Jordan Thomas Berry (born 18 March 1991) is an Australian former professional American football punter.[1] He played college football at Eastern Kentucky.[2]
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| Position: | Punter | ||||||||||
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| Born: | 18 March 1991 Essendon, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Melbourne (South Yarra, Victoria, Australia) | ||||||||||
| College: | Eastern Kentucky (2009–2013) | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||
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Early life
editBerry was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. However he was moved to Brisbane, Queensland at a young age with his father. He played junior Australian rules football with Sherwood Districts Australian Football Club from the Under 9s (2000) to under 12s (2004) before returning to Melbourne with his family.[3]
In Melbourne, Berry played under 18s football with the Aberfeldie Football Club in the Essendon District Football League. He also played with the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup, a feeder club for the Australian Football League. Realising that he may not make the grade in the AFL, but in possession of a booming kick, he joined Prokick Australia and was signed on a scholarship to the US.[4]
College career
editBerry played college football for Eastern Kentucky from 2009 to 2013.[5] In 2010, he was named to the All-OVC second-team and the OVC All-Newcomer team.[6] In 2011, Berry was named to the All-OVC first-team.[7] In 2013, he was named to the All-OVC second-team.[8]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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| 6 ft 5+1⁄8 in (1.96 m) |
211 lb (96 kg) |
31+3⁄8 in (0.80 m) |
8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) | |||||||||
| All values from Pro Day[9] | ||||||||||||
Pittsburgh Steelers (first stint)
editBerry was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers on April 14, 2015.[10] After a preseason in which he punted 19 times for an average of 49.8 yards per punt, the Steelers traded incumbent punter Brad Wing to the New York Giants.
On February 1, 2018, Berry, who was due to become a restricted free agent, signed a one-year contract extension with the Steelers.[11]
On March 13, 2019, Berry signed a two-year contract extension with the Steelers.[12]
On September 7, 2020, Berry was released by the Steelers after the team signed Dustin Colquitt.[13] He was re-signed on October 24, 2020.[14]
Berry signed another one-year contract with the Steelers on March 29, 2021.[15] He was released on August 26, 2021, after losing the starting job to rookie Pressley Harvin III.[16]
Minnesota Vikings
editOn September 2, 2021, Berry signed a one-year deal worth $990,000 with the Minnesota Vikings.[17] He re-signed with the team on March 16, 2022.[18] He was released on August 25, 2022.[19]
Pittsburgh Steelers (second stint)
editOn September 27, 2022, Berry was signed to the Steelers' practice squad. He was released on October 4.
NFL career statistics
edit| Legend | |
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| Led the league | |
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Regular season
edit| Year | Team | Punting | |||||||||
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| GP | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | Ins20 | TB | ||
| 2015 | PIT | 16 | 59 | 2,511 | 2,306 | 79 | 42.6 | 39.1 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| 2016 | PIT | 16 | 68 | 3,100 | 2,771 | 64 | 45.6 | 40.2 | 1 | 25 | 3 |
| 2017 | PIT | 16 | 64 | 2,763 | 2,546 | 62 | 43.2 | 39.8 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| 2018 | PIT | 16 | 63 | 2,753 | 2,446 | 69 | 43.7 | 38.8 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
| 2019 | PIT | 16 | 74 | 3,368 | 3,023 | 69 | 45.5 | 40.9 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
| 2020 | PIT | 11 | 57 | 2,609 | 2,307 | 62 | 45.8 | 40.5 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| 2021 | MIN | 17 | 78 | 3,624 | 3,225 | 64 | 46.5 | 41.3 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| Career | 108 | 463 | 20,728 | 18,624 | 79 | 44.8 | 40.1 | 1 | 180 | 21 | |
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | Punting | |||||||||
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| GP | Punts | Yds | Net Yds | Lng | Avg | Net Avg | Blk | Ins20 | TB | ||
| 2015 | PIT | 2 | 13 | 531 | 435 | 52 | 40.8 | 33.5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | PIT | 3 | 7 | 268 | 239 | 47 | 38.3 | 34.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | PIT | 1 | 2 | 79 | 59 | 40 | 39.5 | 29.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | PIT | 1 | 3 | 125 | 97 | 59 | 41.7 | 32.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 7 | 25 | 1,003 | 830 | 59 | 40.1 | 33.2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Personal life
editBerry's younger brother Wilson plays as a punter at the University of Kentucky starting in the 2021 season.[20]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Pittsburgh Steelers: Jordan Berry". Steelers.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Jordan Berry". NFL.com.
- ^ PITTSBURGH STEELERS PUNTER JORDAN BERRY CONNECTION TO SHERWOOD September 20, 2015
- ^ Lucas, Pat (8 January 2016). "Meet the Australian who is really kicking on in the NFL". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Jordan Berry - Football". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics.
- ^ "Southeast Missouri State?s Harris and Samuel, Eastern Kentucky?s Soucy, Jacksonville State?s Blanchard Highlight 2010 OVC Football Honors". ovcsports.com.
- ^ "Tennessee Tech?s Benford and Brown, Tennessee State?s Council and German Highlight 2011 OVC Football Honors". ovcsports.com.
- ^ "Eastern Illinois Tandem of Garoppolo and Babers Highlight 2013 OVC Football Honors". ovcsports.com.
- ^ "Jordan Berry College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Wilkening, Mike (14 April 2015). "Steelers sign P Jordan Berry". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (1 February 2018). "Berry signed to an extension". Steelers.com.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (13 March 2019). "Steelers agree to terms with Berry, Chickillo". Steelers.com.
- ^ Kozora, Alex (7 September 2020). "Report: Steelers Releasing P Jordan Berry, Signing Dustin Colquitt". steelersdepot.com.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (24 October 2020). "Steelers continue to make roster moves". Steelers.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (29 March 2021). "Steelers sign Berry to a one-year contract". Steelers.com. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (31 August 2021). "Steelers make moves to get to 53". Steelers.com.
- ^ Peters, Craig (2 September 2021). "Vikings Sign Former Steelers Punter Jordan Berry". Vikings.com.
- ^ "Vikings Re-Sign Punter Jordan Berry". Vikings.com. 16 March 2022.
- ^ Peters, Craig (25 August 2022). "Vikings Re-Sign CB Tye Smith; Release P Jordan Berry". Vikings.com.
- ^ Maggard, Freddie (8 May 2021). "Replacing Max Duffy". Kentucky Sports Radio. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
External links
edit- Eastern Kentucky Colonels bio
Media related to Jordan Berry at Wikimedia Commons
