10 Facts About Mike Scifres

Mike Scifres played the majority of his career with the San Diego Chargers and is included on the Chargers 50th Anniversary Team.

Mike Scifres was a teammate of former NFL player and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Ed Reed, for two seasons.

Mike Scifres set a school and conference record with an 89-yard punt against Southwest Missouri State in 2000.

Mike Scifres kicked a game-winning 56-yard field goal in his first career attempt in 1999.

Mike Scifres was selected with the 14th pick of the fifth round of the 2003 NFL draft out of Western Illinois University.

Mike Scifres boomed his way into the Chargers' record books in 2012.

Already the team's record-holder for career punting average, Mike Scifres was voted the team's Special Teams Player of the Year last season after setting a new team record with an average of 48.3 yards per punt, a mark that shattered the previous high of 46.7, which he set back in 2010.

In 2014, U-T San Diego wrote that Mike Scifres "arguably was the team MVP" in a Week 11 win over the Oakland Raiders after he landed punts on the Raiders' own 2-, 4-, 6-, 8- and 12-yard line.

Mike Scifres signed a one-year contract with the Carolina Panthers on June 7,2016.

Mike Scifres was released via injury settlement on August 31,2016.