Jamie Gillan

Jamie Gillan (born 4 July 1997), nicknamed the Scottish Hammer, is a Scottish professional American football punter for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL).[1]

Jamie Gillan
Gillan in 2019
No. 7 – Cleveland Browns
Position:Punter
Personal information
Born: (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997
Inverness, Scotland
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:Leonardtown High School (Leonardtown, Maryland)
College:Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Undrafted:2019
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Punts:114
Punt yards:5,157
Punt average:45.2
Inside 20:42
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Originally from Inverness, Gillan first played for Highland Rugby Club, before attending and playing rugby for Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh. In 2013, he moved to Leonardtown, Maryland, where his father was stationed as a member of the Royal Air Force, and Gillan began playing American football in high school there.[2] He then went on to play college football at Arkansas-Pine Bluff,[3] receiving the scholarship offer through a Facebook invitation.[4] Across his four years at Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Gillan had a total of 9,024 yards on 214 punts and average of 42.2 yards per punt.[5] During a pre-draft workout, he reportedly popped three regulation-size NFL footballs.[6]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft, Gillan signed with the Cleveland Browns.[7] In the team's second 2019 preseason game against the Indianapolis Colts, Gillan blasted a 74-yard punt.[8] On 31 August 2019, he was named the starting punter for the Cleveland Browns over veteran Britton Colquitt.

In Week 2, Gillan punted six times, five landing inside the 20 with a long of 47 in a 23–3 win over the New York Jets, earning him AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. After having 11 punts inside the 20 and only allowing 19 punt return yards Gillan was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month in September.[9] In Week 5, Jamie Gillan punted 7 times for 397 yards including a 71-yard punt that set a career long for Gillan. Gillan ended his rookie season with 63 punts for 2913 yards (2622 net yards) with 28 punts downed inside the 20 yard line which earned him a spot on the Pro Football Writers Association All-Rookie team.

Gillan was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Browns on 30 July 2020,[10] and activated from the list four days later.[11]

Personal life

Gillan is nicknamed "The Scottish Hammer."[12]

References
  1. "Jamie Gillan". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. D'Andrea, Christian (6 May 2019). "'Scottish Hammer' tells us all about his wild journey to the NFL". SBNation.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  3. "Jamie Gillan – Football". UA Pine Bluff Athletics. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. Grossi, Tony (4 May 2019). "The legend of the Scottish Hammer precedes punting prospect Jamie Gillan to Browns rookie camp". ESPN.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  5. Forbes, Greg (22 February 2019). "Path To The Draft: An Interview With The "Scottish Hammer" Jamie Gillan". Ninety-Nine Yards: American Football for UK fans. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  6. Withers, Tom. "Great scot: Browns rookie punter has Scottish heritage". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  7. "#NFLGOLDENLION: Jamie Gillan Signs with Cleveland Browns as Undrafted Free Agent". UA Pine Bluff Athletics. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  8. "Gillan Drills 74-Yard Punt In Browns' Preseason Win". UA Pine Bluff Athletics. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  9. "Patrick Mahomes, Russell Wilson among Players of the Week". NFL.com. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  10. "Browns place P Jamie Gillan on Reserve/COVID-19 list". ClevelandBrowns.com. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  11. "Browns make roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  12. Stubbs, Roman (22 September 2019). "The Scottish Hammer: How Jamie Gillan went from Scotland to an HBCU to Browns rookie standout". Washington Post. Retrieved 1 October 2019.


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