Mitch Berger
 Mitch Berger at a game in Denver in November, 2009. |
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| Punter, Holder | |||||||||
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Personal information
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| Date of birth: June 24, 1972 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Kamloops, British Columbia | |||||||||
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Career information
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| College: Colorado | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 1994 / Round: 6 / Pick: 193 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 1994 for the Philadelphia Eagles | |||||||||
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Career history
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| Roster status: Unrestricted Free Agent | |||||||||
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Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics as of 2009
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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.
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Early years [edit]
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 [edit]
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 the University of Colorado.
Professional career [edit]
Philadelphia Eagles [edit]
Berger was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 1994 NFL Draft.
Minnesota Vikings [edit]
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.[1]
Pittsburgh Steelers [edit]
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.[2] After experiencing hamstring problems, Berger was released by the Steelers on November 5 and the team re-signed Ernster.[3] 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 [edit]
Berger signed with the Denver Broncos on October 26, 2009, after they waived Brett Kern. He was released after the 2009 season.
Personal life [edit]
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.[4] He appeared on Millionaire Matchmaker on March 12, 2013 and is now engaged to Bambi.
References [edit]
- ^ New Punter Has Hold On Job
- ^ Brown, Scott (2008-08-10). "Steelers' Hampton practicing". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- ^ http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=nfl/news/news.aspx?id=4189288
- ^ NFL Journeyman Berger Eyes Super Bowl, Winter Olympics Yahoo Sports, January 29, 2009
External links [edit]
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- American football punters
- Arizona Cardinals players
- Canadian expatriate American football people in the United States
- Canadian players of American football
- Chicago Bears players
- Cincinnati Bengals players
- Colorado Buffaloes football players
- Denver Broncos players
- Green Bay Packers players
- Indianapolis Colts players
- Minnesota Vikings players
- National Conference Pro Bowl players
- New Orleans Saints players
- People from Delta, British Columbia
- People from Kamloops
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- Sportspeople from British Columbia
- St. Louis Rams players
- Tyler Apaches football players
