Scott Player

**Scott Player**
	No. -- Free Agent
	Punter
Personal information
	Date of birth: December 17, 1969 (age 42)
	Place of birth: St. Augustine, Florida
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Weight: 211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
	College: Florida State
	Undrafted in 1993
	Debuted in 1998 for the Arizona Cardinals
Career history
	Birmingham Barracudas (1995); Arizona Cardinals (1996); New York Giants (1997); New York Jets (1997); Arizona Cardinals (1998–2006); Cleveland Browns (2007); New England Patriots (2008); New York Sentinels (2009); *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	Pro Bowl selection (2000); All-Pro selection (2000);
Punts	727
average	43.1
In 20	185
Stats at NFL.com

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Scott Darwin Player (born December 17, 1969 in St. Augustine, Florida) is an American football punter who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Birmingham Barracudas as a street free agent in 1995. He played college football at Florida State.

Player has also been a member of the New York Giants, New York Jets, Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots and New York Sentinels. He was a Pro Bowl alternate with the Cardinals in 1999 and a Pro Bowl selection in 2000.

[edit] Professional career

He has played ten years in the NFL, nine of which were with the Cardinals and a portion of one with the Cleveland Browns, He also played in the Canadian Football League and in NFL Europa with the Frankfurt Galaxy. Player was the last NFL player wearing a one-bar face mask, which was restricted by the league in 2004. His face mask is covered under a grandfather clause.

Player played for the Cardinals between 1998 and 2006, earning a Pro Bowl selection in 2000. The Cardinals released him on August 29, 2007.

On September 18, 2007 Player was signed by the Cleveland Browns after Dave Zastudil was injured. On October 8, 2007 the Browns released him.^[1]

On April 18, 2008 Player was signed by the New England Patriots to compete with incumbent Chris Hanson. He was released on June 12, 2008.

Player was signed by the New York Sentinels in 2009.

Personal information
No. -- Free Agent
Punter
Date of birth: December 17, 1969 (1969-12-17) (age 42)
Place of birth: St. Augustine, Florida
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Weight: 211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
College: Florida State
Undrafted in 1993
Debuted in 1998 for the Arizona Cardinals



Career history
Birmingham Barracudas (1995) Arizona Cardinals (1996)* New York Giants (1997)* New York Jets (1997)* Arizona Cardinals (1998–2006) Cleveland Browns (2007) New England Patriots (2008)* New York Sentinels (2009) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowl selection (2000) All-Pro selection (2000)
Punts	727
average	43.1
In 20	185
Stats at NFL.com