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| Punter | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: February 4, 1988 | |
| Place of birth: Orange, California | |
| Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Weight: 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Fresno State | |
| Undrafted in 2010 | |
| Debuted in 2010 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Career history | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2011 | |
| Punts | 57 |
| Punt yards | 2,405 |
| Average | 42.2 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Robert Malone (born February 4, 1988) is an American football punter who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Fresno State.
He has also been a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions.
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Malone played college football at Fresno State. There he was a first-team All-WAC selection after punting 44 times for a 45.2-yard average, with 17 of his kicks downed inside the opponent's 20 yard line. He also kicked 15 punts for 50 or more yards, including a career long of 74. In his collegiate career, Malone played in 41 games and punted 120 times for 5,117 yards with a 42.6-yard average and 44 punts inside the 20.
Malone originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars in the spring of 2010. However he was released before training camp by the Jaguars, who stuck with their incumbent punter Adam Podlesh.
Malone was signed by the Buccaneers on October 13, 2010 to replace Chris Bryan as the team's punter.[1] He was waived on August 29, 2011.
On November 11, 2011, Malone signed with the Detroit Lions after an injury to Ryan Donahue. He was waived on November 15.