Steve Weatherford - #9 - P - Illinois - Profile

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

◊ A fourth-year punter who has played in 46 games in three seasons with the JAC, KC, and NO.

◊ Career totals include 199 punts for 8,647 yards with 43.5-yard average (36.4 net) with 47 inside-the-20 and 24 touchbacks

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

◊ 9/7/09, NYJ, Signed, FA

◊ 9/5/09, JAC, Released

◊ 11/25/08, JAC,Signed, FA

◊ 11/4/08, KC, Waived

◊ 10/22/08, KC, Claimed off waivers

◊ 10/20/08, NO, Waived

◊ 5/16/06, NO, Signed, Undrafted FA

SEASON BY SEASON REVIEW

2008 (NO/KC/JAC): Handled punting duties for three different teams with action in seven games for NO, two games for KC and the final five games with JAC … Finished season with 59 punts for 2,521 yards with a 42.7-yard average (34.1 net) … Booted 26 punts for 1,094 yards with 42.1-yard average (34.2 net) with five inside the 20 and three touchbacks for NO with two special teams stops before he was waived by NO, 10/20 … Punted 12 times for 512 yards with 42.7-yard average (27.8 net) with one inside the 20 and four touchbacks with KC before he was waived 11/4 …Joined JAC, 11/25, and played in five games, punting 21 times for 915 yards with 43.6-yard average (37.7 net). SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (12/28 at BAL)…Finished the season with four punts for a 46.5-yard average (41.5 net) with a long of 57. (12/14 vs. GB)…Recorded 49.5-yard average (38.3 net) on four punts. (12/1 at HOU)…Saw first action for JAC and punted three times for a 40.3-yard average (31.0 net). Had two onsides kickoff attempts. (12/7 at CHI)…Had seven punts for a 40.1-yard average (37.0 net) with a long of 47.

2007 (NO): Punted 63 times for 2,757 yards with 43.8-yard average (37.2 net) with 20 inside-the-20…Also had one rush for five yards and one special teams tackle.

2006 (NO): Handled the punting duties in all 16 games, tallying 77 punts for 3,369 yards with 43.8-yard average (37.5 net) with 19 inside-the-20… Also had one special teams tackle. POSTSEASON: (1/21 at CHI)…Punted five times for 194 yards with 38.8-yard average (30.0 net) with one inside the 20 in the NFC Championship Game. (1/13 vs. PHI)Tallied three punts for a 40.3-yard average (36.0 net) with one inside the 20 in NFC Divisional Playoff Game on.

BEFORE THE NFL

◊ Punted 193 times for 8,402 yards with a career average of 43.5, which was the highest mark in Illinois history.

◊ Earned All-Big 10 honors as a junior in 2004 after tallying 57 punts for a 45.4 gross average with 23 inside the 20.

◊ Was a prep standout at Terre Haute HS.

OFF THE FIELD

◊ Majored in kinesiology at Illinois.

◊ Married to Laura and has one son, Ace.

◊ Competed in the heptathlon in track in high school.

◊ Full name is Steven Thomas Weatherford