Paul Ernster
| No. -- Free Agent | |
| Punter | |
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| Date of birth: January 26, 1982 | |
| Place of birth: Phoenix, Arizona | |
| Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Weight: 217 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Northern Arizona | |
| NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 7 / Pick: 239 | |
| Debuted in 2005 for the Denver Broncos | |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Paul T. Ernster (born January 26, 1982 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American football punter who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Northern Arizona.
Ernster has also been a member of the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers.
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[edit] Early years
Ernster attended Ironwood High School in Glendale, Arizona where he was a two-year letterman in both football and baseball. In football, he was an All-State kicker, won All-Region honors as a linebacker, kicker, and punter, and was a two-time special teams Most Valuable Player award winner, and was the Defensive MVP as a senior.
[edit] College career
Ernster attended Northern Arizona University, and was a kicker, until punting his senior year. As a senior punter, he led the NCAA Division I-AA level, and the nation in average yards per punt, averaging 47.8 yards per punt. During his career at Northern Arizona University, he was a three-time All-Big Sky Conference All-Academics selection, a consensus All-American punter pick as a senior, and he finished his college career with 213 points, which ranks third in school history. As a kicker, he made 39 out of 65 field goal attempts, and 96 out of 100 PATs attempted.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] Denver Broncos
Ernster was drafted by the Denver Broncos, serving as their punter for two years.
[edit] Detroit Lions
On April 11, 2008, Ernster was signed by the Detroit Lions. He was waived on July 29.
[edit] Pittsburgh Steelers
Ernster was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Steelers on July 29, 2008 after punter Daniel Sepulveda tore his ACL.[1][2] However, he was cut prior to the regular season.[3] He was re-signed by the Steelers on November 5 after the team released punter Mitch Berger.[4] The Steelers released Ernster and re-signed Berger on November 24 after Ernster turned in three below average performances, averaging just 31.3 yards a punt.
[edit] Career statistics
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| YEAR | TEAM | G | FGM | FGA | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | LNG | XPM | XPA | PTS |
| 2005 | DEN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | DEN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| YEAR | TEAM | G | ATT | AVG | LNG | YDS | BK | TB | TB% | IN20 | IN20% | RET | YDS | AVG | NET |
| 2006 | DEN | 3 | 17 | 44.6 | 61 | 759 | 0 | 2 | 11.8 | 4 | 23.5 | 9 | 104 | 11.6 | 38.5 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Steelers P Sepulveda out for season". NFL (Yahoo! Sports). 2008-07-29. http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=txsteelerssepulveda&prov=st&type=lgns. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ^ "Steelers New Punter "Excited" To Be In Pittsburgh". Steelers (KDKA). 2008-07-31. http://kdka.com/steelers/Steelers.punter.Ernster.2.784358.html. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ^ Dulac, Gerry (2008-08-31). "Reid, McBean among 22 cut from Steelers roster". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08244/908393-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ^ http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=nfl/news/news.aspx?id=4189288
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