Chris Hanson
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| New England Patriots — No. 6 | |
| Punter | |
| Date of birth: October 25, 1976 | |
| Place of birth: Riverdale, Georgia | |
| Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Weight: 202 lb (92 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 1999 for the Green Bay Packers | |
| Career history | |
| College: Marshall | |
| Undrafted in 1999 | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Christopher David Hanson (born October 25, 1976 in Riverdale, Georgia) is an American football punter for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He played collegiately at Marshall.
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[edit] High School Years
Hanson attended East Coweta High School in Sharpsburg, Georgia and was a student and a letterman in soccer
[edit] College Years
Chris Hanson attended Marshall University and was a student and a four-year letterman in football as a punter. He finished his college football career with an average of 39.9 yards per punt. He majored in Business Management.
[edit] NFL career
The Jaguars released Hanson on May 1, 2007. The move was not a surprise, however, as the team had drafted punter Adam Podlesh in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft just days before. Hanson signed a one year, $630,000 contract with the New Orleans Saints two days later. He was released by the Saints during the preseason and signed by the Patriots on August 30, 2007.
[edit] Axe incident
During the 2003 season Jacksonville Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio placed a wooden stump and axe in the Jaguars locker room as a symbol of his theme advising players to "keep choppin' wood". After his teammates had been taking swings at the wood with the axe, Hanson followed and ended up seriously wounding his non-kicking foot. He missed the remainder of the 2003 season.
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