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{{Short description|American football punter}}
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| college = [[Pittsburg State Gorillas football|Pittsburg State]] (1995–1998)
|undraftedyear=1999
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* [[Seattle Seahawks]] ({{NFL Year|1999}}–{{NFL Year|2000}})*
* [[Seattle Seahawks]] ({{NFL Year|1999|2000}})*
* [[Berlin Thunder]] ([[2000 NFL Europe season|2000]]–[[2001 NFL Europe season|2001]])
* [[Berlin Thunder]] ([[2000 NFL Europe season|2000]]–[[2001 NFL Europe season|2001]])
* [[Buffalo Bills]] ({{NFL Year|2001}}–{{NFL Year|2012}})
* [[Buffalo Bills]] ({{NFL Year|2001|2012}})
* [[Dallas Cowboys]] ({{NFL Year|2012}})
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* [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] ({{NFL Year|2013}})*
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* [[World Bowl]] champion ([[World Bowl IX|IX]])
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* 2× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[2006 Pro Bowl|2005]], [[2007 Pro Bowl|2006]])
* 2× First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[2005 All-Pro Team|2005]], [[2006 All-Pro Team|2006]])
* 2× First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[2005 All-Pro Team|2005]], [[2006 All-Pro Team|2006]])
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* 2× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[2006 Pro Bowl|2005]], [[2007 Pro Bowl|2006]])
* Bills record for longest punt (84 yards, 2002)
* [[National Football League 2000s All-Decade Team|NFL 2000s All-Decade Team]]
* [[NFL 2000s All-Decade Team]]
* [[Buffalo Bills|Buffalo Bills 50th Anniversary Team]]
* [[Buffalo Bills#50th Anniversary Team|Buffalo Bills 50th Anniversary Team]]
* 2× First-team DII [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] (1997, 1998)
* [[World Bowl IX]] Champion
* [[Kansas Sports Hall of Fame]] (2015)
* [[Kansas Sports Hall of Fame]]
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'''Brian Donald Moorman''' (born February 5, 1976) is a former [[American football]] [[punter (football position)|punter]]. He played [[college football]] for [[Pittsburg State University]], and was signed by the [[Seattle Seahawks]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] in 1999 and played for the [[Buffalo Bills]] from 2001 to 2012, to which he returned after a one-year absence in 2013. He also played for the [[Dallas Cowboys]] in 2012. Moorman is a two-time [[Pro Bowl]] selection and was voted into the Buffalo Bills' 50th Anniversary Team. He is the founder of the [http://www.puntfoundation.org/ P.U.N.T. Foundation] which supports children in Western New York who face life-threatening illnesses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.puntfoundation.org/about|title=About {{!}} Brian Moorman's PUNT Foundation|website=www.puntfoundation.org|access-date=May 25, 2016}}</ref>
'''Brian Donald Moorman''' (born February 5, 1976) is an American former [[American football|football]] [[Punter (gridiron football)|punter]] who played in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[Pittsburg State Gorillas football|Pittsburg State Gorillas]], and was signed by the [[Seattle Seahawks]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] after the [[1999 NFL draft]].

He played for the [[Buffalo Bills]] from 2001 to 2012, to which he returned after a one-year absence in 2013. He also played for the [[Dallas Cowboys]] in 2012, and was a member of the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] during the offseason prior to 2013, but was waived during the preseason. Moorman is a two-time [[Pro Bowl]] selection and was voted to the [[Buffalo Bills#50th Anniversary Team|Buffalo Bills 50th Anniversary Team]] and the [[NFL 2000s All-Decade Team]].

He is the founder of the P.U.N.T. Foundation, which supports children in [[Western New York]] who face life-threatening illnesses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.puntfoundation.org/about|title=About {{!}} Brian Moorman's PUNT Foundation|website=www.puntfoundation.org|access-date=May 25, 2016}}</ref>


== Early years ==
== Early years ==
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===Track and field===
===Track and field===
Moorman earned All-America honors on 10 occasions, including three straight NCAA Division II national championships in the 400 meter hurdles (1997–99). He also claimed eight conference individual event titles. Moorman also still holds the Pittsburg State University school record in the 110 meter hurdles (13.81) and ranks second all-time at PSU in the 400m hurdles (49.77).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pittstate.edu/press-media/detail.dot?id=100376 |title=Seven Inductees Selected for PSU Athletics Hall of Fame - Pittsburg State University |publisher=Pittstate.edu |date=June 17, 2009 |access-date=September 27, 2012}}</ref>
Moorman earned All-America honors on 10 occasions, including three straight NCAA Division II national championships in the 400 meter hurdles (1997–99). He also claimed eight conference individual event titles. Moorman also still ranks second all-time at PSU in the 400m hurdles (49.77).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pittstate.edu/press-media/detail.dot?id=100376 |title=Seven Inductees Selected for PSU Athletics Hall of Fame - Pittsburg State University |publisher=Pittstate.edu |date=June 17, 2009 |access-date=September 27, 2012}}</ref>


====Personal bests====
====Personal bests====
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[[File:Brian Moorman, October 2009.jpg|thumb|275px|Moorman with the Bills in 2009.]]
[[File:Brian Moorman, October 2009.jpg|thumb|275px|Moorman with the Bills in 2009.]]
Moorman signed with the [[Buffalo Bills]] as a [[free agent]] during the summer of 2001.
Moorman signed with the [[Buffalo Bills]] as a [[free agent]] during the summer of 2001.

Moorman was named to the starting squad of the 2006 Pro Bowl for the second consecutive year. Moorman also made the 2007 Pro Bowl in which during the game he was most remembered for getting hit hard by the late [[Washington Redskins]] [[safety (gridiron football position) |safety]], [[Sean Taylor]], a play which is considered one of Taylor's most memorable plays before his tragic death.
Moorman was named to the starting squad of the 2006 Pro Bowl for the second consecutive year. Moorman also made the 2007 Pro Bowl in which during the game he was most remembered for getting hit hard by [[Washington Redskins]] [[safety (gridiron football position)|safety]], [[Sean Taylor]], which is considered one of Taylor's most memorable plays.
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On July 2, 2007 the [[Buffalo Bills]] rewarded Moorman with a 10 million dollar contract extension (through 2012), making him the second-highest paid punter in the league, behind [[Shane Lechler]].

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In a 2008 34-10 opening day victory over the [[Seattle Seahawks]], Moorman lined up to hold for what looked like a routine [[Field goal (American and Canadian football)|field goal]] attempt by placekicker [[Rian Lindell]] but instead took the ball and heaved a 19-yard [[touchdown]] strike to [[defensive end]] [[Ryan Denney]].<ref name="rumblings">{{cite web|url=http://www.buffalorumblings.com/2009/7/2/931607/top-50-all-time-bills-no-36-p |title=Top 50 All-Time Bills, No. 36: P Brian Moorman |publisher=buffalorumblings.com |date=July 2, 2009 |access-date=September 19, 2011 }}</ref>
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On July 2, 2007, the [[Buffalo Bills]] rewarded Moorman with a $10 million contract extension (through 2012), making him the second-highest paid punter in the league, behind [[Shane Lechler]].
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Moorman had a career average of 46.6 yards per punt. In 2009, he also had a new career high in total yards punting with 4192 yards. On September 25, 2012, the Bills released Moorman soon after the third regular season game. He was replaced by [[Shawn Powell (American football)|Shawn Powell]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.buffalonews.com/press-coverage/2012/09/moorman-being-released-by-bills.html |title=Press Coverage &#124; The Buffalo News |publisher=Blogs.buffalonews.com |access-date=September 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025142817/http://blogs.buffalonews.com/press-coverage/2012/09/moorman-being-released-by-bills.html |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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In a 2008 34–10 opening day victory over the [[Seattle Seahawks]], Moorman lined up to hold for what looked like a routine [[Field goal (American and Canadian football)|field goal]] attempt by placekicker [[Rian Lindell]] but instead took the ball and heaved a 19-yard [[touchdown]] strike to [[defensive end]] [[Ryan Denney]].<ref name="rumblings">{{cite web|url=http://www.buffalorumblings.com/2009/7/2/931607/top-50-all-time-bills-no-36-p |title=Top 50 All-Time Bills, No. 36: P Brian Moorman |publisher=buffalorumblings.com |date=July 2, 2009 |access-date=September 19, 2011}}</ref>

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Moorman had a career average of 46.6 yards per punt. In 2009, he also had a new career high in total yards punting with 4192 yards. On September 25, 2012, the Bills released Moorman soon after the third regular season game. He was replaced by [[Shawn Powell (American football)|Shawn Powell]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.buffalonews.com/press-coverage/2012/09/moorman-being-released-by-bills.html |title=Press Coverage &#124; The Buffalo News |publisher=Blogs.buffalonews.com |access-date=September 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025142817/http://blogs.buffalonews.com/press-coverage/2012/09/moorman-being-released-by-bills.html |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


=== Dallas Cowboys ===
=== Dallas Cowboys ===
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=== Return to the Buffalo Bills ===
=== Return to the Buffalo Bills ===
Moorman re-signed with the [[Buffalo Bills]] on October 6, 2013, after the release of Shawn Powell. He was released August 29, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000386051/article/buffalo-bills-release-jordan-palmer-brian-moorman |title=Buffalo Bills release Jordan Palmer, Brian Moorman |access-date=October 6, 2013}}</ref>
Moorman re-signed with the [[Buffalo Bills]] on October 6, 2013, after the release of [[Shawn Powell (American football)|Shawn Powell]]. He was released August 29, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/buffalo-bills-release-jordan-palmer-brian-moorman-0ap3000000386051 |title=Buffalo Bills release Jordan Palmer, Brian Moorman |website=[[NFL.com]] |access-date=October 6, 2013}}</ref>


=== Retirement ===
=== Retirement ===
Following his second release from the Bills, he announced his retirement through a letter to the city of Buffalo.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-3/Brian-Moormans-open-letter-to-Buffalo/ff88119b-d1e2-412a-86ad-a94dff767305 |title=Brian Moorman's open letter to Buffalo |access-date=October 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831081909/http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-3/Brian-Moormans-open-letter-to-Buffalo/ff88119b-d1e2-412a-86ad-a94dff767305 |archive-date=August 31, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Despite 14 years of professional football, Moorman never played a single postseason game, making him the only member of the NFL's 2000 All-Decade team to never play in a playoff game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/the_best_nfl_players_never_to_play_in_the_postseason/s1__29242385#slide_8|title = The best NFL players never to play in the postseason|date = January 5, 2021}}</ref> He resides in [[Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bills.buffalonews.com/2015/05/03/helping-grieving-parents-is-only-sure-thing-for-moorman/ |title=Helping grieving parents is only sure thing for Moorman |access-date=October 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504211542/http://bills.buffalonews.com/2015/05/03/helping-grieving-parents-is-only-sure-thing-for-moorman/ |archive-date=May 4, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Following his second release from the Bills, he announced his retirement through a letter to the city of Buffalo.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-3/Brian-Moormans-open-letter-to-Buffalo/ff88119b-d1e2-412a-86ad-a94dff767305 |title=Brian Moorman's open letter to Buffalo |access-date=October 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831081909/http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-3/Brian-Moormans-open-letter-to-Buffalo/ff88119b-d1e2-412a-86ad-a94dff767305 |archive-date=August 31, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Despite 14 years of professional football, Moorman never played a single postseason game, making him the only member of the NFL's 2000 All-Decade team to never play in a playoff game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/the_best_nfl_players_never_to_play_in_the_postseason/s1__29242385#slide_8|title = The best NFL players never to play in the postseason|date = January 5, 2021}}</ref>


=== Awards ===
=== Awards ===
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| AFC Special Teams Player of the Week
| AFC Special Teams Player of the Week
| Week 10, 2005
| Week 10, 2005
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| AFC Special Teams Player of the Month
| November 2005
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| AFC Special Teams Player of the Week
| AFC Special Teams Player of the Week

Latest revision as of 19:50, 27 December 2024

Brian Moorman
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Moorman in the 2011 preseason
No. 8, 2
Position:Punter
Personal information
Born: (1976-02-05) February 5, 1976 (age 48)
Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:174 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school:Sedgwick
(Sedgwick, Kansas)
College:Pittsburg State (1995–1998)
Undrafted:1999
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Punts:979
Punting yards:42,867
Punting average:43.8
Longest punt:84
Inside 20:281
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Brian Donald Moorman (born February 5, 1976) is an American former football punter who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburg State Gorillas, and was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent after the 1999 NFL draft.

He played for the Buffalo Bills from 2001 to 2012, to which he returned after a one-year absence in 2013. He also played for the Dallas Cowboys in 2012, and was a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers during the offseason prior to 2013, but was waived during the preseason. Moorman is a two-time Pro Bowl selection and was voted to the Buffalo Bills 50th Anniversary Team and the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team.

He is the founder of the P.U.N.T. Foundation, which supports children in Western New York who face life-threatening illnesses.[1]

Early years

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At Sedgwick High School in Sedgwick, Kansas, Moorman lettered in football, track, and basketball. In track, he was a three-time state hurdle champion and received all-state honors in Football and Baseball.

College career

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Moorman became the first four-time All-American football player in Pittsburg State University history. He earned first-team NCAA Division II All-America honors as a punter in each of his final two collegiate seasons (1997–98) after earning honorable mention All-America honors his first two years (1995–96). Moorman still holds the school's career punting record (43.97 ypp) and he was named to PSU's prestigious 100th Anniversary Football Team in 2003.

Track and field

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Moorman earned All-America honors on 10 occasions, including three straight NCAA Division II national championships in the 400 meter hurdles (1997–99). He also claimed eight conference individual event titles. Moorman also still ranks second all-time at PSU in the 400m hurdles (49.77).[2]

Personal bests

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Event Time (seconds) Venue Date
55 metres hurdles 7.50 Indianapolis, Indiana March 5, 1999
110 metres hurdles 13.81 Emporia, Kansas May 29, 1999
400 metres hurdles 49.77 Edwardsville, Illinois May 23, 1998

Professional career

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Buffalo Bills

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Moorman with the Bills in 2009.

Moorman signed with the Buffalo Bills as a free agent during the summer of 2001.

Moorman was named to the starting squad of the 2006 Pro Bowl for the second consecutive year. Moorman also made the 2007 Pro Bowl in which during the game he was most remembered for getting hit hard by Washington Redskins safety, Sean Taylor, which is considered one of Taylor's most memorable plays.

On July 2, 2007, the Buffalo Bills rewarded Moorman with a $10 million contract extension (through 2012), making him the second-highest paid punter in the league, behind Shane Lechler.

In a 2008 34–10 opening day victory over the Seattle Seahawks, Moorman lined up to hold for what looked like a routine field goal attempt by placekicker Rian Lindell but instead took the ball and heaved a 19-yard touchdown strike to defensive end Ryan Denney.[3]

Moorman had a career average of 46.6 yards per punt. In 2009, he also had a new career high in total yards punting with 4192 yards. On September 25, 2012, the Bills released Moorman soon after the third regular season game. He was replaced by Shawn Powell.[4]

Dallas Cowboys

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On September 26, 2012, Moorman signed with the Dallas Cowboys to replace an injured Chris Jones.[5] He played 12 games with the Cowboys for a total of 15 games played in the 2012 regular season.

Pittsburgh Steelers

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Moorman signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on April 30, 2013.[6] He was waived during the preseason.[7]

Return to the Buffalo Bills

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Moorman re-signed with the Buffalo Bills on October 6, 2013, after the release of Shawn Powell. He was released August 29, 2014.[8]

Retirement

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Following his second release from the Bills, he announced his retirement through a letter to the city of Buffalo.[9] Despite 14 years of professional football, Moorman never played a single postseason game, making him the only member of the NFL's 2000 All-Decade team to never play in a playoff game.[10]

Awards

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Award Date
AFC Special Teams Player of the Month October 2002
AFC Special Teams Player of the Week Week 6, 2004
AFC Special Teams Player of the Week Week 10, 2005
AFC Special Teams Player of the Month November 2005
AFC Special Teams Player of the Week Week 9, 2006
AFC Special Teams Player of the Month November 2006
AFC Special Teams Player of the Week Week 15, 2006
AFC Special Teams Player of the Week Week 7, 2009

References

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  1. ^ "About | Brian Moorman's PUNT Foundation". www.puntfoundation.org. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "Seven Inductees Selected for PSU Athletics Hall of Fame - Pittsburg State University". Pittstate.edu. June 17, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  3. ^ "Top 50 All-Time Bills, No. 36: P Brian Moorman". buffalorumblings.com. July 2, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  4. ^ "Press Coverage | The Buffalo News". Blogs.buffalonews.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  5. ^ "Source: Brian Moorman to Cowboys". ESPN. September 26, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  6. ^ Mike Wilkening (April 30, 2013). "Report: Steelers adding punter Brian Moorman". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  7. ^ "Bills reunite with Brian Moorman". Archived from the original on January 28, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  8. ^ "Buffalo Bills release Jordan Palmer, Brian Moorman". NFL.com. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  9. ^ "Brian Moorman's open letter to Buffalo". Archived from the original on August 31, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2013.
  10. ^ "The best NFL players never to play in the postseason". January 5, 2021.
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