Josh Bidwell

Josh Bidwell

Bidwell in 2011
No. 9, 6
Position	Punter
Personal information
Born	(1976-03-13) March 13, 1976 (age 49) Winston, Oregon, U.S.
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Douglas (Winston)
College	Oregon
NFL draft	1999: 4th round, 133rd overall pick
Career history
Green Bay Packers (1999–2003) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2004–2009) Washington Redskins (2010)
Awards and highlights
Second-team All-Pro (2005) Pro Bowl (2005) Second-team All-American (1998) First-team All-Pac-10 (1998)
Career NFL statistics
Punts 742 Punt yards 31,710 Average punt 42.7 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Joshua John Bidwell (born March 13, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a punter for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks. He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft, and also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Redskins. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2005.

Professional career

Green Bay Packers

Bidwell was drafted 133rd overall by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 1999 draft. ^[1] He was diagnosed with testicular cancer on September 1, 1999, and was placed on the reserve/non-football illness list on September 5. In 2000, Bidwell beat out Tom Hutton for the starting punting job. He was re-signed to a one-year contract worth $605,000 on April 30, 2003.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Bidwell to a three-year contract on March 13, 2004. He was selected to the Pro Bowl following the 2005 season. On November 27, 2006, he signed a contract extension with the Buccaneers. He was placed on injured reserve due to a hip injury on August 17, 2009. The Buccaneers released him on March 4, 2010.

Washington Redskins

On March 23, 2010, Bidwell signed with the Washington Redskins. After one season with the team, he was released on July 28, 2011. ^[2]

Career statistics

Year	Team	Games	Punts	Gross Punting Average	Longest Punt	Gross Punting Yards	Blocked Punts	Touchbacks	Touchback Percentage	Punts Inside the 20	Punts Inside the 20 Percentage	Punt Return Attempts	Punt Return Yards	Average Return Yards	Net Punt Average
2000	GB	16	78	38.5	53	3,003	0	5	6.4	22	28.2	27	205	7.6	35.9
2001	GB	16	82	42.5	68	3,485	0	10	12.2	21	25.6	34	288	8.5	39.0
2002	GB	16	79	41.7	57	3,296	0	6	7.6	26	32.9	41	357	8.7	37.2
2003	GB	16	69	41.7	60	2,875	0	7	10.1	16	23.2	32	316	9.9	37.1
2004	TB	16	82	42.3	60	3,472	1	7	8.5	23	28.0	31	279	9.0	38.9
2005	TB	16	90	45.6	61	4,101	0	13	14.4	24	26.7	49	466	9.5	40.4
2006	TB	16	93	43.5	59	4,045	0	7	7.5	20	21.5	50	487	9.7	38.3
2007	TB	16	77	43.9	61	3,382	1	10	13.0	30	39.0	38	280	7.4	40.3
2008	TB	16	77	44.5	64	3,426	0	7	9.1	27	35.1	39	392	10.1	39.4
2010	WSH	4	15	41.7	52	625	0	0	0.0	3	20.0	7	59	8.4	37.7
Totals	Totals	148	742	42.7	68	31,710	2	72	9.7	212	28.6	348	3,129	9.0	38.3

^[3]

References

1. "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
2. Rosenthal, Gregg (July 28, 2011). "Release Tracker". Pro Football Talk . Retrieved July 29, 2011.
3. "Josh Bidwell Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved January 23, 2014.

External links

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio