Dustin Farr Colquitt (born May 6, 1982) is an

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punter who is a free agent. He played

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and was selected by the

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in the third round of the

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. With the Chiefs, he won

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over the

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. He has also played for the

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, and

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. In 2019, he set a Chiefs franchise record for most games played, surpassing former teammate

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Early life

Colquitt is from

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, and played

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and

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at Bearden High School in Knoxville.

College career

Colquitt accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the

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in Knoxville, and played for coach

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team from 2001 to 2004. As a junior in

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, he was recognized as a first-team All-

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(SEC) selection, and a consensus first-team All-American. As a senior in 2004, he again earned first-team All-SEC honors.

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

The Kansas City Chiefs selected Colquitt in the third round (99th pick overall) of the

. He then signed a three-year contract worth $1.345 million. During the 2007 NFL season, he set the franchise record for the longest punt with an 81 yard punt. On February 28, 2008, Colquitt was signed to a five-year contract extension worth $8.5 million. Colquitt had career highs during the

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in both punts and punting yards with 96 and 4,361, respectively. His 4,361 punting yards were second to Jim Arnold's 4,397 during the

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. In 2010, he was voted as the winner of the

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. In the 2012 season, he had a punting average of 46.8, the highest he has ever had in a season. From 2005 to 2012, Colquitt had 657 career punts with a 44.7 yard average. Colquitt was named to his first

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in 2012. On March 5, 2013, Colquitt signed a five-year contract extension worth $18.75 million, with $8.9 million guaranteed, making him the NFL's highest paid punter. In 2016, Colquitt was named to his second

after fellow punter Pat McAfee declined to play due to an injury. During the

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, he became the Chiefs all-time leader in both punts and punting yards passing

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. On March 15, 2018, Colquitt signed a three-year contract extension with the Chiefs. During the 2019 season, Colquitt played in and won his first Super Bowl after the Chiefs defeated the

31–20. Colquitt was released on April 28, 2020. In his 15 seasons with the Chiefs, he set multiple team records including being tied with fellow punter

for the longest tenured player in franchise history.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Colquitt signed a one-year contract with the

on September 7, 2020. He was released on October 23.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On December 18, 2020, Colquitt signed with the practice squad of the

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Jacksonville Jaguars

Colquitt was signed off the Buccaneers' practice squad by the

on December 24, 2020. He was waived on January 5, 2021.

Kansas City Chiefs (second stint)

On January 7, 2021, right before the

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, Colquitt signed with the practice squad of the

. His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on February 16, 2021.

Atlanta Falcons

Colquitt signed with

' practice squad on September 21, 2021. He was promoted to the active roster on October 5. After missing two games due to

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, he was released on December 6 in favor of

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Cleveland Browns

Colquitt was signed by the

on December 10, 2021.

NFL career statistics

Accomplishments

* Chiefs franchise record for longest punt (81 yards, 2007) * Chiefs franchise record for games played by any position (238) * Chiefs franchise record for seasons played (15, tied) * Chiefs franchise record for punting yards (50,393) * Chiefs franchise record for punts (1,124) * 2nd most punts downed inside of the 20 in NFL history (483)

Personal life

Colquitt is married with five children. Colquitt comes from a family with a distinguished lineage of punters, including his father Craig, who played for the

from 1978 to 1984. His younger brother Britton, who is currently a Free Agent, also played for

, as did his uncle Jimmy. After winning

, Colquitt became the third member of his family to win a Super Bowl (Craig won

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and XIV, Britton won 50 with the Broncos). Colquitt is a

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. Colquitt is a co-founder of TeamSmile, an organization that offers free dental care to underserved children. Colquitt was picked to be the Chiefs nominee for the

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in 2009 and 2018.

References

External links

*
Atlanta Falcons bio
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