:Dan Stryzinski
{{Short description|American football player (born 1965)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL player
| name = Dan Stryzinski
| number = 4
| position = Punter
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|05|15}}
| birth_place = Vincennes, Indiana, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 237
| high_school = Lincoln
| college = Indiana
| undraftedyear = 1988
| pastteams =
- Indianapolis Colts (1988)*
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|1988}})*
- Cleveland Browns (1989)*
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1989}})*
- Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|1990|1991}})
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|1992|1994}})
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1995|2000}})
- Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|2001|2002}})
- New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2003}})
| statlabel1 = Punts
| statvalue1 = 1,055
| statlabel2 = Punt yards
| statvalue2 = 42,072
| statlabel3 = Longest punt
| statvalue3 = 76
| pfr = StryDa20
}}
Daniel Thomas Stryzinski (born May 15, 1965) is an American former professional football punter who played fourteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played in Super Bowl XXXIII as a member of the Atlanta Falcons.
Originally from Vincennes, Indiana, Stryzinski has called Atlanta his home for the last 15 years. Stryzinski has a Finance and Management degree from Indiana University. After college, he pursued his dream of playing football in the NFL and after 14 years (6 with the Atlanta Falcons) he retired. With retirement came the time and ability to pursue another passion of his, cars, and he has been in the automotive business for years now. Stryzinski is married with three children and enjoys riding his motorcycle, golfing, tennis, and deer hunting.
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league |
| Bold
| Career high |
= Regular season =
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="10"| Punting | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{abbr|GP|Games played}} | Punts | {{abbr|Yds|Yards}} | {{Nowrap|Net Yds}} | {{abbr|Lng|Longest punt}} | {{abbr|Avg|Average}} | {{Nowrap|Net Avg}} | {{abbr|Blk|Blocked punts}} | {{abbr|Ins20|Inside 20 yard line}} | {{abbr|TB|Touchbacks}} | |
| 1990 | PIT
| 16 || 65 || 2,454 || 2,249 || 51 || 37.8 || 34.1 || 1 || 17 || 5 | |||||||||
| 1991 | PIT
| 16 || 74 || 2,996 || 2,726 || 63 || 40.5 || 36.3 || 1 || 10 || 3 | |||||||||
| 1992 | TAM
| 16 || 74 || 3,015 || 2,678 || 57 || 40.7 || 36.2 || 0 || 15 || 11 | |||||||||
| 1993 | TAM
| 16 || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"| 93 || 3,772 || 3,318 || 57 || 40.6 || 35.3 || 1 || 24 || 3 | |||||||||
| 1994 | TAM
| 16 || 72 || 2,800 || 2,586 || 53 || 38.9 || 35.9 || 0 || 20 || 6 | |||||||||
| 1995 | ATL
| 16 || 67 || 2,759 || 2,423 || 64 || 41.2 || 36.2 || 0 || 21 || 5 | |||||||||
| 1996 | ATL
| 16 || 75 || 3,152 || 2,659 || 58 || 42.0 || 35.5 || 0 || 22 || 4 | |||||||||
| 1997 | ATL
| 16 || 89 || 3,498 || 3,263 || 57 || 39.3 || 36.7 || 0 || 20 || 9 | |||||||||
| 1998 | ATL
| 16 || 74 || 2,963 || 2,711 || 55 || 40.0 || 36.6 || 0 || 25 || 7 | |||||||||
| 1999 | ATL
| 16 || 80 || 3,163 || 2,964 || 55 || 39.5 || 37.1 || 0 || 27 || 4 | |||||||||
| 2000 | ATL
| 16 || 84 || 3,447 || 3,221 || 60 || 41.0 || 37.9 || 1 || 27 || 5 | |||||||||
| 2001 | KAN
| 16 || 73 || 2,976 || 2,599 || 76 || 40.8 || 35.6 || 0 || 27 || 5 | |||||||||
| 2002 | KAN
| 16 || 64 || 2,422 || 2,028 || 56 || 37.8 || 31.2 || 1 || 15 || 6 | |||||||||
| 2003 | NYJ
| 16 || 71 || 2,655 || 2,253 || 55 || 37.4 || 31.3 || 1 || 22 || 4 | |||||||||
| colspan="2"| Career | 224 | 1,055 | 42,072 | 37,678 | 76 | 39.9 | 35.5 | 6 | 292 | 77 |
= Playoffs =
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="10"| Punting | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{abbr|GP|Games played}} | Punts | {{abbr|Yds|Yards}} | {{Nowrap|Net Yds}} | {{abbr|Lng|Longest punt}} | {{abbr|Avg|Average}} | {{Nowrap|Net Avg}} | {{abbr|Blk|Blocked punts}} | {{abbr|Ins20|Inside 20 yard line}} | {{abbr|TB|Touchbacks}} | |
| 1995 | ATL
| 1 || 5 || 183 || 111 || 42 || 36.6 || 22.2 || 0 || 1 || 0 | |||||||||
| 1998 | ATL
| 3 || 8 || 341 || 328 || 56 || 42.6 || 41.0 || 0 || 4 || 1 | |||||||||
| colspan="2"| Career | 4 | 13 | 524 | 439 | 56 | 40.3 | 33.8 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
See also
References
1. ^ Members AutoChoice Bios - [http://membersautochoice.com/about-mac/staff-bios/ http://membersautochoice.com/about-mac/staff-bios/]
External links
Official sites
Members AutoChoice - [http://www.membersautochoice.com www.membersautochoice.com]
CBS Sports - [http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/playerpage/4341 www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/playerpage/4341]
IMDb - [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3005534/ www.imdb.com/name/nm3005534/]
NY Jets - [http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/all_time/player/stats/736-dan-stryzinski www.newyorkjets.com/team/all_time/player/stats/736-dan-stryzinski]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Pro-Football-Reference.com - [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StryDa20.htm www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StryDa20.htm]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stryzinski, Dan}}
Category:People from Vincennes, Indiana
Category:American football punters
Category:Indiana Hoosiers football players
Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players
Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
Category:Atlanta Falcons players
Category:Kansas City Chiefs players
Category:New York Jets players
{{amfoot-punter-stub}}