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27 Facts About Glenn Pakulak

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Glenn Pakulak played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats and was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2003.

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Glenn Pakulak attended Lapeer East High School in Lapeer, Michigan where he was a two-year starter as a placekicker, punter, linebacker and wide receiver for the Lapeer East Eagles football team.

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Glenn Pakulak made first-team all league and all area punter as a junior and senior, averaging 39.5 yards per punt as a junior and 40.1 as a senior.

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Glenn Pakulak played basketball as well, making first-team all-League and second-team all-area as a junior.

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Glenn Pakulak took home first-team all-league and all-area and honorable mention all-state in his senior year.

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Glenn Pakulak spent his freshman year at Rochester Community and Technical College where he played basketball and baseball.

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Glenn Pakulak transferred to Kentucky where he had to redo his freshman year, was redshirted and punted for the Wildcats' junior varsity team.

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Glenn Pakulak was selected third-team All-American by Football News, an honorable mention All America CollegeFootballNews.

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Glenn Pakulak was selected All American first-team by The NFL Draft Report and CBSSports.

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Glenn Pakulak was a finalist for the Ray Guy Award, given to the nation's top punter.

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Glenn Pakulak signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in May 2003 but was released on July 27.

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Glenn Pakulak joined the Atlanta Falcons on February 5,2004, but was cut during training camp on August 15.

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Glenn Pakulak did not play the entire year but did attend a kicking camp in the winter of 2005.

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Glenn Pakulak signed with the Oakland Raiders on January 19,2006.

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Glenn Pakulak had not been exactly shy of getting in the thick of the action before but became an instant fan favorite for preventing a touchdown by making a solo tackle when one of his punts looked to be returned all the way in front of his home crowd.

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Glenn Pakulak earned Special Teams Player of NFL Europe Week 9 honors, in which he punted for a total of 317 yards for 7 attempts, with his furthest punt 59 yards, one touchback and 3 inside the 20, averaging 45.3 per punt.

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Glenn Pakulak was re-allocated to the Amsterdam Admirals for a second year of NFL Europe.

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Glenn Pakulak signed with the Chicago Bears on January 29,2008.

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Glenn Pakulak was signed by the New Orleans Saints on October 29,2008, to replace the recently released Ben Graham.

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Glenn Pakulak was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets on August 28,2009.

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Glenn Pakulak was signed to the Washington Redskins' practice squad on October 6,2009.

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Glenn Pakulak made his Redskins debut with five punts for 212 net yards for a 42.40 average against the Carolina Panthers.

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Glenn Pakulak was signed to the San Diego Chargers on August 31,2010.

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Glenn Pakulak was teammate and roommate of, Arena Football League star receiver and former NFL Europe Berlin Thunder star, Aaron Boone, for whom he ended up doing the laundry for a semester over the sale of a coffee table in college.

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In 2005, Glenn Pakulak did not play for any NFL or NFL Europa team, but instead spent the year working at a steel factory and training in New Orleans with his college friend Shane Boyd.

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Glenn Pakulak appeared on the Bravo television series Most Eligible Dallas in 2011.

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Glenn Pakulak appeared on the GSN television gameshow America Says in 2019.