Jimmy Colquitt
Encyclopedia
James Michael Colquitt is a former American football
punter of the National Football League
. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks
as an undrafted free agent in 1985. He played college football
at Tennessee
.
He is the brother of former NFL punter Craig Colquitt
and uncle of current NFL punters Britton Colquitt
and Dustin Colquitt
.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
punter of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...
as an undrafted free agent in 1985. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Tennessee
Tennessee Volunteers football
The Tennessee Volunteers football team are an American college football team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville . The NCAA Division I team is also a member of the Southeastern Conference ....
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He is the brother of former NFL punter Craig Colquitt
Craig Colquitt
Joseph Craig Colquitt is a retired American football punter who spent seven seasons in the National Football League with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts . He was a member of two Super Bowl Champions with the Steelers in 1978 and 1979. He is the father of two current NFL punters,...
and uncle of current NFL punters Britton Colquitt
Britton Colquitt
Britton Colquitt is an American football punter for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League, having been signed by the Broncos as an undrafted free agent in December 2009...
and Dustin Colquitt
Dustin Colquitt
Dustin Farr Colquitt is an American football punter for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
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