1. Reginald Aaron Hodges was born on January 26,1982 and is an American former professional football punter.
20 Facts About Reggie Hodges
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Reggie Hodges was selected by the St Louis Rams in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL draft.
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Reggie Hodges was a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, Indianapolis Colts, Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Tennessee Titans, and Cleveland Browns.
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Reggie Hodges earned First-team All-state honors in Illinois as a senior at Centennial High School, averaging 39.4 yards per punt.
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Reggie Hodges took over punting duties as a freshman at Ball State, going on to set a school-career record with 254 attempts.
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Reggie Hodges was named First-team All-MAC selection as a senior, leading conference with 73 punts.
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Reggie Hodges was signed to a three-year contract on July 27,2005.
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Reggie Hodges won the Rams' punting job out of training camp, beating out veteran Bryan Barker.
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Reggie Hodges went on to appear in five games for the Rams, averaging 38.0 yards and 31.0 net yards in 22 attempts.
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On November 2,2005, Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid said the team would sign Reggie Hodges to replace Dirk Johnson, who was out with a hernia.
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Reggie Hodges appeared in three games for the Eagles, averaging 36.8 yards in 19 punts with one blocked.
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Reggie Hodges spent the rest of the 2005 season out of football.
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On September 4,2008, Reggie Hodges was signed to the practice squad of the New England Patriots.
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Reggie Hodges was waived from it on September 7,2008.
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On September 17,2008, Reggie Hodges was signed by the Jets to replace former punter Ben Graham, who was cut the day before.
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On September 23,2009, Reggie Hodges was signed by the Tennessee Titans to replace punter Craig Hentrich.
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Reggie Hodges was signed by the Cleveland Browns on November 15,2009, after punter Dave Zastudil was listed as inactive for the game against the Baltimore Ravens.
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On November 27,2010, Reggie Hodges signed a 2-year deal, keeping him with the Browns through 2012.
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Reggie Hodges was immediately called out for the season and placed on injured reserve.
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Reggie Hodges has the distinction of being one of the few African-American punters in NFL history.