Punter/Wide Receiver or Tight End combo
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Gary Najman
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Punter/Wide Receiver or Tight End combo
Reading in the Wonderlic Test topic about Pat McInally inspired me to open this thread. In the mid/late 70s (whn I started watching the NFL as a kid) there were other P/WR-TE players in the NFL like Bob Parsons, Jeff West (who, interestingly like McInally was also drafted by the Bengals in 1975 in the 5th round two spots below and also had a 10-year NFL career) and Terry Joyce. And I know Jackie Smith also was the Cardinals punter in the late 60s (and there were other receivers who punted like Pat Studstill). Why there were back then some players who played both positions?
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Bill Van Heusen
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More bodies?Teo wrote:Reading in the Wonderlic Test topic about Pat McInally inspired me to open this thread. In the mid/late 70s (whn I started watching the NFL as a kid) there were other P/WR-TE players in the NFL like Bob Parsons, Jeff West (who, interestingly like McInally was also drafted by the Bengals in 1975 in the 5th round two spots below and also had a 10-year NFL career) and Terry Joyce. And I know Jackie Smith also was the Cardinals punter in the late 60s (and there were other receivers who punted like Pat Studstill). Why there were back then some players who played both positions?
Active game day roster went from 40 (which was the entire roster; no game day in-actives) to 43 (of 47 on the roster) in '75, then to 45 in '78, 49 in '82. In '91, it was reduced to 45 on the game day actives and is now at 46.
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JeffreyMiller
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Bob Scarpitto, Denver Broncos WR-P
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Max McGee (WR), Boyd Dowler (WR) and Donny Anderson (RB) all punted quite a bit for the Packers in the '60s, with Anderson continuing for one year with the Cards in '72.
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paulksandiego
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Gary Collins was one of the better combo receiver/punters...
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JohnTurney
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Jim O'Brien and David Ray would fill in a WR, O'Brien more than Ray
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Larry Seiple with the Dolphins
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Pat Richter for Washington in the early-mid 1960's
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RRMarshall
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Pat Studstill WR/P, Det Lions 1961-67, LA Rams 1968-70, and a curtain call with the Patriots in 1972. He also returned punts and kickoffs. His best season was in 1966 where he caught 67 balls for the Lions including a record 99-yarder which can only be tied!