Mitch Berger

Mitchell Shannon Berger (born June 24, 1972) is a Canadian former professional football punter. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He played college football at Colorado.

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, and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Berger last played professional football in 2009.

Early years
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 honors as both, a kicker and as a punter, and was also the team's starting quarterback. In basketball, he won All-Provincial Honors. Mitch Berger graduated from North Delta Secondary School in 1990.

College career
Berger attended Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas and won honorable mention All-American honors as a sophomore. He finished his college career by transferring to Colorado.

Philadelphia Eagles
Berger was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 1994 NFL Draft.

Minnesota Vikings
Perhaps Berger's best seasons came as a member of the Minnesota Vikings in the late 1990s. He was most noted for his booming kickoffs, which often sailed into the end zone for touchbacks; afterwards, he would take a bite of his Snickers bar that he kept in his spare shoe on the sideline.

Pittsburgh Steelers
Berger was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers after an injury to punter Daniel Sepulveda to compete with signing Paul Ernster. Berger won the job as Paul Ernster was released on August 30 during final cuts. After experiencing hamstring problems, Berger was released by the Steelers on November 5 and the team re-signed Ernster. Following three poor performances by Ernster, Berger was re-signed by the Steelers on November 24. Berger has developed into a great tackling punter, as he had 5 tackles in the 2008 season. He has two key touchdown saving tackles.

Berger won his first Super Bowl with the Steelers at Super Bowl XLIII, he had three punts for a 46.3 of average and one inside the 20 yard-line at the game.

Denver Broncos
Berger signed with the Denver Broncos on October 26, 2009, after they waived Brett Kern. He was released after the 2009 season.

Personal life
Berger owns a set of nightclubs and restaurants in his hometown of Vancouver, most notably Players Chophouse in the Downtown area and Whistler, British Columbia.