- B. J. Sander
NFL player
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DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1980|7|29|mf=y
Birthplace=flagicon|USACincinnati, Ohio
Position=Punter
College=Ohio State
DraftedYear=2004
DraftedRound=3 / Pick 87
years=2004-2005
2007
teams=Green Bay Packers St. Louis Rams ** Offseason and/or practice squad member only
nfl=SAN181127William Herbert "B. J." Sander (born
July 29 ,1980 inCincinnati, Ohio ) is anAmerican football punter who is currently afree agent . He was originally drafted by theGreen Bay Packers in the third round of the2004 NFL Draft . He playedcollege football at Ohio State.Early years
Sanders attended Roger Bacon High School in Cincinnati, Ohio and was a letterman in football. In football, he averaged 43.5 yards per punt as a junior. As a senior, he was a first team All-Ohio selection. William Herbert Sander graduated from Roger Bacon High School in 1999.
College career
Despite starting just one year at
The Ohio State University , he won the 2003Ray Guy Award for the best punter in the nation.Professional career
He was selected in the third round of the
2004 NFL Draft by the Packers. The following year, he played inNFL Europe , and punted respectably for the first half of the following regular season. However, once the cold weather started in Green Bay, Sander struggled, and ended up near the bottom of the punter rankings.Sander was released by Green Bay on
August 21 ,2006 .Jon Ryan became the team's primary punter.On
March 5 ,2007 , theSt. Louis Rams signed Sander; they released him onApril 21 ,2007 .External links
* [http://ohiostatebuckeyes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/greats/osu-m-footbl-sander.html College football career summary] from the
Ohio State University website
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