Brad Wing

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Brad Wing
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Wing signing autographs after training camp in 2014
No. 9 New York Giants
Position: Punter
Personal information
Date of birth: (1991-01-27) 27 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth: Melbourne, Australia
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Career information
High school: Baton Rouge (LA) Parkview Baptist
College: LSU
Undrafted: 2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2015
Punts: 137
Punt Yards: 6,048
Punt Average: 44.1
Inside 20: 53
Player stats at NFL.com

Bradley Thomas Wing (born 27 January 1991) is an Australian American football punter for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at LSU.

Wing achieved fame during several nationally televised games for his accuracy and leg strength in LSU's punting game. He was also the first college football player to be penalized under a new rule regarding on-field taunting.[1]

Early life

Wing was born in Melbourne, Australia. His parents are Kathi and David Wing, the latter of whom punted professionally for the Scottish Claymores for a time after unsuccessfully trying out with the Detroit Lions. Growing up, Brad played Australian rules football which he says has contributed to his ability to punt so accurately.[2] The younger Wing was cut from his TAC Cup club, the Sandringham Dragons, ending his Australian rules career.[3] At that time, family friends of the Wings in Baton Rouge, Louisiana offered to host him for his senior year of high school as part of a student exchange program while trying out American football punting.[2][3] He attended Parkview Baptist High School, where he was named All-State, and received a scholarship offer from LSU. Notably, he did not recognize LSU head coach Les Miles when the latter made his first visit to recruit him; he had to be told who Miles was.[3] His family moved to Baton Rouge during the 2011 season in order to be with him during his LSU career.[2]

College career

In the summer of 2011, Wing was arrested for simple battery of Cameron Chabert, and was issued a misdemeanor summons.[4] As a redshirt freshman, Wing averaged 43.0 yards per punt in 42 punts with a long of 73 yards through 12 games.[5] That same year he landed 20 punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line.[3] Some have credited Wing with being the crucial element in top-ranked LSU's 9–6 overtime win at #2 Alabama in the 2011 season. From LSU's red zone Wing kicked a 73-yard punt, hitting a camera wire, forcing overtime.[6] Wing gained notoriety during a game against the Florida Gators by stretching his arms out during a fake punt play on his way to a 52-yard touchdown. Because of a new rule taking effect that season, Wing was penalized, and the touchdown was nullified.[7] Going into the BCS National Championship Game against Alabama, opponents had attempted to return Wing's punts only 17 times for a total of 6 yards.[8] During 2011 and 2012, Wing averaged 44.6 yards per punt, which is the highest in school history for a player with at least 100 punts. However, Wing was suspended from the 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl for an undisclosed violation of team rules.[9]

On 4 January 2013, Wing announced that he would enter the 2013 NFL Draft.[9]

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

After Wing went undrafted in the 2013 NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles signed him to compete with Donnie Jones as the team's punter.[10] On 25 August 2013, Wing was released by the Eagles.[11]

Pittsburgh Steelers

In 2014, Wing signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers to serve as the punter and holder for field goals and PATs. In the fourth quarter of a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, his punt went only 29 yards, giving the ball to the Buccaneers at the Steelers' 46-yard line with 40 seconds to go. The Buccaneers scored the game-winning touchdown a few plays later.[12]

In a game against the Baltimore Ravens on 2 November 2014, following a botched snap on a point-after kick for which Wing was the holder, Wing completed a pass to Matt Spaeth for a two-point conversion.

New York Giants

On 4 September 2015, Wing was traded to the New York Giants for a seventh round draft pick. After the Giants acquired Wing from the Steelers, veteran punter Steve Weatherford was released the same day.[13]

References

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External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by Pittsburgh Steelers punters
2014		 Succeeded by
Jordan Berry
Preceded by New York Giants punters
2015–present		 Succeeded by
TBD
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