Michael Koenen
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ACQUIRED BY BUCS:
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Signed by Tampa Bay on July 29, 2011 as an unrestricted free agent from Atlanta.
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ORIGINALLY ENTERED NFL:
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Originally entered the league as an undrafted
free agent with the Atlanta Falcons on April 26,
2005.
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
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PlayedsixseasonswithAtlanta(2005-10)before
joining Tampa Bay in 2011.
Has appeared in 105 regular-season games, recording 484 punts for 20,507 yards (42.4 avg.)
and a 70-yard long, while placing 168 inside the
20-yard line.
A kickoff specialist in addition to holding punting duties, has recorded 482 kickoffs with 125
touchbacks in his career.
Hasalsoappearedintwopostseasongames:one
in 2008 and one in 2010, serving on kickoffs and
as punter.
Set an Atlanta Falcons franchise record with five
touchbacksvs.CarolinaonSeptember20,2009,
and tied that mark again vs. Carolina inWeek 10
of the season.
Ranked fourth in the NFC with 25 punts inside
the 20-yard line in 2008 while helping the Falcons to a second-place ranking in opponent
averagestartingfieldpositionfollowingkickoffs
(24.6-yard line avg.).
Helped Atlanta rank second in the NFC and secondintheNFLinopponentstartingaveragefield
position with a 25.5-yard line mark in 2007.
2011 HIGHLIGHTS:
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Made his season and Buccaneer debut vs. Detroit (9/11). Punted five times for 261 yards (52.2
avg)anda58-yardlong,includingoneinsidethe
20-yard line. Had a net average of 45.4 and also
recorded touchbacks on all three of his kickoffs.
InWeek 2 at Minnesota (9/18)punted fourtimes
for183yards(45.8avg),includingoneinsidethe
20, with a long of 52 and an 45.0-yard net average. Just two of his punts were returned for a
total of three yards and Koenen’s only punt to
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PUNTER
HT: 5-11 WT: 198
DOB: 7/13/82
NFL: 7th Year
ACQ: UFA (ATL), 2011
COLLEGE: Western
Washington
travel less than 45 yards was a 39-yarder that
was fair caught at the Minnesota 10-yard line.
Also handled five kickoffs, with one being a recovered onside kick, two going for touchbacks
and the other two leaving the Vikings starting
drives at their own 10- and own 9-yard line.
InWeek 4 vs. Indianapolis, punted five times for
220 yards (44.0 avg.), including a net of 44.0, a
long of 57, and three placed inside the 20. Also
notched three touchbacks.
Dropped three of his six punts inside the opponents’ 20-yard line at San Francisco (10/9).
In Week 6 win vs. New Orleans (10/16), punted
four times for 189 yards (47.3 avg.) and a net
of 49.8. Three of the four punts ended up inside
the 20, with a long of 58 yards. Also added four
touchbacks on kickoffs.
Tied a career high with eight punts vs. Chicago
(10/23), averaging 47.6 yards, including a 43.5yard net average, and a season-long 65-yarder.
Dropped three inside the 20-yard-line. Allowed
Bears All-Pro punt returner just 33 yards on five
returns (6.6 avg.)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS:
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Appeared in all 16 regular season games and
one postseason contest.
Posted 74 punts for a total of 3,014 yards (40.7
avg.) and dropped 29 inside the 20-yard line
while punting for a long of 61 yards.
Also shared kickoff duties, recording 87 total
kickoffs with 23 touchbacks.
COLLEGE/PERSONAL:
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Converted 43 of 74 field goal attempts and 143
of 150 PATs in his career atWesternWashington
University.
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Set school record for career punting average
(43.1).
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Registered 62 kickoffs for 3,702 yards (59.7 avg.)
and tied the university record with 19 touchbacks.
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Named Northwest Special Teams Player of the
Year as a senior.
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EarnedAll-NorthwestLeaguehonorsasasenior
at Ferndale High School (WA) and was a first-
teamall-leaguekickerandsecond-teampunter
as a junior.
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Lettered in basketball and soccer in addition to
football.
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Married to Devin Koenen and has two sons.
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Born Michael J. Koenen on July 13, 1982, in Ferndale, Washington.
KOENEN’S CAREER STATISTICS:
PUNTING
OPP
YEAR
TEAM
GP NO YDS AVG
RET YDS NET TB IN 20 LG BLK
2005
Atlanta
16 783,30042.3
35 238 36.9 9 23 670
2006
Atlanta
16 763,19942.1
25 279 35.9 6 25 652
2007
Atlanta
16 883,82443.5
41 307 38.8 5 30 630
2008
Atlanta
16 632,56640.7
20 49 37.5 4 25 602
2009
Atlanta
16 612,59842.6
27 289 36.3 3 18 701
2010
Atlanta
16 743,01440.7
28 241 35.6 5 29 611
2011 Tampa Bay
944
2,006
45.6 2515241.711865
0
NFL Totals
105 484 20,507 42.4
201 1,555 37.3 33 168 70 6
Single-Game Highs
Punts: 8, four times, last vs. Chicago, 10/23/11 (w/Atlanta)
Gross Yards: 385, at Carolina, 11/11/07 (w/Atlanta)
Gross Average (min. 4 att): 50.3, vs. Tampa Bay, 11/29/09 (w/Atlanta)
Touchbacks: 3, twice, last vs. Indianapolis, 10/3/11
Net Average (min. 4 att): 47.5, at New Orleans, 12/7/08 (w/Atlanta)
Punts Inside the 20: 5, at Philadelphia, 10/26/08 (w/Atlanta)
Longest Punt: 70, at Carolina, 11/15/09 (w/Atlanta)
2011Punting
DATE
OPP
NO
YDS
AVG
RET
YDS
NET
TB
IN 20
LG
BLK
Sept. 11
DET5261
52.2534
45.40 1580
Sept. 18
@MIN4 183
45.82 345.00 1 52 0
Sept. 25
ATL3129
43.0216
37.70 1500
Oct. 3
IND 5 220
44.02 044.00 3 57 0
Oct. 9
@SF6259
43.2351
17.00 3580
Oct. 16
NO 4 189
47.31 -1049.80 3 58 0
Oct. 23
CHI 8381
47.6533
43.50 3650
Nov. 6
@NO3119
39.7115
15.01 1490
Nov. 13
HOU6265
44.24102.50 2520
Nov. 20 @GB
Nov. 27 @TEN
Dec. 4
CAR
Dec. 11 @JAC
Dec. 17 DAL
Dec. 24 @CAR
Jan. 1
@ATL
TOTALS
442,00645.6 25 15241.7 1 18 65 0
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