.jpg')) Bidwell in 2011 | |||||||||
| No. 9, 6 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Punter | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | March 13, 1976 Winston, Oregon | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Douglas (OR) | ||||||||
| College: | Oregon | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1999 / Round: 4 / Pick: 133 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| |||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
| |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
| |||||||||
| Player stats at PFR | |||||||||
Joshua John Bidwell (born March 13, 1976) is a former American football punter who played twelve seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Oregon. He was drafted 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 by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. 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 went on to start in all 16 games for nine consecutive seasons, from 2000 to 2008, four of those seasons were with the Packers.[1] He was re-signed to a one-year contract worth $605,000 on April 30, 2003.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Bidwell was signed to a three-year contract by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on March 13, 2004. He was selected to the 2006 Pro Bowl following the 2005 season. On November 27, 2006, he signed a contract extension with the team. He was placed on injured reserve due to a hip injury on August 17, 2009. He was released on March 4, 2010.
Washington Redskins
On March 23, 2010, Bidwell signed with the Washington Redskins. 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 |
References
- ^ "Josh Bidwell". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
- ^ Rosenthal, Gregg. "Release Tracker". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ^ "Josh Bidwell Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 23 January 2014.