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 was released on August 4, 2000. [15]

Bayes signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on April 23, 2001 and was allocated to NFL Europe, where he played for the Frankfurt Galaxy during the 2001 season. [15] [16] He was released by the Buccaneers on September 3, 2001 but was later re-signed on December 29, 2001. [15]

Bayes was signed by the San Francisco 49ers on January 17, 2002. [15] [17] He was allocated to NFL Europe, where he played for the Amsterdam Admirals during the 2002 season. [16] He was released by the 49ers on August 14, 2002. [15]

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