26 days of age, he is the oldest player to have played in a Super Bowl.^[2]

Prior to the start of Giants mini-camp in May, Jeff and his fellow teammates were invited by President Bush to the White House to honor their victory in Super Bowl XLII.^[3] Feagles earned his second career selection to the Pro Bowl in 2008. ^[4]

[edit] Records

On November 27, 2005, Feagles broke the NFL record for consecutive games played, with 283. The record was previously held by Minnesota Vikings lineman Jim Marshall who played from 1960 to 1979. His record continues, standing at 345^[5] through 9 games of the 2009 NFL season. He and Saints placekicker John Carney are the last remaining NFL players from the 1980s.

Through the second game of the 2009 NFL season, Feagles holds the following NFL records:

• Most consecutive games played, career: 345^[5] (streak still active)
• Most punts, career: 1,655^[5]
• Most punts inside the 20, career: 477^[5]
• Most punting yards, career: 68,841^[5]

[edit] Numbers

When Feagles signed with the Giants in 2003, he selected number 10 for the 2003 season. He wore #10 for the whole 2003 season. When the Giants drafted Quarterback Eli Manning, Manning wanted #10. He made a deal with Manning. If Feagles gave Manning #10, Manning would have to pay for Feagles' family vacation to Florida. Feagles switched to #17. Then, before the 2005 season, the Giants signed WR Plaxico Burress, who wanted Feagles current number, 17. He made a deal with Burress. The deal was if Burress paid for an outdoor kitchen Feagles was making, he could have number 17. Upon Plaxico Burress' departure from the Giants, Feagles took back the number 17. However, Feagles once again switched back to #18 for the start of the season once WR Hakeem Nicks switched from #18 to #88, after Michael Matthews was traded to the New England Patriots.

[edit] Personal

He is married to wife Michelle. They have four sons: Christopher (nicknamed C.J.), Blake, Trevor and Zachary. Christopher is a punter for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill football team. ^[6] He currently resides in Ridgewood, NJ.

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.giants.com/team/player18.html
2. ^ [1]
3. ^ Office of the Press Secretary (April 30, 2008). "President Bush Welcomes Super Bowl XLII Champion New York Giants to White House". The White House. http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2008/04/20080430-6.html. Retrieved 2008-04-30. 
4. ^ http://www.giants.com/news/headlines/story.asp?story_id=33269
5. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Jeff Feagle's stat page". NFL.com. http://www.nfl.com/players/jefffeagles/profile?id=FEA207645. Retrieved 2009-11-19. 
6. ^ http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/feagles_cj00.html

[edit] External links

• New England Patriots bio
• New York Giants bio