Reggie Hodges

Infobox NFLactive
name=Reggie Hodges


caption=
currentteam=New York Jets
currentnumber=6
currentpositionplain=Punter
birthdate=birth date and age|1982|1|26
birthplace=Champaign, Illinois
heightft=6
heightin=0
weight=226
debutyear=2005
debutteam=St. Louis Rams
college=Ball State
draftyear=2005
draftround=6
draftpick=210
pastteams=
* St. Louis Rams (2005)
* Philadelphia Eagles (2005)
* Indianapolis Colts (2006-2007)*
* Seattle Seahawks (2008)*
* New England Patriots (2008)*
* New York Jets (2008-present):*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
status=Active
highlights=
* First-team All-MAC (2004)
nfl=HOD472685

Reginald Aaron Hodges (born January 26, 1982 in city-state|Champaign|Illinois) is an American football punter for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ball State.

Hodges has also been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, Indianapolis Colts, Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots.

Professional career

t. Louis Rams

The St. Louis Rams drafted Hodges in the sixth round (210th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. He was signed to a three-year contract on July 27, 2005. Hodges won the Rams' punting job out of training camp, beating out veteran Bryan Barker. Hodges went on to appear in five games for the Rams, averaging 38.0 yards and 31.0 net yards in 22 attempts. Hodges' poor performance caused the team to release him on October 10 and re-sign Barker for the remainder of the season.

Philadelphia Eagles

On November 2, 2005, Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid said the team would sign Hodges to replace Dirk Johnson, who was out with a hernia. Hodges appeared in three games for the Eagles, averaging 36.8 yards in 19 punts with one blocked. He was waived by the team November 22. He spent the rest of the 2005 season out of football.

The Eagles re-signed Hodges to a two-year future contract on January 13, 2006. The deal included base salaries of $310,000 (2006) and $385,000 (2007). However, he did not play in the team's first preseason game and was waived on August 8.

Indianapolis Colts

On August 18, 2006, the Indianapolis Colts signed Hodges, however he failed to beat out longtime Colts punters Hunter Smith for the job and was released on September 3. He spent the 2006 season out of football.

The Colts re-signed Hodges to a three-year contract on February 23, 2007. He against lost out to Smith for the Colts' punting job, failing to appear in the team's first two preseason games before being released on August 23. He spent the season out of football.

eattle Seahawks

After failing to make an NFL team for each of the past two seasons, Hodges signed with the Seattle Seahawks on April 11, 2008. He was released by the team on August 30 during final cuts.

New England Patriots

On September 4, 2008, Hodges was signed to the practice squad of the New England Patriots. He was waived from it on September 7, 2008.

New York Jets

On September 17, 2008, Hodges was signed by the Jets to replace former punter Ben Graham, who was cut the day before.

External links

* [http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=418 Indianapolis Colts bio]
* [http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=33404 New England Patriots bio]
* [http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/player/1403-reggie-hodges New York Jets bio]