Adam Podlesh

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Adam Podlesh
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Podlesh during the 2011 season
No. -- Free agent
Position: Punter
Personal information
Date of birth: (1983-08-11) August 11, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth: Rochester, New York
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Career information
High school: Pittsford (NY) Sutherland
College: Maryland
NFL draft: 2007 / Round: 4 / Pick: 101
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2013
Punts: 467
Punt Yards: 19,816
Punting Yard Average: 42.4
Player stats at NFL.com

Adam Podlesh (born August 11, 1983) is an American football punter who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins, and is the only player in school history to be on the All-Atlantic Coast Conference team for four years. His punting average of 43.1 yards ranks second in school history. He has been a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago Bears and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Early life

Podlesh, who is Jewish,[1] is a graduate of Pittsford Sutherland High School in Pittsford, New York[2] and is a three-time letterman in football. Podlesh also played defense and offense, recording 92 tackles, 5 sacks, 638 rushing yards and 9 touchdowns.

Track and field

Podlesh was also a standout athlete for the Pittsford (NY) Sutherland track team. He posted the fastest 200 metres and 400 metres times in New York state in his junior year, with times of 21.58 seconds and 50.5 seconds, respectively.[3]

He also ran the third leg of the state title-winning 4 x 100 metres relay team in 2000.

College career

He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins. He spent his freshman year on the scout team. He is the only player in school history to be on the All-Atlantic Coast Conference team for four years. In Podlesh's 48 games played at Maryland, he punted 216 times for 9,314 yards, which ranks fourth in school history (behind Dan DeArmas, Dale Castro, Russ Edwards and Darryl Wright). His punting average of 43.1 yards ranks behind Brooks Barnard in school history. He had 83 of his attempts land inside the 20-yard line, with 35 of them landing inside the 10-yard line. Podlesh set the school record for a punter in the spring with a 4.44 time in the 40-yard dash in 2006 spring training, which earned him the Iron Terp Award.[3] He was named to the Jewish Sports Review’s 2005 College Football All-America Team.[4]

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

On June 2, 2008, he was elected to the Rochester Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. He was participating in the Jaguars OTA workouts, so his grandmother, Betty Podlesh, accepted the honor for him.[5]

In 2010 Podlesh was diagnosed with cancer of the salivary gland, but following successful surgery he was told that radiation therapy and chemotherapy would not be required, and he returned to the field after six weeks, not missing any playing time.[6][7]

Chicago Bears

On July 29, 2011 Podlesh signed with the Chicago Bears, who lost Brad Maynard.[8]

Podlesh recorded a 40.4 yard net average in 2011, the best by a Bear since 1966, despite injuries to special teamers Patrick Mannelly, Brian Iwuh, Kyle Adams and Anthony Walters, as well as Chris Conte, Major Wright, and Kahlil Bell becoming starters, and Sam Hurd getting released. His 43.9 yard gross average was the best of his career, and was the third highest in team history, behind Todd Sauerbrun's 44.8 in 1996 and Brad Maynard's 44.2 in 2006.[9]

In the second game of the 2012 preseason, Podlesh left the game with a left hip flexor that he sustained while attempting to tackle Washington Redskins returner Brandon Banks, who eventually returned the punt 91 yards for a touchdown.[10] Podlesh was replaced by Ryan Quigley for the third game against the New York Giants.[11] Though he was listed as "Probable",[12] he punted against the Indianapolis Colts.[13] In Week 12 against the Minnesota Vikings, Podlesh faked the extra point, and ran in for two points.[14] During the season, Podlesh averaged 42 yards per punt with a maximum hang time of 5.1 seconds, along with his longest punt going 64 yards.[15]

On March 5, 2014, Podlesh was released by the Bears.[16]

Pittsburgh Steelers

On April 15, 2014, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed Podlesh to a one-year deal.[17] He was released by the Steelers on September 30, 2014.[18]

Personal

Podlesh is married to Miranda Keating, with whom he has a daughter, born October 2012, and son, born July 2014. Miranda's second pregnancy was complicated by placental abruption and heart failure.[19]

See also

References

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