Jeffrey Allan Feagles (born March 7, 1966) is a former

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punter who played in the

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(NFL) for twenty-two seasons. He played college football for the

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. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an

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in 1988, and most recently played for the New York Giants. Feagles is known for using the " coffin corner" punt. He earned

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selections in

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and

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and won a

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with the Giants in Super Bowl XLII over the Patriots. Feagles, the most durable punter in NFL history, officially announced his retirement on April 30, 2010. Feagles attended Gerard High School in Phoenix, Arizona and was a

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in football, basketball, and baseball. In his 22 season career, Feagles never missed a game, which is an unmatched record.

College career

Following a single season at

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, Feagles played college football at the

. He joined the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity during his time as an

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. He won a national championship with Miami's 1987 team. Feagles was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame at its 40th Annual Banquet on Wednesday, February 13, 2008, at Miami's

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Professional career

In the summer of 2004, during Feagles' second season with the New York Giants, he offered newly drafted quarterback Eli Manning his #10, which was the same number that Manning wore in college. In exchange, Feagles and his family received an all-expenses-paid vacation to Florida paid for by Manning. He switched to 17 until wide receiver Plaxico Burress wanted the number, Feagles sold the number to him in exchange for a new kitchen in his house. 2007 marked Feagles' 20th NFL season. Prior to his affiliation with the New York Giants, he played for the New England Patriots, the

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, the Arizona Cardinals and the Seattle Seahawks. He was a member of the New York Giants in their Super Bowl XLII win over the New England Patriots on February 3, 2008, the first, and only Super Bowl of his 20-year career. At 41 years, 10 months, 26 days of age, he was the oldest player to have played in a Super Bowl, until the Colts'

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broke the record in 2010. Feagles earned his second career selection to the

in 2008. On April 30, 2010, after the Giants opened mini-camp, Feagles announced his retirement. Giants head coach Tom Coughlin said about the retirement, "He is 44 years old. He worked very hard for approximately a month right after the season just to try to tell himself again that he could do this and wanted to be able to do it. And then ran into some -- as we went on and started the offseason program -- ran into some of the physical tests that you have to go through as you continue to advance almost on a weekly basis. He has a program which is unique to himself, but he is having some physical issues. And so he has decided to deal with them." Feagles played 22 seasons and played in every single game, 352 games overall. Feagles holds the NFL record for most consecutive games played in a career. Feagles, as of 2020, is 4th all-time in most games played in NFL history; only

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, and Gary Anderson have played in more games than he.

NFL career statistics

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NFL Records

On November 27, 2005, Feagles broke the NFL record for consecutive games played, with 283. The record was previously held by

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Jim Marshall who played from 1960 to 1979. His record stands at 352. Feagles holds the following NFL records: *Most consecutive games played, career: 352 *Most punts, career: 1,713 *Most punts inside the 20, career: 497 * Most punting yards, career: 71,211

Personal life

Feagles is married to Michelle. They have four sons: Christopher (nicknamed C.J.), Blake, Trevor, and Zachary. Christopher was a punter for the

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football team and played in the US Army high-school All-American game in 2008. Blake played wide receiver for

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in 2013 and 2014. Zach is currently a punter at

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and won the starting job as a freshman in 2017. Trevor did not pursue collegiate football, but currently attends

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. Feagles currently resides in

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classic video game, ''

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Feagles, Jeff 1966 births Living people American football punters Arizona Cardinals players Miami Hurricanes football players New England Patriots players New York Giants players Philadelphia Eagles players Scottsdale Fighting Artichokes football players Seattle Seahawks players National Conference Pro Bowl players People from Ridgewood, New Jersey Players of American football from Anaheim, California Players of American football from Phoenix, Arizona Ed Block Courage Award recipients

College career

Professional career

NFL career statistics

NFL Records

Personal life

See also

References