Mike Scifres
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Position (s): Punter |
Jersey number (s): 5 |
| born on October 8, 1980 in Metairie , Louisiana | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 2003 - 2016 | |
| NFL Draft : 2003 / Round: 5 / Pick: 149 | |
| College : Western Illinois University | |
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| Punts | 756 |
| Space gain | 34,152 yards |
| Average per punt | 45.2 yards |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
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List of the 50 best Chargers players |
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Michael T. "Mike" Scifres (born October 8, 1980 in Metairie , Louisiana , USA ) is a retired American football player . He played as a punter in the National Football League (NFL), most recently with the San Diego Chargers .
Player career
Scifres studied at Western Illinois University and also played American football there. Due to his playful achievements, he was selected several times as a selection player. In 2003 he was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the fifth round at 149 point drafted . Until 2007 he was able to move into the play-offs three times with his team , a move into the Super Bowl has not yet succeeded. In the 2007 season , the Chargers moved into the AFC Championship Game . But they failed there with 21:12 at the later Super Bowl loser New England Patriots . In the following year, the later Super Bowl winner Pittsburgh Steelers prevailed against the Chargers with 35:24 in the play-offs. He was released on April 30, 2016 after the Chargers informed him that they were drafting Drew Kaser that day.
Off the field
Scifres has founded an organization with Chargers' kicker Nate Kaeding that supports a pension in which families with sick children can live cheaply while the children are treated in a hospital.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Match statistics New England Patriots vs San Diego Chargers 2007
- ↑ Game statistics Pittsburgh Steelers vs San Diego Chargers 2008
- ^ Chargers release Mike Scifres, draft Drew Kaser. Retrieved May 3, 2016 .
- ^ Homepage of the organization San Diego Kick for Kids ( Memento from January 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Web links
- Official homepage of Mike Scifres
- Mike Scifres with the San Diego Chargers
- Biography of Mike Scifres ( Memento from October 9, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
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| SURNAME | Scifres, Mike |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Scifres, Michael T. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Metairie , Louisiana , USA |