Tim Masthay

Tim Masthay

Green Bay Packer Tim Masthay, riding a fan's bicycle at training camp, August 1, 2011
No. 8 Green Bay Packers
Position:	Punter
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1987-03-16) March 16, 1987
Place of birth:	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:	Murray (KY)
College:	Kentucky
Undrafted:	2009
Career history
Indianapolis Colts (2009)* Green Bay Packers (2010–present) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
Kentucky Special Teams Player of the Year (2007) 2nd team Academic All-America (2007) 2× SEC Academic Honor Roll (2006, 2007) Frank Ham Society of Character member(2008) 1st Team All-SEC (2008) Super Bowl Champion (XLV) NFC Champion (2010) 3× NFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 8: 2010, Week 13: 2011, Week 2: 2012)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2014
Punts:	309
Punt Yards:	13,676
Punting Yard Average:	44.3
Stats at NFL.com

Timothy James Masthay (born March 16, 1987) is an American football punter for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2009, but released before the first 2009 pre-season game. He played college football at Kentucky. He was nicknamed "Ginger Wolverine" by his Packers teammates for his long red sideburns.^[1]

Early years

Tim was born to Mark Masthay, who currently serves as the chairman of the chemistry department at the University of Dayton and to Jean Masthay, currently Executive Director of PregnancyCare in Cincinnati, Ohio. Masthay played youth soccer in Des Moines for the Johnston Hornets. Masthay played both football and soccer, as well as baseball and basketball at Murray High School in Murray, Kentucky. His positions on the school's football team included punter, placekicker, kickoff returner, wide receiver, and special teams coach. In the off-seasons, he, along with Thomas Morstead, Pat McAfee, T. J. Conley, Dan Bailey are currently instructors for Kohl's Kicking Camps, a training camp from high-school upwards especially for kickers, punters and long snappers.^[2][3]

College career

While majoring in economics at the University of Kentucky,^[4] Masthay played football for the Kentucky Wildcats as a punter.

College statistics

Postseason appearances

• 2009 Liberty Bowl
• 2007 Music City Bowl
• 2006 Music City Bowl

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

Masthay was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent following the 2009 NFL Draft on May 1, 2009. He was waived on August 10, 2009.^[5]

Green Bay Packers

Masthay was signed to a reserve/future contract with the Green Bay Packers in a deal announced by general manager Ted Thompson on January 15, 2010.^[6]

On November 3, 2010, he was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week.^[7]

During the 2011 NFL season, Masthay set Green Bay franchise records for gross and net punting averages for a season with 45.6 and 38.6 yard averages respectively.^[8]

In Week 2 of the 2012 NFL season, he threw a 27 yard touchdown pass to TE Tom Crabtree off of a fake field goal.^[9] (This gave him a perfect career passer rating of 158.3, although such ratings are not entered as records unless numerous passes are thrown.)

During the 2013 season he performed the team's kickoff duties for some games.

Career statistics

Source:^[10]

Personal life

In 2009, Masthay married his longtime girlfriend, Amanda. They welcomed a daughter, Emory Grace, on March 15, 2012, one day before Tim's 25th birthday. The couple welcomed their second child, baby boy Paxton, on November 14, 2014. Also has brother studying at the University Of Dayton named Tyler

References

External links

• Green Bay Packers bio
• Kentucky Wildcats football bio