Samuel Paulescu is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Redskins.
15 Facts About Sam Paulescu
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Sam Paulescu played college football for the Oregon State Beavers.
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Sam Paulescu played basketball, soccer, track and football at Whittier Christian High School in La Habra, California.
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Sam Paulescu earned four letters in football and soccer, and two in track and field.
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Sam Paulescu played in the 605 All-Star game in the summer of 2002.
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Sam Paulescu accepted a football scholarship from Fullerton College under head coach Gene Murphy in 2003.
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Sam Paulescu scored 73 points in 10 games booted a 57-yard field goal against Santa Monica College, and was perfect on all three attempts over 41 yards.
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Sam Paulescu averaged 45.6 yards on 46 attempts during the regular season, with a long of 84 yards, raising his average to 46.5 yards after three playoff games as a punter.
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Sam Paulescu transferred to Oregon State University, where as a junior he received honorable-mention All-Pac-10 and OSU Special Teams Co-MVP honors.
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Sam Paulescu was the Pac-10 Special Teams Player of the Week in 2005, after having six punts downed inside the 20-yard line, including two at the 1-yard line, in a win at No 18 California.
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Sam Paulescu made 21 punts of 50-plus yards during his career, including a career-best of 69 yards against Washington State University in 2004.
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Sam Paulescu finished his college career as arguably the top punter in the program's history.
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Sam Paulescu was waived before the start of the season, after not beating out Mat McBriar for the starting punting job.
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Sam Paulescu made his debut in week 17 against the Minnesota Vikings, making five punts for a total of 221 yards.
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Sam Paulescu signed with the Washington Redskins on November 6,2009.