Chris Mohr
{{Short description|American football player (born 1966)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Chris Mohr
| number = 5, 11, 4, 9, 13{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/m/mohr00200.html | title=CHRIS MOHR | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=14 February 2025}}
| position = Punter
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|5|11}}
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 215
| high_school = Warrenton (GA) Briarwood
| college = Alabama
| draftyear = 1989
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 146
| teams =
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|1989}})
- Montreal Machine (1991)
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1991|2000}})
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|2001|2004}})
- Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|2005}})*
| highlights =
- PFWA All-Rookie Team (1989)
- All-World League (1991)
| statlabel1 = Punts
| statvalue1 = 1,152
| statlabel2 = Punting yards
| statvalue2 = 46,570
| statlabel3 = Punting avg
| statvalue3 = 40.4
| pfr = MohrCh20
}}
Christopher Garrett Mohr (born May 11, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL). Mohr grew up in Thomson, Georgia, where he played football at Briarwood Academy. He was recruited by the University of Alabama, where he was the team's starting punter for all four years. After being named the Southeastern Conference's best punter his senior year, he spent the 1989 NFL season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and was their punter the entire season. He was a sixth round choice in the draft that year by the team.{{Cite web |title=1989 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1989/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-27 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He spent one season with the Montreal Machine of the World League of American Football (WLAF) before being signed by the Buffalo Bills. Mohr was with the Bills from 1991 to 2000, during which time he appeared in three Super Bowls with the team—Super Bowl XXVI, Super Bowl XXVII, and Super Bowl XXVIII. He signed with his hometown Atlanta Falcons before the 2001 NFL season, where he played for four years before being waived in 2005. He was signed by the Washington Redskins before the 2005 NFL season began, but was cut a few days later. He officially retired from the NFL in 2007 by signing a one-day contract with the Buffalo Bills. Mohr has four boys. Garrett, Harrison, Quinn and Chapman. Garrett Mohr, his oldest son, is currently an NFL free agent.
Of note is that Mohr, along with Casey Beathard, co-wrote "I See Me" for country singer Travis Tritt, which appeared on Tritt's album My Honky Tonk History.{{cite web |url=http://www.atlantafalcons.com/team/article.jsp?id%3D4685 |title=Chris Mohr: I See Me |accessdate=December 24, 2005 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051130043723/http://www.atlantafalcons.com/team/article.jsp?id=4685 |archivedate=November 30, 2005 }}
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}} | |
| 1989 | TAM
| 16 || 84 || 3,311 || 2,759 || 58 || 39.4 || 32.1 || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"| 2 || 10 || 3 | |||||||||
| 1991 | BUF
| 16 || 54 || 2,085 || 1,952 || 58 || 38.6 || 36.1 || 0 || 12 || 4 | |||||||||
| 1992 | BUF
| 15 || 60 || 2,531 || 2,206 || 61 || 42.2 || 36.8 || 0 || 12 || 7 | |||||||||
| 1993 | BUF
| 16 || 74 || 2,991 || 2,664 || 58 || 40.4 || 36.0 || 0 || 19 || 4 | |||||||||
| 1994 | BUF
| 16 || 67 || 2,799 || 2,415 || 71 || 41.8 || 36.0 || 0 || 13 || 3 | |||||||||
| 1995 | BUF
| 16 || 86 || 3,473 || 3,109 || 60 || 40.4 || 36.2 || 0 || 23 || 7 | |||||||||
| 1996 | BUF
| 16 || 101 || 4,194 || 3,688 || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"| 80 || 41.5 || 36.5 || 0 || 27 || 13 | |||||||||
| 1997 | BUF
| 16 || 90 || 3,764 || 3,278 || 59 || 41.8 || 36.0 || 1 || 24 || 6 | |||||||||
| 1998 | BUF
| 16 || 69 || 2,882 || 2,288 || 57 || 41.8 || 33.2 || 0 || 18 || 11 | |||||||||
| 1999 | BUF
| 16 || 73 || 2,840 || 2,474 || 60 || 38.9 || 33.9 || 0 || 20 || 7 | |||||||||
| 2000 | BUF
| 16 || 95 || 3,661 || 3,017 || 57 || 38.5 || 31.4 || 1 || 19 || 5 | |||||||||
| 2001 | ATL
| 16 || 69 || 2,680 || 2,490 || 55 || 38.8 || 36.1 || 0 || 25 || 3 | |||||||||
| 2002 | ATL
| 16 || 67 || 2,804 || 2,595 || 59 || 41.9 || 38.7 || 0 || 21 || 5 | |||||||||
| 2003 | ATL
| 16 || 87 || 3,473 || 3,132 || 54 || 39.9 || 36.0 || 0 || 19 || 2 | |||||||||
| 2004 | ATL
| 16 || 76 || 3,082 || 2,808 || 56 || 40.6 || 36.9 || 0 || 19 || 7 | |||||||||
| colspan="2"| Career | 239 | 1,152 | 46,570 | 40,875 | 80 | 40.4 | 35.4 | 4 | 281 | 87 |
= 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}} | |
| 1991 | BUF
| 3 || 17 || 614 || 547 || 53 || 36.1 || 32.2 || 0 || 5 || 1 | |||||||||
| 1992 | BUF
| 4 || 11 || 444 || 374 || 48 || 40.4 || 34.0 || 0 || 3 || 0 | |||||||||
| 1993 | BUF
| 3 || 12 || 430 || 407 || 52 || 35.8 || 33.9 || 0 || 3 || 0 | |||||||||
| 1995 | BUF
| 2 || 9 || 337 || 292 || 56 || 37.4 || 32.4 || 0 || 2 || 1 | |||||||||
| 1996 | BUF
| 1 || 5 || 216 || 205 || 53 || 43.2 || 41.0 || 0 || 1 || 0 | |||||||||
| 1998 | BUF
| 1 || 2 || 73 || 53 || 39 || 36.5 || 26.5 || 0 || 1 || 0 | |||||||||
| 1999 | BUF
| 1 || 8 || 308 || 276 || 46 || 38.5 || 34.5 || 0 || 3 || 0 | |||||||||
| 2002 | ATL
| 2 || 10 || 360 || 336 || 42 || 36.0 || 33.6 || 0 || 4 || 1 | |||||||||
| 2004 | ATL
| 2 || 7 || 214 || 198 || 47 || 30.6 || 28.3 || 0 || 1 || 1 | |||||||||
| colspan="2"| Career | 19 | 81 | 2,996 | 2,688 | 56 | 37.0 | 33.2 | 0 | 23 | 4 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.nfl.com/players/chrismohr/profile?id=MOH332232 NFL.com player page]
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Category:People from Thomson, Georgia
Category:Players of American football from McDuffie County, Georgia
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