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John Kidd
#17 | Punter | New York Jets | Roster

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Career Notes

1994
Played in the first two games of the season with San Diego despite pulling a leg muscle in preseason ... Signed by the Miami Dolphins as a free agent on Nov. 30 ... Debuted on Dec. 4 vs. Buffalo for the Dolphins and averaged 42.8 yards per punt.

1993
Missed two contests after straining his lower back on Sept. 12 at Denver ... Scored his first career TD when he scampered two yards on a fake FG on Nov. 14 vs. Chicago.

1992
Broke his nose and suffered a mild concussion when trying to tackle Rod Woodson on a punt return on Sept. 20 vs. Pittsburgh ... Managed a season-best 52.7 yards per punt on three attempts on Nov. 1 vs. Indianapolis.

1991
Opened the season by booting five punts for an average of 49.8 yards on Sept. 1 at Pittsburgh ... Blasted a season-long 60-yarder on Dec. 8 at Kansas City.

1990
Signed by the San Diego Chargers as a free agent on March 15 ... Punted for a 36.6 net average, establishing a career-best mark ... Averaged 52.3 yards on four punts to set a personal mark on Dec. 16 at Denver.

1989
Had five punts downed inside the 20-yard line three times to set a Bills' record.

1988
Had only two punts go for touchbacks all season (AFC-low).

1987
Pinned opponents inside the 20-yard line an AFC-leading 20 times ... Tied a career-long and registered the second longest punt in the league of the season when he boomed a 67-yarder on Sept. 13 vs. the NY Jets.

1986
Made NFL history by recording the only punt of the game on Oct. 12 at Miami ... His nine touchbacks were a career-high.

1985
Booted 33 punts inside the 20-yard line to set an NFL record ... Boomed a career-long 67-yard punt on Nov. 24 vs. Miami.

1984
Selected by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round (128th pick overall) of the 1984 NFL Draft ... Averaged 42.0 yards per punt to become the first Bills' punter to average more than 40 yards per punt since 1976 ... Punted for a 50.0 yard average on Sept. 30 vs. Indianapolis.


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