Kasey Redfern (born September 26, 1991) is a former
American football
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punter. He played
college football at
Wofford College
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. He signed with the
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The team pla ...
as an
undrafted free agent
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in 2014.
College career
Redfern attended and played college football at Wofford.
Professional career
Jacksonville Jaguars
After going unselected in the
2014 NFL Draft, Redfern signed with
Jacksonville Jaguars
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on June 19, 2014. He was waived on August 30, 2014.
He re-signed with the Jaguars on January 27, 2015, on a
futures contract
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. The Jaguars waived him on August 29, 2015.
San Diego Chargers
On December 22, 2015, the
San Diego Chargers signed Redfern to their practice squad.
He signed a
futures contract
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on January 21, 2016.
Carolina Panthers
Redfern signed with the
Carolina Panthers
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on August 15, 2016.
Cleveland Browns
The Panthers traded Redfern and 2018 fourth round pick (later traded to the
Miami Dolphins
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) to the
Cleveland Browns
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for punter
Andy Lee and a 2017 seventh round pick on August 29, 2016. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Browns.
Detroit Lions
On April 25, 2017, Redfern signed with the
Detroit Lions.
On September 1, 2017, Redfern was announced as the Lions' starting punter due to an injury to incumbent punter
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that would sideline him for at least the first six weeks of the season.
On September 10, in the regular season opener, Redfern suffered a torn ACL, MCL, and a partially torn patellar tendon after he was hit by
Arizona Cardinals tight end
Ifeanyi Momah
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College career
Momah saw limited action as a true freshman. As a sophomore, he cau ...
near the sideline after Redferrn took a bobbled snap in his own end zone and tried to run for a first down. He was placed on the injured reserve on September 12, 2017.
Dallas Cowboys
On April 5, 2019, Redfern signed with the
Dallas Cowboys
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. He was released on August 31, 2019.
Atlanta Falcons
On October 11, 2019, Redfern was signed to the
Atlanta Falcons practice squad, and promoted to the active roster the next day. He was Atlanta's third punter of the season, after injuries to
Matt Bosher
Matthew Bosher (born October 18, 1987) is an American football punter who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Miami.
High school caree ...
and
Matt Wile
Matthew Blake Dickinson Wile (born June 20, 1992) is an American football punter who is a free agent. He played college football for the University of Michigan from 2011 to 2014. In four years at Michigan, he had 91 punts for 3,658 yards, an a ...
. He was waived on October 29.
References
External links
Wofford Terriers bio
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1991 births
Living people
American football punters
Players of American football from Guilford County, North Carolina
People from Jamestown, North Carolina
Wofford Terriers football players
Jacksonville Jaguars players
San Diego Chargers players
Carolina Panthers players
Cleveland Browns players
Detroit Lions players
Dallas Cowboys players
Atlanta Falcons players