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| Position: | Punter | ||||||||||
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| Born: | October 6, 1988 Camarillo, California | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Camarillo (CA) | ||||||||||
| College: | California | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2012 / Round: 3 / Pick: 70 | ||||||||||
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Bryan Corey Anger (born October 6, 1988) is an American football punter who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at California.
College career[]
Anger attended and played college football at California.[1] In four years with the Golden Bears, he totaled 255 punts for 11,094 net yards for a 43.5 average.[2]
Collegiate statistics[]
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| Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Punts | Yds | Avg |
| 2008 | California | Pac-10 | FR | P | 13 | 71 | 3,063 | 43.1 |
| 2009 | California | Pac-10 | SO | P | 13 | 69 | 2,861 | 41.5 |
| 2010 | California | Pac-10 | JR | P | 12 | 62 | 2,825 | 45.6 |
| 2011 | California | Pac-12 | SR | P | 13 | 53 | 2,345 | 44.2 |
| Career | California | 255 | 11,094 | 43.5 | ||||
Professional career[]
Jacksonville Jaguars[]
Anger was selected in the third round, 70th overall, in the 2012 NFL Draft, becoming the highest drafted punter since Todd Sauerbrun was drafted 56th overall in 1995,[3][4][5] and the first punter drafted by the Jaguars since 2007. A day later on April 29, the Jaguars cut punters Nick Harris and Spencer Lanning. Like Anger, Harris also played collegiately at California.[6]
Following his rookie year, he was named to All-Rookie teams by CBS Sports, ESPN, Pro Football Weekly and many other media outlets.[7][8][9] Anger also received a vote for the 2012 All-Pro Team as voted on by the Associated Press.[10]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers[]
On March 22, 2016, Anger signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[11] Anger won the starting punting job after the team released Jake Schum.
On December 31, 2016, Anger signed a five-year, $17 million contract extension with the Buccaneers through the 2021 season.[12][13] In the 2018 season, Anger had 57 punts for 2,567 for a 45.04 average.[14]
On March 13, 2019, Anger was released by the Buccaneers.[15]
Houston Texans[]
On July 23, 2019, Anger signed with the Houston Texans. [16] On August 30, 2019, Anger was released. [17]
Personal life[]
Shortly after Anger was selected by the Jaguars, NFL Network host Rich Eisen exclaimed that "Punters are people too!". Eisen had Anger as a guest on his podcast and presented him with a shirt containing that exclamation.[18] Nevertheless, the Jaguars have received much criticism from fans and football experts for drafting a punter ahead of future Super Bowl winning quarterback Russell Wilson, although the Jaguars publicly said that they never considered drafting Wilson due to having 2011 first-round pick Blaine Gabbert.[19][20]
Due to his powerful leg, Anger's Jacksonville teammates gave him the nickname Banger.[21]
References[]
- ↑ "Bryan Anger College Stats" (in en). https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/bryan-anger-1.html.
- ↑ "Bryan Anger Career Game Log" (in en). https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/bryan-anger-1/gamelog/.
- ↑ "Jaguars pick punter – in third round of NFL draft". NFL.com. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d828b0c03/article/jaguars-pick-punter-in-third-round-of-nfl-draft. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Jaguars take punter Bryan Anger in third round". Jacksonville.com. April 27, 2012. http://jacksonville.com/sports/football/jaguars/2012-04-27/story/jaguars-take-punter-bryan-anger-third-round. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Jaguars make Cal's Anger highest drafted punter since 1995 - NFL - CBSSports.com - NFLDraftScout.com". CBSSports.com. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/story/18866735/jaguars-make-cals-anger-highest-drafted-punter-since-1995. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Jacksonville Jaguars' punting job is all Bryan Anger's". NFL.com. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d828bcf19/article/jacksonville-jaguars-punting-job-is-all-bryan-angers?module=HP11_headline_stack. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ↑ "PFW/PFWA 2012 All-Rookie team". Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130117101937/http://www.profootballweekly.com/2013/01/10/pfwpfwa-2012-all-rookie-team. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
- ↑ "Andrew Luck, Matt Kalil, Luke Kuechly among top rookies in 2012 – NFL". Insider.espn.go.com. http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8802737/andrew-luck-matt-kalil-luke-kuechly-top-rookies-2012-nfl. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ↑ Katzowitz, Josh. "Grading the rookies: All-rookie team". CBSSports.com. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/eye-on-football/21474828/grading-the-rookies-all-rookie-team. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ↑ "All-Pro Team headlined by Adrian Peterson, J.J. Watt". NFL.com. January 12, 2013. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000125147/article/allpro-adrian-peterson-jj-watt-headline-teams. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Bucs Agree to Terms with P Bryan Anger". https://www.buccaneers.com/news/bucs-agree-to-terms-with-p-bryan-anger-16955048.
- ↑ "Anger Signs Multi-Year Contract Extension". December 31, 2016. https://www.buccaneers.com/news/anger-signs-multi-year-contract-extension-18366163.
- ↑ Bergman, Jeremy (December 31, 2016). "Bucs sign punter Bryan Anger to 5-year extension". http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000766501/article/bucs-sign-punter-bryan-anger-to-5year-extension?campaign=Twitter_atn.
- ↑ "Bryan Anger 2018 Game Log" (in en). https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AngeBr00.htm.
- ↑ Smith, Scott (March 13, 2019). "Bucs Release Punter Bryan Anger". https://www.buccaneers.com/news/bucs-release-punter-bryan-anger.
- ↑ Wilson, Aaron (July 23, 2019). "Texans sign punter Bryan Anger, cut Drew Lewis". https://www.chron.com/sports/texans/article/Texans-sign-punter-Bryan-Anger-cut-Drew-Lewis-14117686.php.
- ↑ "Texans roster cuts: Bryan Anger, Javier Edwards, Josh Ferguson". August 30, 2019. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/article/Texans-roster-cut-Anger-Edwards-Ferguson-President-14402151.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral.
- ↑ "PUNTERS ARE PEOPLE TOO!! – from The Rich Eisen Podcast «Rich Eisen – NFL Network Rich Eisen – NFL Network". Richeisen.nfl.com. http://richeisen.nfl.com/punters-are-people-too-exclusive-t-shirts/. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Jaguars never considered drafting Russell Wilson". SBNation.com. April 14, 2013. https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2013/4/14/4223270/russell-wilson-nfl-draft-jaguars. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ↑ "The Jacksonville Jaguars summed up in one sign | For The Win". Ftw.usatoday.com. September 23, 2013. http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/09/jacksonville-jaguars-sign/. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Jacksonville Jaguars tweets | GM Dave Caldwell said the team doesnt know if suspended WR Justin Blackmon has applied for reinstatement". Sportadore.com. December 28, 2014. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. https://archive.is/20130202170745/http://sportadore.com/NFL/AFCSouth/Jacksonville-Jaguars/Tweets/2-123. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
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