Josh Bidwell

**Josh Bidwell**
Personal information
No. -- Free Agent
Punter
Date of birth: March 13, 1976 (1976-03-13) (age 35)
Place of birth: Winston, Oregon
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Weight: 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College: Oregon
NFL Draft: 1999 / Round: 4 / Pick: 133
Debuted in 2000 for the Green Bay Packers



Career history
Green Bay Packers (1999–2003) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2004–2009) Washington Redskins (2010)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Pac-10 (1998) Second-team AP All-American (1998) All-Pro selection (2005) Pro Bowl selection (2005)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2009
Punts	727
Punt yards	31,085
Punting average	42.8
Stats at NFL.com

Joshua John Bidwell (born March 13, 1976 in Winston, Oregon) is an American football punter who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oregon.

Bidwell, who was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2005, has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Redskins.

1 Professional career
2 References
3 External links

Professional career

Green Bay Packers

Bidwell was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. 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 went on to start in all 16 games for nine consecutive seasons, from 2000 to 2008.^[1] He was re-signed to a one-year contract worth $605,000 on April 30, 2003.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Bidwell was signed to a three-year contract by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on March 13, 2004. He was selected to the 2006 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

On March 23, 2010, Bidwell signed with the Washington Redskins. He was released on July 28, 2011.^[2]

References

^ "Josh Bidwell". Buccaneers.com. http://buccaneers.com/team/playerdetail.aspx?player=Bidwell,Josh,9. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
^ Rosenthal, Gregg. "Release Tracker". Pro Football Talk. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/28/release-tracker/. Retrieved 29 July 2011.

External links

Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio

Green Bay Packers 1999 NFL Draft selections

Antuan Edwards • Fred Vinson • Mike McKenzie • Cletidus Hunt • Aaron Brooks • Josh Bidwell • De'Mond Parker • Craig Heimburger • Dee Miller • Scott Curry • Chris Akins • Donald Driver

2006 Pro Bowl NFC starters

Offense	QB Matt Hasselbeck \| RB Shaun Alexander \| FB Mack Strong \| WR Santana Moss \| WR Steve Smith \| TE Alge Crumpler OT Walter Jones \| OT Orlando Pace \| G Larry Allen \| G Steve Hutchinson \| C Olin Kreutz

Defense	DE Julius Peppers \| DE Michael Strahan \| DT Shaun Rogers \| DT Tommie Harris OLB Keith Brooking \| OLB Derrick Brooks \| ILB Brian Urlacher CB Ronde Barber \| CB DeAngelo Hall \| FS Darren Sharper \| SS Roy Williams

Special Teams	P Josh Bidwell \| K Neil Rackers \| KR Koren Robinson \| ST David Tyree

Persondata
Name	Bidwell, Josh
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Date of birth	March 13, 1976
Place of birth	Winston, Oregon
Date of death
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