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Position: | Punter | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | August 23, 1984 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | West Point, New York | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 233 lb (106 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Springfield (VA) West | ||||||||
College: | Penn State | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2007 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Punts: | 140 |
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Punting Yard Average: | 43.2 |
Net Punting Average: | 35.4 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Jeremy D. Kapinos (born August 23, 1984) is a former American football punter. He was first signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Penn State.
Kapinos also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts.
Born an Army brat, Kapinos moved from city to city before his family settled in Springfield, Virginia. He was named All-Met while at West Springfield High School (Virginia), in Springfield, Virginia, where his coach was former Green Bay Packers punter Bill Renner.
Kapinos was a Ray Guy Award finalist and a third-team All-America selection by the Associated Press while playing college football at Penn State University. He is the Nittany Lions' all-time leader in punting yardage.
Kapinos signed as an undrafted free agent with the New York Jets following the 2007 NFL draft on July 2 but was released during the preseason on August 2. On November 27, Kapinos was re-signed to the Jets' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 22 when wide receiver Laveranues Coles was placed on injured reserve. He saw his first regular season action that week against the Titans, punting five times for 208 yards, including two punts inside the 20. Kapinos was then placed on the inactive list for the last game of the season.