- Kody Bliss
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name=Kody Bliss
currentteam=Team Alabama
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currentpositionplain=Punter
caption=Bliss before the 2007 Cotton Bowl
birthdate=birth date and age|1985|2|21
birthplace=Enid, Oklahoma
heightft=5
heightin=11
weight=177
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college=Auburn
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*Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) (2007)*
*Team Alabama (AAFL) (2008-present):*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
nfl=Kody Andrew Bliss (born
February 21 ,1985 inEnid, Oklahoma ) is anAmerican football punter. He attendedBrentwood Academy inBrentwood, Tennessee before signing in 2003 to play collegiately at Auburn University.College career
While at Auburn, Bliss was on the
Ray Guy Award watchlist his senior year. [cite web |url=http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091206aag.html |title=Kody Bliss Named To Ray Guy Award Watch List |date=2006-09-12 |publisher=Auburn Athletic Department |accessdate=2007-07-19] During the 2006 season, he led theSoutheastern Conference with 46.1 yards per punt and also had 12 downed inside the 20-yard line. This performance earned him second team All-SEC honors from the AP and the SEC Coaches for the third time, having been named All-Conference for every year since his sophomore season. He also earned SECSpecial Teams Player of the Week against LSU. [cite web |url=http://auburn.scout.com/2/569887.html |title=Bliss Earns SEC Special Teams Honor |publisher=Inside the Auburn Tigers/Scout.com |date=2006-09-18 |author=Caldwell, Jason |accessdate=2007-07-19]During his career at Auburn, Bliss totalled 202 punts for 8,861 yards. He finished third in Auburn history with a 43.3 yard per punt average. Bliss' career long was a 71 yard boot versus Tulane, but he had punts of over 60 yards in all four seasons.
DraftShowcase.com ranked Bliss as the second best punter available for the
2007 NFL Draft , [cite web |url=http://www.draftshowcase.com/07punters.htm |title=NFL Draft Showcase – 2007 Punters |author=Trieu, Allen |date=2006-08-05 |accessdate=2007-07-19] while Scout.com have him as the 4th overall. [cite web |url=http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=211&p=9&c=12&yr=2007&nid=83&lnid=124&rc=4&pid=36 |title=2007 Scout.com NFL Draft Rankings |publisher=Scout.com |accessdate=2007-07-19] After a strong showing in the 82nd annualEast-West Shrine Game , "USA Today " wrote that "Bliss can punt long, high and with accuracy. If any punter is selected in this draft, Bliss is among the first three with a chance".Pro career
CFL
Despite the ratings, Bliss went
undrafted by the NFL and subsequently signed with theCanadian Football League 'sEdmonton Eskimos . [cite web |title=Esks bring in import kicker/punter |url=http://www.esks.com/default.asp?V_DOC_ID=2170 |accessdate=2007-06-07] Bliss was ultimately unable to unseat longtime Eskimos veteran and native-Canadian Sean Fleming to make the roster and was released onJune 23 ,2007 .AAFL
It was recently announced that Bliss was among those to be protected by the
All American Football League 'sTeam Alabama .Personal life
Bliss was among the inaugural class of 345 inductees into the National Football Foundation's National Honor Society, a recognition program for players who excel both on the field and in the classroom. [cite web |url=http://www.footballfoundation.com/news.php?id=1143 |title=NFF Announces Inaugural National Honor Society |publisher=National Football Foundation |date=2007-04-25 |accessdate=2007-07-18] Bliss graduated with a degree in marketing and earned a 3.45 cumulative GPA. [cite web |url=http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/051407aaa.htm7 |title=Former Tigers Bliss, Dede And Herring Named To National Football Foundation's Inaugural National Honor Society |date=2007-05-14 |publisher=Auburn Athletic Department |accessdate=2007-07-19]
ee also
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2006 Auburn Tigers football team
*2005 Auburn Tigers football team
*2004 Auburn Tigers football team
*2003 Auburn Tigers football team References
External links
* [http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/bliss_kody00.html Player bio at AuburnTigers.com]
* [http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/players/102063 Kody Bliss stats at Yahoo.com]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=146370 Kody Bliss profile at ESPN.com]
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