Kyle Larson

Infobox NFLactive


name=Kyle Larson
|currentteam=Cincinnati Bengals
currentnumber=19
currentpositionplain=Punter
birthdate=birth date and age|1980|9|2
birthplace=Kearney, Nebraska
heightft=6
heightin=1
weight=204
debutyear=2004
debutteam=Cincinnati Bengals
college=Nebraska
undraftedyear=2004
pastteams=
* Cincinnati Bengals (2004-present)
status=Active
statweek=17
statseason=2007
statlabel1=Punts
statvalue1=279
statlabel2=Punt Yards
statvalue2=10,202
statlabel3=Punting Yard Average
statvalue3=42.8
nfl=LAR564214

Kyle Larson (born September 2, 1980 in Kearney, Nebraska) is an American football punter for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Nebraska.

Early years

Larson attended Kearney High School in Kearney, Nebraska. He saw action at center, linebacker, and punter, and as a senior, he won All-State honors at punter after averaging 46.5 yards per punt. In addition to football, Larson competed in track and field. Larson was a member of Kearney High's 1999 Class A State Championship team where he placed 2nd in discus and 3rd in shot put at the Nebraska State Track Meet.

College career

Kyle was a walk-on at the University of Nebraska. Following a redshirt season in 1999, he backed up starter Dan Hadenfeldt in 2000. He then started from 2001-2003. He was a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award his junior year, and finalist his senior year, as well as being named an All-American by the American Football Coaches Association. He benched 405 pounds his senior year and hang cleaned 458. As a senior in 2003, he set the Nebraska record with a 45.1-yard avg. on 66 punts, the record would later be broken by Sam Koch. Kyle also earned ALL- Big 12 honors. He graduated with a degree in business admnistration.

Professional career

Kyle was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as a college free agent on April 27, 2004. He made his NFL debut at the New York Jets on September 12. In his opening season he averaged 42.2 yards from 83 punts and even scored a touchdown from a fake field goal attempt at the New England Patriots on December 12. He has not missed a game in four seasons.

External links

* [http://www.bengals.com/team/player.asp?player_id=45 Cincinnati Bengals bio]