Timothy James Masthay (born March 16, 1987) is a former American football punter who played for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kentucky. Masthay was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He later won Super Bowl XLV with the Packers over his hometown team, the Pittsburgh Steelers. Masthay was nicknamed "Ginger Wolverine" by his Packers teammates for his long red sideburns.[1]
 Masthay with the Packers in 2011 | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Punter | ||||||||||
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| Born: | March 16, 1987 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Murray (KY) | ||||||||||
| College: | Kentucky (2005–2008) | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2009 | ||||||||||
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Early life
editTim was born to Mark Masthay, who currently serves as the chairman of the chemistry department at the University of Dayton and to Jean Masthay, currently Executive Director of PregnancyCare in Cincinnati, Ohio, and brother of Ted Masthay. Masthay played youth soccer in Des Moines for the Johnston Hornets. Masthay played both football and soccer, as well as baseball and basketball at Murray High School in Murray, Kentucky. His positions on the school's football team included punter, placekicker, kick returner, wide receiver, and special teams coach. In the off seasons, he, along with Thomas Morstead, Pat McAfee, T. J. Conley, and Dan Bailey are currently instructors for Kohl's Kicking Camps, a training camp from high school upwards especially for kickers, punters and long snappers.[2][3]
College career
editMasthay played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats football team from 2005 to 2008.[4]
College statistics
edit| Year | Team | G | Punting | ||||||||||
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| Punts | Yds | Lng | Avg | In 20 | |||||||||
| 2005 | UK | 11 | 54 | 1,965 | 59 | 36.4 | 15 | ||||||
| 2006 | UK | 13 | 50 | 1,959 | 60 | 39.2 | 13 | ||||||
| 2007 | UK | 13 | 50 | 1,992 | 63 | 39.8 | 16 | ||||||
| 2008 | UK | 13 | 53 | 2,397 | 72 | 45.2 | 13 | ||||||
| Total | 50 | 207 | 8,313 | 72 | 40.2 | 57 | |||||||
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Bench press | |||||
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| 6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.87 m) |
198 lb (90 kg) |
30+5⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.78 s | 1.77 s | 2.86 s | 8 reps | |||||
| All values are from NFL Combine[5][6] | ||||||||||||
Indianapolis Colts
editAfter going undrafted in the 2009 NFL draft, Masthay signed with the Indianapolis Colts.[7] He was released by the Colts on August 11, 2009.[7]
Green Bay Packers
editMasthay was signed by the Green Bay Packers to a reserve/future contract on January 15, 2010.[8]
On November 3, 2010, he was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week.[9]
At the end of the 2010 season, Masthay and the Packers appeared in Super Bowl XLV against the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the 31–25 win, he punted six times for 243 net yards (40.5 average).[10]
During the 2011 NFL season, Masthay set franchise records for gross and net punting averages for a season with a 45.6 gross and 38.6 net yard average.[11]
He threw a 27-yard touchdown to tight end Tom Crabtree off of a fake field goal in a Week 2 game against the Chicago Bears during the 2012 NFL season.[12]
On August 30, 2016, Masthay was released by the Packers.[13]
NFL statistics
editSource: Pro-Football-Reference.com
| Season | Team | Kicking | |||||||
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| GP | Pnts | Yds | Lng | Avg | |||||
| 2010 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 71 | 3,114 | 62 | 43.9 | |||
| 2011 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 55 | 2,506 | 71 | 45.6 | |||
| 2012 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 70 | 3,043 | 65 | 43.5 | |||
| 2013 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 64 | 2,854 | 62 | 44.6 | |||
| 2014 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 49 | 2,159 | 63 | 44.1 | |||
| 2015 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 81 | 3,554 | 62 | 43.9 | |||
| Total | 96 | 390 | 17,230 | 71 | 44.2 | ||||
Post-football career
editMasthay joined the Centre Colonels soccer staff as a volunteer assistant coach in the spring of 2018.[14]
References
edit- ^ "PackTalkBack - LIVE chat with Packers FB John Kuhn".
- ^ Kohl's Kicking Camps (February 25, 2013). "What NFL Pros Are Saying About Kohl's Kicking Camps". Archived from the original on December 15, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Gentry, Damon (September 26, 2017). "Mission Statement - Kohl's Football Kicking and Punting Camps". Kohl's Football Kicking and Punting Camps.
- ^ "Kentucky Wildcats: Tim Masthay". www.UKAthletics.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ^ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Tim Masthay". NFL.com. Archived from the original on June 26, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Tim Masthay - Kentucky, P : 2009 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ^ a b "Green Bay Packers: Tim Masthay". Packers.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- ^ "Packers sign P Masthay to reserve/future contract". Packers.com. January 15, 2010. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ^ "P Tim Masthay named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week". Packers.com. November 3, 2010. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ^ "Super Bowl XLV - Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers - February 6th, 2011". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ^ D'Amato, Gary (January 1, 2012). "Records fall as Packers' offense shines". JSOnline.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (September 13, 2012). "Bears stunned by TD on fake field goal". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ^ "Packers claim P Jacob Schum off waivers". Packers.com. August 30, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ "Tim Masthay - Men's Soccer Coach". Centre College Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
External links
edit- Green Bay Packers bio Archived August 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Kentucky Wildcats bio
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN · CBS Sports · Yahoo! Sports · Pro Football Reference