Colton Schmidt

Colton Schmidt
No. 6 Buffalo Bills
Schmidt in the 2014 NFL season.
Position:	Punter
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1990-10-27) October 27, 1990
Place of birth:	Bakersfield, California
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:	Liberty High School
College:	UC Davis
Undrafted:	2013
Career history
San Francisco 49ers (2013)* Cleveland Browns (2013)* San Francisco 49ers (2014)* Buffalo Bills (2014–present) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:	Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2014
Punts:	55
Punt Yards:	2,181
Punt Average:	43.8
Inside 20:	22
Stats at NFL.com

Colton Schmidt (born October 27, 1990) is an American football punter for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). An undrafted free agent, he first signed with an NFL team in 2013.

Professional career

San Francisco 49ers

Schmidt signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent, following the NFL Draft. He was cut after the third preseason game of 2013.^[1]

Cleveland Browns

Schmidt was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns.^[2] He did not make the roster and was waived during final cuts.

Second stint with the San Francisco 49ers

Schmidt was signed by the 49ers for the second time on Jan 7, 2014.^[3] He was released on August 26, 2014.^[4]

Buffalo Bills

On August 30, 2014, Schmidt was awarded off waivers to the Buffalo Bills.^[5] Schmidt was signed to handle punting duties, while fellow punter Jordan Gay was signed as a kickoff specialist.

References

↑ "NFL Roster cuts: 49ers begin roster cuts". SBnation. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
↑ "Browns Claim P Colton Schmidt, OLB Paul Hazel Off Waivers". SBnation.com. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
↑ "49ERS REPORTEDLY SIGN SS D.J. CAMPBELL, AND P COLTON SCHMIDT TO RESERVE/FUTURE DEALS". Retrieved 2014-08-31.
↑ "49ers Cut Roster to 75". fox40.com. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
↑ Buscaglia, Joe. 550 "Bills sign new punter". Retrieved 31 August 2014.

Buffalo Bills current roster

Active roster	2 Dan Carpenter 3 EJ Manuel 4 Jordan Gay 5 Tyrod Taylor 6 Colton Schmidt 10 Robert Woods 11 Marcus Thigpen 14 Sammy Watkins 15 Chris Hogan 16 Matt Cassel 18 Percy Harvin 20 Corey Graham 21 Leodis McKelvin 22 Fred Jackson 23 Aaron Williams 24 Stephon Gilmore 25 LeSean McCoy 26 Anthony Dixon 27 Duke Williams 29 Ross Cockrell 30 Mario Butler 30 Bacarri Rambo 31 Kenny Ladler 33 Ron Brooks 35 Bryce Brown 36 Jonathan Meeks 37 Nickell Robey 39 Bobby Felder 42 Jerome Felton 48 MarQueis Gray 52 Preston Brown 53 Nigel Bradham 55 Jerry Hughes 57 Ty Powell 58 Randell Johnson 60 Kraig Urbik 64 Richie Incognito 65 Garrison Sanborn 66 Seantrel Henderson 68 Cyril Richardson 70 Eric Wood 71 Cyrus Kouandjio 74 Chris Williams 77 Cordy Glenn 80 Deonte Thompson 81 Marcus Easley 85 Charles Clay 88 Marquise Goodwin 89 Chris Gragg 91 Manny Lawson 92 Jarius Wynn 94 Mario Williams 95 Kyle Williams 96 Stefan Charles 97 Corbin Bryant 99 Marcell Dareus -- Justin Brown

Practice squad	7 Jeff Tuel 17 Tobais Palmer 44 Rod Sweeting 45 Jimmy Gaines 46 Deon Broomfield 62 William Campbell 73 D. J. Morrell 86 Caleb Holley 90 Jeremy Towns 93 Bryan Johnson

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Current punters in the National Football League (as of Week 17 of the 2014 NFL season)
American Football Conference
AFC East Colton Schmidt (Buffalo Bills) Brandon Fields (Miami Dolphins) Ryan Allen (New England Patriots) Ryan Quigley (New York Jets)	AFC North Sam Koch (Baltimore Ravens) Kevin Huber (Cincinnati Bengals) Spencer Lanning (Cleveland Browns) Brad Wing (Pittsburgh Steelers)	AFC South Shane Lechler (Houston Texans) Pat McAfee (Indianapolis Colts) Bryan Anger (Jacksonville Jaguars) Brett Kern (Tennessee Titans)	AFC West Britton Colquitt (Denver Broncos) Dustin Colquitt (Kansas City Chiefs) Marquette King (Oakland Raiders) Mat McBriar (San Diego Chargers)
National Football Conference
NFC East Chris Jones (Dallas Cowboys) Steve Weatherford (New York Giants) Donnie Jones (Philadelphia Eagles) Tress Way (Washington Redskins)	NFC North Pat O'Donnell (Chicago Bears) Sam Martin (Detroit Lions) Tim Masthay (Green Bay Packers) Jeff Locke (Minnesota Vikings)	NFC South Matt Bosher (Atlanta Falcons) Brad Nortman (Carolina Panthers) Thomas Morstead (New Orleans Saints) Michael Koenen (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)	NFC West Drew Butler (Arizona Cardinals) Johnny Hekker (St. Louis Rams) Andy Lee (San Francisco 49ers) Jon Ryan (Seattle Seahawks)