B.J. Sander
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| B.J. Sander | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 29, 1980 |
| Place of birth | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Position(s) | Punter |
| College | Ohio State |
| NFL Draft | 2004 / Round 3/ Pick 87 |
| Team(s) | |
| 2004-2005 2007-present |
Green Bay Packers St. Louis Rams |
William Herbert Sander, almost exclusively known as B.J. Sander, (born July 29, 1980) is a National Football League punter for the St. Louis Rams. Despite starting just one year at Ohio State University, he won the 2003 Ray Guy Award for the best punter in the nation. He was selected in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Packers. The following year, he put up nice numbers [dubious — see talk page] in NFL Europe, and even punted respectably for the first half of the regular season. However, once the cold weather started in Green Bay, Sander Struggled, and ended up near the bottom of the punter rankings.
Sander was released as on August 21 2006, thus ending the '06 punting competition for the Green Bay Packers.Jon Ryan became the team's primary punter.
On March 5, 2007, the Rams signed Sander.
| Preceded by Mark Mariscal |
Ray Guy Award Winners 2003 |
Succeeded by Daniel Sepulveda |
| Preceded by Josh Bidwell |
Green Bay Packers Punters 2004–2006 |
Succeeded by Jon Ryan |
[edit] External links
- College football career summary from the Ohio State University website
 |
This biographical article relating to an American football punter is a stub. You can help by adding to it. |
