Todd Scott Sauerbrun is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League for 13 seasons.
24 Facts About Todd Sauerbrun
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Todd Sauerbrun played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers, and was recognized as a unanimous All-American in 1994.
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Todd Sauerbrun was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 1995 NFL draft, and played for the Kansas City Chiefs, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos and New England Patriots of the NFL, and the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League.
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Todd Sauerbrun attended Ward Melville High School in East Setauket, and was a letterman in football and lacrosse.
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Todd Sauerbrun still holds the Ward Melville record for leading midfield scorer with 109 goals and 24 assists for 133 points.
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Todd Sauerbrun attended West Virginia University, where he was a punter for the West Virginia Mountaineers football team from 1991 to 1994.
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Todd Sauerbrun was a first-team All-Big East Conference selection in 1992,1993, and 1994, and an honorable mention All-American in 1992 and 1993.
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Todd Sauerbrun was drafted by the Chicago Bears 56th overall in the 1995 NFL draft.
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Todd Sauerbrun spent five seasons with the Bears, and is ranked second on the team in all-time punting average.
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Todd Sauerbrun was injured after a Tampa Bay Buccaneers player landed on his leg after a punt that drew a roughing the punter penalty.
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Todd Sauerbrun spent the 2000 season with the Kansas City Chiefs, and was signed by the Carolina Panthers before the 2001 season.
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Todd Sauerbrun achieved both his greatest success and biggest problems while with Carolina.
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Todd Sauerbrun was picked for the Pro Bowl to represent the NFC in the 2002,2003, and 2004 seasons.
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Todd Sauerbrun became the first player from either conference since the AFL-NFL Merger in 1970 to lead his conference in gross punting average for three consecutive seasons.
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However, during the 2004 season, the Panthers were riddled with injuries, and at one point, starting placekicker John Kasay suffered a leg injury, and the Panthers were forced to use Todd Sauerbrun to replace Kasay.
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Todd Sauerbrun refused to kick unless he was reimbursed for fines he incurred when he was overweight.
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On May 19,2005, Todd Sauerbrun was traded to the Denver Broncos for punter Jason Baker and a 7th round draft pick in the 2006 draft.
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On July 7,2006, Todd Sauerbrun was suspended for the first four games of the NFL season after testing positive for the banned dietary supplement ephedra.
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Todd Sauerbrun was signed by the Patriots on December 22,2006, to a one-year contract that gave them the right to match any contract he signed the next offseason.
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Shortly thereafter, the NFL Players Association filed a grievance on behalf of Todd Sauerbrun regarding the details of the contract he signed with New England in 2006.
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Todd Sauerbrun re-signed with the Denver Broncos on April 19,2007.
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Todd Sauerbrun attempted to tackle Hester on both returns, but failed.
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Later in the game, Todd Sauerbrun had a punt blocked by Charles Tillman while attempting to kick away from Hester.
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Todd Sauerbrun was signed by the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League on September 9,2009.