Josh Bidwell

Joshua John Bidwell (born March 13, 1976) is a former American football punter who played twelve seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Oregon. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft, and also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Redskins. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2005.

Josh Bidwell

Bidwell in 2011
No. 9, 6
Position:	Punter
Personal information
Born:	March 13, 1976 Winston, Oregon
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:	Douglas (OR)
College:	Oregon
NFL Draft:	1999 / Round: 4 / Pick: 133
Career history
Green Bay Packers (1999–2003) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2004–2009) Washington Redskins (2010)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Pac-10 (1998) Second-team All-American (1998) Pro Bowl (2005) All-Pro (2005)
Career NFL statistics
Punts: 742 Punt yards: 31,710 Average punt: 42.7 Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Professional career

Green Bay Packers

Bidwell was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer on September 1, 1999 and was placed on the reserve/non-football illness list on September 5. In 2000, Bidwell beat out Tom Hutton for the starting punting job. He went on to start in all 16 games for nine consecutive seasons, from 2000 to 2008, four of those seasons were with the Packers.[1] He was re-signed to a one-year contract worth $605,000 on April 30, 2003.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Bidwell was signed to a three-year contract by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on March 13, 2004. He was selected to the 2006 Pro Bowl following the 2005 season. On November 27, 2006, he signed a contract extension with the team. He was placed on injured reserve due to a hip injury on August 17, 2009. He was released on March 4, 2010.

Washington Redskins

On March 23, 2010, Bidwell signed with the Washington Redskins. He was released on July 28, 2011.[2]

Career statistics

Year	Team	Games	Punts	Gross Punting Average	Longest Punt	Gross Punting Yards	Blocked Punts	Touchbacks	Touchback Percentage	Punts Inside the 20	Punts Inside the 20 Percentage	Punt Return Attempts	Punt Return Yards	Average Return Yards	Net Punt Average
2000	GB	16	78	38.5	53	3,003	0	5	6.4	22	28.2	27	205	7.6	35.9
2001	GB	16	82	42.5	68	3,485	0	10	12.2	21	25.6	34	288	8.5	39.0
2002	GB	16	79	41.7	57	3,296	0	6	7.6	26	32.9	41	357	8.7	37.2
2003	GB	16	69	41.7	60	2,875	0	7	10.1	16	23.2	32	316	9.9	37.1
2004	TB	16	82	42.3	60	3,472	1	7	8.5	23	28.0	31	279	9.0	38.9
2005	TB	16	90	45.6	61	4,101	0	13	14.4	24	26.7	49	466	9.5	40.4
2006	TB	16	93	43.5	59	4,045	0	7	7.5	20	21.5	50	487	9.7	38.3
2007	TB	16	77	43.9	61	3,382	1	10	13.0	30	39.0	38	280	7.4	40.3
2008	TB	16	77	44.5	64	3,426	0	7	9.1	27	35.1	39	392	10.1	39.4
2010	WSH	4	15	41.7	52	625	0	0	0.0	3	20.0	7	59	8.4	37.7
Totals	Totals	148	742	42.7	68	31,710	2	72	9.7	212	28.6	348	3,129	9.0	38.3

[3]

References

1. "Josh Bidwell". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
2. Rosenthal, Gregg. "Release Tracker". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
3. "Josh Bidwell Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 23 January 2014.

External links

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio