17 MITCH BERGER
PRO
(164-0): Signed with the
Pittsburgh Steelers on August 10, 2008…has punted 730 times for 31,493 yards
(43.1 avg.) with a net average of 35.9…two-time Pro Bowler (2004, 1999)…averaged
a career-high 45.5 yards per punt in 1999…led the NFL in net punting average
(39.0) and ranked third in the NFC with a 43.6 gross average in 2004…has been
named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month twice in his career (September of
1999 and December of 2000)…has been named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week
five times…held for kicker Gary Anderson’s field goal versus Buffalo on October
22, 2000 that established Anderson as the NFL’s all-time leading scorer…from
2002 through 2005 he dropped at least 26 punts inside the 20-yard line…has had
at least 22 kicks downed inside the 20-yard line in six of the nine seasons that
he has played at least 14 games…signed as a free agent by the Arizona Cardinals
on November 29, 2007…signed as a free agent by the New Orleans Saints on March
7, 2003…signed by the St. Louis Rams on April 17, 2002…was released by the
Minnesota Vikings on February 22, 2002…signed by Minnesota on April 19, 1996…was
released by the Chicago Bears on November 13, 1995…signed by the Bears on
November 7, 1995…released by the Green Bay Packers on August 27, 1995…claimed
off waivers by the Packers on August 24, 1995…released by the Indianapolis Colts
on August 23, 1995…signed by the Colts on May 16, 1995…released by Chicago on
May 4, 1995…signed by the Bears on March 7, 1995…released from the Cincinnati
Bengals practice squad on November 30, 1994…signed by the Bengals to their
practice squad on October 13, 1994…released by the Philadelphia Eagles on
October 10, 1994…originally drafted by the Eagles in the 6th round
(193rd overall) of the 1994 NFL Draft.
2007
(5-0): Was out of football
prior to signing with the Arizona Cardinals on November 29…handled all punting
duties for the final five games…12/2 vs.
Cleveland: In first game as a Cardinal he punted five times for a 40.2 yard
average and 30.0 net average with a long of 53 yards…12/9 at Seattle: Punted four times for
173 yards (43.3 avg.)…botched a snap that led to a safety…12/16 at New Orleans: Totaled three
punts for a season-high 46.3 yard average with a season long 56-yard punt…12/23 vs. Atlanta: Recorded season-high
seven punts and tied season-high by landing two inside the 20-yard line…12/30 vs. St. Louis: Punted once for 40
yards.
2006 (0-0):
Spent the season on
the Reserve/Injured List (pelvis) with the Saints.
2005
(16-0): Appeared in all 16
games for the fourth-consecutive season, extending his consecutive games played
streak to 64…ranked second among NFC punters in net average (38.7) and sixth in
gross average (43.2)…punted 71 times for 3,066 yards (43.2 avg.) with a long of
69…placed 28 inside the 20-yard line, tying his career high (2004)…9/11 at Carolina: Punted twice for 87
yards (43.5 avg.)…9/19 vs. New York
Giants: Punted three times for 120 yards (40.0 avg.)…9/25 at Minnesota: Totaled six punts
for 250 yards (41.7 avg.) with a long of 50…also placed three punts inside the
20…10/2 vs. Buffalo: Punted four
times for 160 yards (40.0 avg.) with three punts downed inside the 20…10/9 at Green Bay: Punted six times for
285 yards (47.5 avg.) with a net average of 43.8…10/16 vs. Atlanta: Punted twice for 73
yards (36.5 avg.)…10/23 at St.
Louis: Recorded four punts for 150 yards (37.5 avg.) with a long of 48…added
a special teams tackle and placed three punts inside the 20…10/30 vs. Miami: Punted five times for
234 yards (46.8 avg.) with a long of 55…11/6 vs. Chicago: Had seven punts for a
season-high 306 yards (43.7 avg.) with a long of 55…11/20 at New England: Punted four times
for 129 yards (32.3 avg.)…11/27 at New
York Jets: Punted five times for 214 yards (42.8 avg.) with two punts downed
inside the 20…12/4 vs. Tampa Bay:
Punted four times for 176 yards (44.0 avg.)…12/12 at Atlanta: Posted a season-high
eight punts for 383 yards (47.9 avg.) with a long of 65…12/18 vs. Carolina: Punted four times
for 198 yards (49.5 avg.) with a long of 69 yards…12/24 vs. Detroit: Punted four times
for 160 yards (40.0 avg.)…1/1 at Tampa
Bay: Recorded a 47.0-yard average on three punts, including a long of
60.
2004 (16-0):
Had
another outstanding season for New Orleans, averaging 43.6 yards on 85 punts
(third in the NFC) and pinned 28 inside the 20 while also leading the NFL with a
39.0 net average…voted to Pro Bowl for the second time (1999), and first time
with New Orleans...only second punter in club history voted to the postseason
all-star game, joining P Brian Hansen (1984)…his 3,704 gross yards were a
career-high…9/12 vs. Seattle: Had
seven punts for 292 yards (41.7 avg.) and three punts downed inside the 20…9/19 vs. San Francisco: Punted four
times for 156 yards (39.0 avg.) with two punts downed inside the 20…9/26 at St. Louis: Punted once for 45
yards…10/3 at Arizona: Punted seven
times for 333 yards (47.6 avg.) with a long of 56…10/10 vs. Tampa Bay: Punted five times
for 220 yards (44.0 avg.) with three punts downed inside the 20…10/17 vs. Minnesota: Punted four times
for 183 yards (45.8 avg.)…10/24 at
Oakland: Punted seven times for 297 yards (42.4 avg.)…11/7 at San Diego: Punted twice for 101
yards (50.5 avg.)…11/14 vs. Kansas
City: Punted five times for 203 yards (40.6 avg.) with two punts downed
inside the 20…11/21 vs. Denver:
Punted four times for 186 yards (46.5 avg.)…11/28 at Atlanta: Punted five times for
220 yards (44.0 avg.)…12/5 vs.
Carolina: Punted five times for 239 yards (47.8 avg.) with a long of 51…12/12 at Dallas: Voted NFC Special
Teams Player of the Week for the fourth time in his career after recording 230
yards (46.0 avg.) on five punts, with four inside the 20…12/19 at Tampa Bay: Punted seven times
for 291 yards (41.6 avg.)…12/26 vs.
Atlanta: Punted seven times for 306 yards (43.7 avg.) with a long of 52…1/2 at Carolina: Had a career-high 10
punts for a career-best 402 yards (40.2 avg.).
2003 (16-0):
Turned in solid
season in first year with Saints, averaging 44.3 yards on 71 punts and leading
the NFC with a 38.2 net average…also placed 28 punts inside the opponent’s
20…his 3,144 punt yards were Berger’s highest since posting 3,616 yards with
Minnesota in 1996…also had three special teams tackles…9/7 at Seattle: Punted five times for
230 yards (46.0 avg.) with a long of 56 in his Saints debut…9/14 vs. Houston: Had seven punts for a
season-high 334 yards (47.7 average), including a season-high 59-yard punt…9/21 at Tennessee: Punted three times
for 139 yards (46.3 avg.)…9/28 vs.
Indianapolis: Punted three times for times for 139 yards (46.3 avg.) with a
long of 49…10/5 at Carolina: Punted
four times for 164 yards (41.0 avg.) with three punts downed inside the 20…10/12 vs. Chicago: Punted three times
for 103 yards (34.3 avg.)…10/19 at
Atlanta: Punted three times for 152 yards (50.7 avg.) with a long of 57…10/26 vs. Carolina: Punted six times
for 254 yards (42.3 avg.) with three punts downed inside the 20…11/2 at Tampa Bay: Proved a valuable
weapon in battle of field position by recording seven punts for 327 yards (46.7
avg.) with two inside the 20…11/16 vs.
Atlanta: Punted seven times for 286 yards (40.9 avg.)…11/23 at Philadelphia: Punted once for
40 yards…11/30 at Washington: Punted
six times for 245 yards (40.8 avg.) with a long of 48…12/7 vs. Tampa Bay: Had punt blocked
near the end of the first half, ending streak of 473 consecutive punts without a
block…punted four times for 190 yards (47.5 avg.) with a long of 54...12/14 vs. New York Giants: Punted once
for 57 yards…12/21 at Jacksonville:
Punted three times for 108 yards (36.0 avg.)…12/28 vs. Dallas: Recorded a
season-high eight punts for 376 yards (47.0 avg.).
2002 (16-0):
Punted 72 times for
3,020 yards (41.9 yard average, tied for seventh in NFC) for the Rams…tied for
fifth in NFC by placing 26 inside the 20…recorded 10 touchbacks and a long of 64
yards…9/8 at Denver: Punted three
times for 110 yards (36.7 avg.) with two downed inside the 20…9/15 vs. New York Giants: Punted four
times for 185 yards (46.3 avg.) with a long of 49…9/23 at Tampa Bay: Punted five times
for 196 yards (39.2 avg.)…9/29 vs.
Dallas: Punted five times for 253 yards (50.6 avg.) with a long of 58…10/6 at San Francisco: Punted four
times for 151 yards (37.8 avg.) with a long of 50…10/13 vs. Oakland: Punted seven times
for a season-high 306 yards (43.7 avg.) with a long of 54 and four punts downed
inside the 20…10/20 vs. Seattle:
Punted four times for 152 yards (38.0 avg.)…11/3 at Arizona: Punted twice for 73
yards (36.5 avg.)…11/10 vs. San
Diego: Punted four times for 199 yards (49.8 avg.) with a long of 61…11/18 vs. Chicago: Punted six times for
267 yards (44.5 avg.)…11/24 at
Washington: Punted three times for 119 yards (39.7 avg.)…12/1 at Philadelphia: Punted seven
times for 274 yards (39.1 avg.)…12/8 at
Kansas City: Punted five times for 182 yards (36.4 avg.) with a long of
49…12/15 vs. Arizona: Punted five
times for 198 yards (39.6 avg.) with a long of 58 and three punts downed inside
the 20…12/22 at Seattle: Punted
twice for 65 yards (32.5 avg.)…12/30 vs.
San Francisco: Punted six times for 290 yards (48.3 avg.) with a season-high
64-yarder.
2001 (12-0):
Averaged 43.5 yards on 47 punts with 10
inside the 20, 10 touchbacks and a long of 67…made four special teams
tackles…placed on Reserve/Injured List on December 18 with knee and neck
injuries…9/9 vs. Carolina: Punted
five times for 234 yards (46.8 avg.) with a long of 55…9/23 at Chicago: Punted six times for
253 yards (42.2 avg.) with two downed inside the 20…9/30 vs. Tampa Bay: Punted once for 37
yards…10/7 at New Orleans: Punted
four times for 190 yards (47.5 avg.)…10/14 vs. Detroit: Punted three times
for 127 yards (42.3 avg.) with a long of 47…10/21 vs. Green Bay: Punted three times
for 130 yards (43.3 avg.)…10/28 at Tampa
Bay: Punted five times for 214 yards (42.8 avg.)…11/11 at Philadelphia: Punted four
times for 148 yards (37.0 avg.) with two downed inside the 20…11/19 vs. New York Giants: Punted twice
for 74 yards (37.0 avg.)…11/25 vs.
Chicago: Punted a season-high eight times for 371 yards (46.4 avg.) with a
long of 51…12/2 at Pittsburgh:
Punted three times for 143 yards (47.7 avg.) with a long of 53…12/9 vs. Tennessee: Punted three times
for 125 yards (41.7 avg.)…12/16 at
Detroit: Was inactive…12/18:
Placed on the Reserve/Injured List.
2000 (16-0/2-0):
Averaged 44.7 yards
on 62 punts for 2,773 yards with a long of 60, 11 touchbacks, and 16 inside the
20…posted three special teams tackles…punted 11 times in the postseason for
39.5-yard average with a long of 54 and two landing inside the 20…named NFC
Special Teams Player of the Week versus Detroit in Week 14…set Vikings record
for most 50+ yard punts in a season with 22…over final four games, had 20 punts
for 48.2 average and landed seven inside the 20…earned NFC Special Teams Player
of the Month honors for December, punting 15 times in three games for a
48.2-yard average with a long of 57 and six inside the 20…9/3 vs. Chicago: Punted twice for 78
yards (39.0 avg.) with a long of 52…9/10
vs. Miami: Punted four times for 179 yards (44.8 avg.) with a long of 55…9/17 at New England: Punted five times
for 204 yards (40.8 avg.)…10/1 at
Detroit: Punted six times for 261 yards (43.5 avg.) with a long of 51…10/9 vs. Tampa Bay: Punted twice for
104 yards (52.0 avg.)…10/15 at
Chicago: Punted five times for 204 yards (40.8 avg.) with a long of 59…10/22 vs. Buffalo: Punted four times
for 169 yards (42.3 avg.) with two punts downed inside the 20…10/29 at Tampa Bay: Punted once for 49
yards…11/6 at Green Bay: Punted four
times for 167 yards (41.8 avg.) with two punts downed inside the 20…11/12 vs. Arizona: Punted once for 39
yards…11/19 vs. Carolina: Punted
four times for 177 yards (44.3 avg.) with a long of 54…11/23 at Dallas: Punted four times for
178 yards (44.5 avg.) with a long of 54…11/30 vs. Detroit: Punted five times
for 246 yards (49.2 avg.) and a net average of 40.4…12/10 at St. Louis: Punted five times
for 250 yards (50.0 avg.) with a long of 57…12/17 vs. Green Bay: Punted three times
for 146 yards (48.7 avg.) with a long of 54…12/24 at Indianapolis: Punted a
season-high seven times for a season-high 322 yards (46.0 avg.) with five punts
downed inside the 20 and a long of 56…NFC Divisional Game 1/6 vs. New
Orleans: Punted five times for 225 yards (45.0 avg.) with a long of 54…NFC Championship Game 1/14 at New York
Giants: Punted six times for 210 yards (35.0 avg.) with two punts downed
inside the 20.
1999 (16-0/2-0):
Earned first-career
Pro Bowl appearance as a member of the Vikings…named NFC Special Teams Player of
the Month for September…punted 61 times for 45.4-yard average with a long of 75
yards, placing 18 inside 20…led the NFC and second in the NFL with a 45.4
punting average and a 38.4 net punting average…punted 10 times in the postseason
for a 44.2-yard average with a long of 52, two touchbacks, and one inside the
20…notched first fumble recovery on kickoff coverage at Atlanta on September 12…
booted a career-long 75-yard punt versus San Francisco on October 24…named NFC
Special Teams Player of the Week for performance versus Green Bay on December
20…9/12 at Atlanta: Punted three
times for 121 yards (40.3 avg.) with a long of 46…9/19 vs. Oakland: Punted three times
for 164 yards (54.7 avg.) with a long of 64…9/26 at Green Bay: Punted three times
for 177 yards (59.0 avg.) with a long of 65…10/3 vs. Tampa Bay: Punted five times
for 253 yards (50.6 avg.) with a long of 56…10/10 vs. Chicago: Punted three times
for 142 yards (47.3 avg.)…10/17 at
Detroit: Punted twice for 89 yards (44.5 avg.) with a long of 48…10/24 vs. San Francisco: Punted twice
for 121 yards (60.5 avg.) with a career-long 75-yard punt…10/31 at Denver: Punted six times for
263 yards (43.8 avg.) with two punts downed inside the 20…11/8 vs. Dallas: Punted six times for
269 yards (44.8 avg.) with a long of 59…11/14 at Chicago: Punted five times for
208 yards (41.6 avg.)…11/28 vs. San
Diego: Punted five times for 193 yards (38.6 avg.) with two punts downed
inside the 20…12/6 at Tampa Bay:
Punted three times for 108 yards (36.0 avg.) with a long of 48…12/12 at Kansa City: Punted four times
for 170 yards (42.5 avg.) with a long of 51…12/20 vs. Green Bay: Punted six times
for a season-high 281 yards (46.8 avg.) with a net average of 41.0…12/26 at New York Giants: Punted four
times for 169 yards (42.3 avg.)…1/2 vs.
Detroit: Punted once for 41 yards…NFC Wild Card Game 1/9 vs. Dallas:
Punted five times for 204 yards (40.8 avg.) with a long of 48…NFC Divisional Game 1/16 at St. Louis:
Punted five times for 238 yards (47.6 avg.) with a long of
52.
1998 (16-0/2-0):
Punted 55 times for
44.7-yard average with a long of 67, and 17 inside the 20…punted five times in
postseason for 49.4 average with a long of 63 yards and two placed inside the
20…earned All-Madden honors…finished third in the NFC and seventh in the league
with 44.7-yard average…named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for
back-to-back performances versus Cincinnati on November 15 (four punts, 55.8
average, long of 66) and versus Green Bay on November 22 (three punts, 54.3
average, long of 56)…named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for November,
punting 16 times in five games for a 47.2-yard average, with a long of 66 and
four placed inside the 20…set a team record for kickoff touchbacks in a playoff
game with five versus Arizona on January 10…9/6 vs. Tampa Bay: Punted four times
for 170 yards (42.5 avg.) with two punts downed inside the 20…9/13 at St. Louis: Punted five times
for 204 yards (40.8 avg.) with a long of 55…9/20 vs. Detroit: Punted four times for
188 yards (47.0 avg.) with a long of 52…9/27 at Chicago: Punted five times for
177 yards (35.4 avg.)…10/5 at Green
Bay: Punted once for 51 yards…10/18
vs. Washington: Punted five times for 210 yards (42.0 avg.)…10/25 at Detroit: Punted twice for 98
yards (49.0 avg.) with a long of 52…11/1
at Tampa Bay: Punted twice for 85 yards (42.5 avg.)…11/8 vs. New Orleans: Punted three
times for 136 yards (45.3 avg.) with a long of 47…11/15 vs. Cincinnati: Punted four times
for 223 yards (55.8 avg.) with a long of 66…11/22 vs. Green Bay: Punted three times
for 163 yards (54.3 avg.) with a long of 56…11/26 at Dallas: Punted four times for
153 yards (38.3 avg.) with a long of 65…12/6 vs. Chicago: Punted twice for 88
yards (44.0 avg.)…12/13 at
Baltimore: Punted twice for 74 yards (37.0 avg.)…12/20 vs. Jacksonville: Punted five
times for 243 yards (48.6 avg.) with two punts downed inside the 20…12/26 at Tennessee: Punted four times
for 195 yards (48.8 avg.) with a season-high 67-yarder…NFC Divisional Game 1/10 vs. Arizona:
Punted once for 44 yards…NFC
Championship Game 1/17 vs. Atlanta: Punted four times for 203 yards (50.8
avg.) with two punts downed inside the 20 and a long of
63.
1997 (14-0/2-0):
Punted 73 times for
42.9-yard average with a long of 65…also had five touchbacks and 22 placed
inside the 20…punted 13 times in the postseason for 33.8-yard average with a
long of 44 and four inside the 20…finished fifth in the NFC in punting average
(42.9)…inactive for first two games due to an injured hip…8/31 at Buffalo: Was inactive…9/7 at Chicago: Was inactive…9/14 vs. Tampa Bay: Punted five times
for 204 yards (40.8 avg.) with a long of 53…9/21 at Green Bay: Punted four times
for 198 yards (49.5 avg.) with a long of 54…9/28 vs. Philadelphia: Punted six times
for 277 yards (46.2 avg.) with three punts downed inside the 20 and a long of
57…10/5 at Arizona: Punted twice for
117 yards (58.5 avg.) with a season-high 65-yarder…10/12 vs. Carolina: Punted seven times
for 272 yards (38.9 avg.) with two punts downed inside the 20…10/26 at Tampa Bay: Punted six times
for 238 yards (39.7 avg.) with three punts downed inside the 20…11/2 vs. New England: Punted five times
for 200 yards (40.0 avg.) with a long of 53…11/9 vs. Chicago: Punted five times for
223 yards (44.6 avg.) with a long of 53…11/16 at Detroit: Punted five times for
261 yards (43.5 avg.) with a long of 55…11/23 at New York Jets: Punted five
times for 198 yards (39.6 avg.)…12/1 vs.
Green Bay: Established season highs with eight punts for 372 yards (46.5
avg.) with two punts inside the 20…12/7
at San Francisco: Punted four times for 140 yards (35.0 avg.)…12/14 vs. Detroit: Punted seven times
for 300 yards (42.9 avg.) with three punts downed inside the 20 and a long of
62…12/21 vs. Indianapolis: Punted
three times for 133 yards (44.3 avg.) with a long of 50…NFC Wild Card Game 12/27 at New York
Giants: Punted six times for 231 yards (38.5 avg.) with two punts downed
inside the 20…NFC Divisional Game 1/3 at
San Francisco: Punted seven times for 209 yards (29.9 avg.) with two punts
downed inside the 20.
1996 (16-0/1-0):
Recorded 88 punts for
41.1-yard average with a long of 63 and 26 landing inside the 20…punted twice in
the postseason for 39.5-yard average with a long of 48 yards, both ending inside
the 20…tied for fourth in the NFL in touchbacks on kickoffs with 17…finished
third in the NFC and tied for fourth in NFL in punts inside the 20 with 26…led
NFL in punts that were fair caught with 28…tied for fourth on the squad with 10
tackles on special teams…9/1 vs.
Detroit: Punted eight times for 337 yards (42.1 avg.) with three punts
downed inside the 20…9/8 at Atlanta:
Punted four times for 180 yards (45.0 avg.) with a long of 51…9/15 at Chicago: Punted a season-high
nine times for 313 yards (34.8 yards) with five punts downed inside the 20…9/22 vs. Green Bay: Punted six times
for 275 yards (45.8 avg.) with a long of 57…9/29 at New York Giants: Punted seven
times for 275 yards (39.3 avg.) with a long of 54…10/6 vs. Carolina: Punted four times
for 159 yards (39.8 avg.)…10/13 at Tampa
Bay: Punted three times for 145 yards (48.3 avg.) with a long of 56…10/28 vs. Chicago: Had three punts for
128 yards (41.7 avg.) with a long of 45…had one punt blocked…11/3 vs. Kansas City: Punted eight
times for 298 yards (37.3 avg.) with four punts downed inside the 20…11/10 at Seattle: Punted eight times
for 349 yards (43.6 avg.) with a long of 50…11/17 at Oakland: Punted four times for
160 yards (40.0 avg.) with a long of 53…11/24 vs. Denver: Punted five times for
163 yards (32.6 avg.)…12/1 vs.
Arizona: Punted once for 49 yards…12/8 at Detroit: Punted three times for
130 yards (43.3 avg.) with a long of 48…12/15 vs. Tampa Bay: Punted seven times
for 323 yards (46.1 avg.) with a season-long 63-yarder…12/22 at Green Bay: Punted eight times
for 335 yards (41.9 avg.) with a long of 55 yards…NFC Wild Card Game 12/28 at Dallas:
Punted twice for 79 yards (39.5 avg.) with both punts landing inside the
20.
1995 (0-0):
Signed with the
Chicago Bears on March 7 and spent the offseason with them prior to being
released on May 4…signed with the Indianapolis Colts on May 16 and spent
training camp with the Colts prior to being released on August 23…was claimed
off waivers by the Green Bay Packers on August 24 but was released on August
27…was out of football prior to being re-signed by Chicago on November 7…spent
one week on the Bears active roster but was inactive for the game at Green Bay
on November 12…was released by the Bears on November 13…11/7: Signed by the Chicago Bears…11/12 at Green Bay: Was inactive…11/13: Released by
Chicago.
1994 (5-0):
Played in five games
for the Eagles…punted 25 times for 38.0-yard average with long of 57
yards…released by the Eagles on October 10…signed by the Bengals to their
practice squad on October 13…released from the Bengals practice squad on
November 30…9/4 at New York Giants:
Punted six times for 251 yards (41.8 avg.) with a long of 52 in his NFL debut…9/12 vs. Chicago:…Punted four times for
125 yards (31.3 avg.) with a long of 44…9/18 vs. Green Bay: Punted a
season-high seven times for 280 yards (40.0 avg.) with two punts downed inside
the 20 and a long of 57…10/2 at San
Francisco: Punted three times for 119 yards (39.7 avg.) with a long of 45…10/9 vs. Washington: Punted five times
for 176 yards (35.2 avg.) with two punts downed inside the 20…10/10: Released by Philadelphia.
COLLEGE:
Punted 168 times for
7,177 yards (42.7 avg.) with a long of 74 yards and 44 punts downed inside the
20…connected on 19-of-32 field goals and 54-of-56 PATs for 111 career
points…named to the school’s Team of the Decade for the 1990s. 1993: Played in all 11 games…named
first-team All-American…punted 57 times for 2,320 yards (40.7 avg.) with 16
punts downed inside the 20...connected on 13-of-19 field goals and 37-of-39 PATs
for a total of 76 points. 1992: Played all 11 games…punted 53 times for
2,493 yards (47.0 avg.)...connected on 6-of-12 field goals and 16-of-16
PATs for a total of 34 points…lone player in the top five in the nation in gross
punting average (second, 47.0) and net average (second, 42,5). 1991: Played in all 11 games…punted 58 times for
2,364 yards (40.8 avg.) with 19 punts downed inside the 20…missed his only field
goal attempt and converted 1-of-1 PATs for one point. 1990 (Tyler (TX) Junior College):
Earned honorable mention All-America honors.
PERSONAL:
All-provincial as
punter and kicker at North Delta (Vancouver, BC) High as a senior in his only
year of football…also intercepted six passes and completed 76-of-150 passes for
1,250 yards with eight touchdowns…brother Mike was All-Canadian basketball
player at Vancouver Community College…Full name: Mitch Shannon
Berger.
