Sam Koch
 Chef in the dress of the Baltimore Ravens (2015) |
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| Baltimore Ravens - No. 4 | |
| Punter | |
| Date of birth: August 13, 1982 | |
| Place of birth: York , Nebraska | |
| Height: 1.85 m | Weight: 99 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2006 for the Baltimore Ravens | |
| Career | |
| College : Nebraska | |
| NFL Draft : 2006 / Round: 6 / Pick: 203 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| Punts | 1,046 |
| Space gain | 47,451 yards |
| average | 45.4 yards |
| Longest punt | 74 yards |
| within 20 | 405 |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Samuel David Koch (* 13. August 1982 in York , Nebraska ) is an American American football poker players on the position of the punters . He plays for the Baltimore Ravens in the National Football League (NFL).
Career
college
Koch attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and played college football for their team, the Cornhuskers, from 2006 to 2008 . He had held various positions in high school , but only played as a punter in college.
NFL
He was selected in the 2006 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round as the 203rd player. Already in his rookie season he was used as the sole punter and, as in the following seasons, he performed consistently well. He not only convinced with his precise punts, but also excelled in various trick plays . For example, in 2010 he threw a 13- yard pass with a fake punt , but he was able to run a two-point conversion and a touchdown .
He also contributed significantly to the victory of the Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII. 12 seconds before the end he let himself be tackled on purpose in his own end zone, whereby the San Francisco 49ers achieved a safety , but Koch was then able to kick the ball deep into the opposing half. This made it possible to bring the narrow lead over the laps.
In the summer of 2015 he signed a five-year contract with the Ravens 16.25 million US dollars , which makes him one of the highest-paid punter in the league.
In the 2015 season he was appointed to the Pro Bowl for the first time ,
Koch holds numerous franchise records, including the one for most punts, the one for the longest punt, and the one for the most interrupted games.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Player biography on the Ravens homepage, accessed on January 9, 2016
- ↑ Report on nfl.com of July 9, 2015, accessed January 9, 2016
- ↑ Report on nfl.com of July 9, 2015, accessed January 9, 2016
- ↑ Player biography on the Ravens homepage, accessed on January 9, 2016
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Cook, Sam |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Koch, Samuel David (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 13, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | York , Nebraska , United States |