Matt Turk

Matt Turk

Turk in 2010.
No. --     Free Agent
Punter
Personal information
Date of birth: June 16, 1968 (1968-06-16) (age 43)
Place of birth: Greenfield, Wisconsin
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Weight: 248 lb (112 kg)
Career information
College: Wisconsin–Whitewater
Undrafted in 1993
Debuted in 1995 for the Washington Redskins
Career history
Green Bay Packers (1993)* Los Angeles Rams (1994)* Washington Redskins (1995-1999) Miami Dolphins (2000-2001) New York Jets (2002) Miami Dolphins (2003-2005) St. Louis Rams (2006) Houston Texans (2007-2010) Jacksonville Jaguars (2011) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
3× Pro Bowl selection (1996, 1997, 1998) 3× All-Pro selection (1996, 1997, 1998)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2009
Punts	1037
Punt Yards	44,009
Punting Yard Average	42.4
Stats at NFL.com

Matthew Edward Turk (born June 16, 1968) is an American football punter who is currently a free agent. He was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 1993. He played college football at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater.

A three-time Pro Bowl selection, Turk has also been a member of the Los Angeles Rams, Washington Redskins, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, St. Louis Rams, Houston Texans, and Jacksonville Jaguars.

Early years

Turk graduated Greenfield High School in his birthplace Greenfield, Wisconsin in 1986.^[1]

Matt played college football for the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater and graduated with a degree in elementary education in 1993. With the Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks, Turk averaged 36.3 yards per punt. The Warhawks won three straight Wisconsin State University Conference championships from the 1990 to 1992 seasons.^[2]

Professional career

Before entering the NFL, Turk also punted for the Racine Raiders, a semi-professional football team in Racine, Wisconsin.

Turk punted for the Houston Texans in 2007 after punting for the St. Louis Rams the previous year. He has also punted for the Miami Dolphins, the Washington Redskins, and the New York Jets.

On March 18, 2008, the Texans re-signed Turk to a two-year, $2.35 million contract with a $500,000 signing bonus. He was re-signed to a one-year contract on March 5, 2010.

With the retirement of Jeff Feagles, Turk became the oldest active player in the league after the 2008 season.^[1] However, in week 4 of the 2010 season, the New Orleans Saints resigned 46-year-old kicker John Carney and released Carney in October 2010, thereby relinquishing the status of oldest active player back in the league back to Turk. Turk is the only currently active NFL player born in the 1960s.

Turk signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars on July 29, 2011. He was released on October 11.

Personal

The youngest of six brothers,^[3] Matt Turk had a brother who also played in the NFL, Dan Turk, who was a center for 15 seasons; Dan died on December 24, 2000. In his last season, Dan was the long snapper for one of Matt's punts, to become the first brothers to do so.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} McGinn, Bob (December 6, 2008). "Turk offers cold logic to Kapinos". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/35644964.html. Retrieved June 10, 2011. 
2. ^ "Derek Stanley joins another former Warhawk in Saint Louis". Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks. May 1, 2007. http://www.warhawkfootball.com/viewnews.asp?pId=1097. Retrieved June 12, 2011. 
3. ^ "Matt Turk". Houston Texans. http://www.houstontexans.com/team/roster/Matt-Turk/da2f5da2-082b-430a-ab27-09bf5a9aad8e. Retrieved June 10, 2011. 
4. ^ Duncan, Chris (August 3, 2007). "Texans punter inspired by memory of his brother". USA Today. Associated Press. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/2007-08-03-1246044676_x.htm. Retrieved June 10, 2011. 

External links

• Houston Texans bio
• Houston Texans bio (archived from 2008)
• New York Jets bio

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Name	Turk, Matt
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Date of birth	June 16, 1968
Place of birth	Greenfield, Wisconsin
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