Christopher Garrett Mohr (born May 11, 1966 in
Atlanta, Georgia) is a former
American football punter. Mohr grew up in
Thomson, Georgia, where he played
football
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at Briarwood Academy. He was
recruited by the
University of Alabama, where he was the team's
starting punter for all 4 years. After being named the
Southeastern Conference's best punter his senior year, he spent the
1989 NFL season
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Due to ...
with the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers and was their punter the entire season. He spent one season with the
Montreal Machine of the
World League of American Football before being signed by the
Buffalo Bills
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. Mohr was with the Bills from
1991
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to
2000
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, during which time he appeared in three
Super Bowl
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s with the team—
Super Bowl XXVI
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,
Super Bowl XXVII
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, and
Super Bowl XXVIII
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. He signed with his hometown
Atlanta Falcons
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before the
2001 NFL season
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, where he played for four years before being waived in 2005. He was signed by the
Washington Redskins before the
2005 NFL season
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Regular season play was held from September 8, 2005 to January 1, 2006. The regular season also saw the first ever regular season game played outside the United ...
began, but was cut a few days later. He officially retired from the NFL in 2007 by signing a one-day contract with the Buffalo Bills. Mohr has four boys. Garrett, Harrison, Quinn and Chapman.
Garrett Mohr Garrett may refer to:
Places
;United States
* Garrett, Illinois
* Garrett, Indiana
* Garrett, Kentucky (multiple places)
** Garrett, Floyd County, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
** Garrett, Meade County, Kentucky, an unincorporated commun ...
, his oldest son, is currently an NFL free agent.
Of note is that Mohr, along with
Casey Beathard
Casey Michael Beathard ( ; born December 2, 1965) is an American country music songwriter. The son of former NFL general manager Bobby Beathard, and father to current Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback C. J. Beathard, and country music artist Tuc ...
, co-wrote "I See Me" for
country singer Travis Tritt, which appeared on Tritt's album ''
My Honky Tonk History''.
References
External links
NFL.com player page
1966 births
Living people
American football punters
Alabama Crimson Tide football players
Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
Montreal Machine players
Buffalo Bills players
Atlanta Falcons players
Players of American football from Augusta, Georgia
Songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state)
People from Thomson, Georgia
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