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Shane Lechler, who ranks second to Feagles in both total punts and punting yards, is the NFL's all-time leader in yards per punt (47.6). [5] Lechler is also the only punter to lead two different franchises (the Las Vegas Raiders and Houston Texans) in career punting yards.
[2] [3] Feagles is the only punter to eclipse 1,500 career punts; a total of 24 players have reached 1,000 punts during their career. Feagles set the career record for total punts while playing for the New York Giants in 2005 , when he recorded his 1,368th, surpassing Sean Landeta . [ 4 ]
An eight-time All-Pro, Guy is widely considered to be the greatest punter of all time. [ 4 ] With his induction to the Hall of Fame on August 2, 2014, he became the first pure punter to be so honored.
Guy is almost unanimously seen as the greatest punter of all time. That's a special legacy. Raiders Hall of Fame punter Ray Guy died at age 72. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Punters have a unique place in the NFL, yet many can have long careers in which they can make millions of dollars. ... 10. Thomas Morstead, New York Jets: $2.6 million (2 years, $5.1 million) ...
Regarded as one of the greatest punters in NFL history, [2] Lechler was named an All-Pro nine times during his career, and made seven Pro Bowls. He led the league in punting average five times and was the NFL's all-time leader in career punting average for nearly two decades. [3]
Sammy Baugh was a 5-time league leader in yards per punt, which is still the most in NFL history, with only one other player ever reaching four seasons leading in yards per punt. His record for yards per punt for a season of 51.4 lasted 82 years. In 1963, Yale Lary became the second player to lead the league yards per punt for a third time.
For his efforts, Dickson was voted into the 2019 Pro Bowl, the first rookie punter to participate since Dale Hatcher in 1985. [30] Dickson was also named as a first-team All-Pro. [31] He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team. [32] In the 2019 season, Dickson had 74 punts for 3,341 yards, an average of 45.2 yards per punt. [33]