Andrew Bayes

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Andrew Bayes
Personal information
Born: (1978-02-11) February 11, 1978 (age 46)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland)
College: East Carolina
Position: Punter
Undrafted: 2000
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

Andrew Bayes (born February 11, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in NFL Europe. He played college football for the East Carolina Pirates, earning consensus All-American honors in 1999. [1]

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Early years

Bayes first attended Suitland High School in Forestville, Maryland before transferring to DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. [2] [3] [4] [5]

College career

Bayes played for the East Carolina Pirates from 1996 to 1999. [6] He was a consensus All-American in 1999. [7] He led Division I-A football in punting average in 1999 with 48.06 yards per punt, which remains a Conference USA and East Carolina single-season record. [8] [9] Bayes was also named first-team Conference USA in 1999 and second-team Conference USA in 1998 and 1997. He played in the Senior Bowl in 1999. [10] He was inducted into the ECU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017. [11]

Professional career

Bayes was rated the second-best punter in the 2000 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com. [12] After going undrafted, Bayes signed with the Detroit Lions in April 2000. [13] [14] He played for the Frankfurt Galaxy in 2001. [15] He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers in January 2002. [16] Bayes played for the Amsterdam Admirals in 2002. [15]

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  7. ↑ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 26, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
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  11. ↑ "Foursome Elected To ECU Athletics Hall Of Fame". ecupirates.com. July 25, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
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  14. ↑ "Keeping Doubts at Bay".
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