Jordan Lane Gay (born March 29, 1990) is a former

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. He has also been a punter and a

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. Gay signed with the

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after going undrafted in the

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. He has also been a member of the New York Giants, Buffalo Bills and

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Professional career

Carolina Panthers

Gay signed with the

as an undrafted free agent. He was released on August 24, 2013.

New York Giants

Gay was signed by the New York Giants. Gay was released on May 12, 2014.

Second stint with the Carolina Panthers

Gay was signed by the Panthers for the second time on May 19, 2014. He was released on August 24, 2014.

Buffalo Bills

On August 26, 2014, Gay was claimed off waivers by the Buffalo Bills. Although nominally listed as a punter, Gay was primarily signed as a

; Colton Schmidt was signed to handle punting duties, though Gay was listed on the depth chart as the backup punter and holder behind Schmidt as well as backup kicker behind

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. Gay, along with Brandon McManus were the only primary

s in the NFL in 2014. On March 9, 2016, Gay signed a multi-year contract with the Bills. Gay began the 2015 preseason as the Bills' starting kicker after Carpenter was placed on the

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list. Gay was released by the Bills on October 7, 2015, to clear a roster spot for

Billy Cundiff William Ambrose Cundiff (born March 30, 1980) is a former American football placekicker. He played college football for Drake University, and was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2002. College career Cundiff played for ...

. He was re-signed on October 23, 2015. On August 31, 2016, Gay was released by the Bills. He was signed to the Bills practice squad on September 4. On September 9, he was elevated to the 53-man roster. He was released on September 27, 2016. He was re-signed by the Bills on November 26, 2016, to serve as the team's kickoff specialist. He was released on December 3, 2016.

Tennessee Titans

On May 15, 2017, Gay signed with the

. He was released on August 14, 2017.

References

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