Kyle Basler (born December 27, 1982) is a former
American football
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punter. He was signed by the
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ...
as an
undrafted free agent
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out of
Washington State
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.
High School years
Basler attended
Elma High School
Elma High School is a public secondary institution located in Elma, Washington located about 30 miles west of Olympia; the capital city of Washington. Elma High School serves the rural communities of McCleary, Elma and Satsop
Satsop is a census ...
and helped his team to the state Championship in his freshman year.
College career
Basler attended
Washington State
Washington (), officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. Named for George Washington—the first U.S. president—the state was formed from the western part of the Washington ...
. He played in 48 games and his 255 career punts for 10,794 yards was a school record. He was a sports management major.
Professional career
Basler was selected by the
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ...
as an undrafted free agent. However, he was cut at the end of training camp.
He was signed to the Browns' active roster following the end of the
2006 season and was allocated to
NFL Europa
NFL Europe League (simply called NFL Europe and known in its final season as NFL Europa League) was a professional American football league that functioned as the developmental minor league of the National Football League (NFL). Originally f ...
where he played for the
Frankfurt Galaxy Two American football franchises have been referred to as the Frankfurt Galaxy:
* Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe), active in NFL Europe between 1991 and 2007
* Frankfurt Galaxy (ELF)
The Frankfurt Galaxy is an American football team in Frankfurt, ...
.
External links
Cleveland Browns bio
References
Further reading
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1982 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Olympia, Washington
American football punters
Washington State Cougars football players
Cleveland Browns players
Frankfurt Galaxy players
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