Joshua John Bidwell (born March 13, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a punter for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks. He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL draft, and also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Redskins. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2005.
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| Position: | Punter | ||||||||
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| Born: | March 13, 1976 Winston, Oregon, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Douglas (Winston) | ||||||||
| College: | Oregon | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1999 / round: 4 / pick: 133 | ||||||||
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Professional career
editGreen Bay Packers
editBidwell was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 1999 draft.[1] He was diagnosed with testicular cancer on September 1, 1999, and was placed on the reserve/non-football illness list on September 5. In 2000, Bidwell beat out Tom Hutton for the starting punting job. He was re-signed to a one-year contract worth $605,000 on April 30, 2003.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
editBidwell was signed to a three-year contract by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on March 13, 2004. He was selected to the Pro Bowl following the 2005 season. On November 27, 2006, he signed a contract extension with the team. He was placed on injured reserve due to a hip injury on August 17, 2009. He was released on March 4, 2010.
Washington Redskins
editOn March 23, 2010, Bidwell signed with the Washington Redskins. He was released on July 28, 2011.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Year | Team | Games | Punts | Gross Punting Average | Longest Punt | Gross Punting Yards | Blocked Punts | Touchbacks | Touchback Percentage | Punts Inside the 20 | Punts Inside the 20 Percentage | Punt Return Attempts | Punt Return Yards | Average Return Yards | Net Punt Average |
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| 2000 | GB | 16 | 78 | 38.5 | 53 | 3,003 | 0 | 5 | 6.4 | 22 | 28.2 | 27 | 205 | 7.6 | 35.9 |
| 2001 | GB | 16 | 82 | 42.5 | 68 | 3,485 | 0 | 10 | 12.2 | 21 | 25.6 | 34 | 288 | 8.5 | 39.0 |
| 2002 | GB | 16 | 79 | 41.7 | 57 | 3,296 | 0 | 6 | 7.6 | 26 | 32.9 | 41 | 357 | 8.7 | 37.2 |
| 2003 | GB | 16 | 69 | 41.7 | 60 | 2,875 | 0 | 7 | 10.1 | 16 | 23.2 | 32 | 316 | 9.9 | 37.1 |
| 2004 | TB | 16 | 82 | 42.3 | 60 | 3,472 | 1 | 7 | 8.5 | 23 | 28.0 | 31 | 279 | 9.0 | 38.9 |
| 2005 | TB | 16 | 90 | 45.6 | 61 | 4,101 | 0 | 13 | 14.4 | 24 | 26.7 | 49 | 466 | 9.5 | 40.4 |
| 2006 | TB | 16 | 93 | 43.5 | 59 | 4,045 | 0 | 7 | 7.5 | 20 | 21.5 | 50 | 487 | 9.7 | 38.3 |
| 2007 | TB | 16 | 77 | 43.9 | 61 | 3,382 | 1 | 10 | 13.0 | 30 | 39.0 | 38 | 280 | 7.4 | 40.3 |
| 2008 | TB | 16 | 77 | 44.5 | 64 | 3,426 | 0 | 7 | 9.1 | 27 | 35.1 | 39 | 392 | 10.1 | 39.4 |
| 2010 | WSH | 4 | 15 | 41.7 | 52 | 625 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 20.0 | 7 | 59 | 8.4 | 37.7 |
| Totals | Totals | 148 | 742 | 42.7 | 68 | 31,710 | 2 | 72 | 9.7 | 212 | 28.6 | 348 | 3,129 | 9.0 | 38.3 |
References
edit- ^ "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
- ^ Rosenthal, Gregg (July 28, 2011). "Release Tracker". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ "Josh Bidwell Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved January 23, 2014.