Jordan Berry
{{Short description|Australian American football player (born 1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Jordan Berry
| image = Jordan Berry.JPG
| caption = Berry with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2015
| current_team =
| number = 4, 3
| position = Punter
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|3|18}}
| birth_place = Essendon, Victoria, Australia
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 195
| high_school = Melbourne
(South Yarra, Victoria, Australia)
| college = Eastern Kentucky (2009–2013)
| undraftedyear = 2014
| pastteams = * Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|2015|2020}})
- Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2021}})
- Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|2022}})*
| status =
| highlights = * First-team All-OVC (2011)
- 2× Second-team All-OVC (2010, 2013)
| statlabel1 = Punts
| statvalue1 = 463
| statlabel2 = Punt yardage
| statvalue2 = 20,728
| statlabel3 = Average punt
| statvalue3 = 44.8
| statlabel4 = Inside 20
| statvalue4 = 180
| pfr = BerrJo00
}}
Jordan Thomas Berry (born 18 March 1991) is an Australian former professional American football punter.{{Cite web |url=https://www.steelers.com/team/players-roster/jordan-berry/ |title=Pittsburgh Steelers: Jordan Berry |website=Steelers.com |access-date=9 October 2016}} He played college football at Eastern Kentucky.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/player/jordanberry/2553348/profile |title=Jordan Berry |website=NFL.com}}
Early life
Berry was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. However he was moved to Brisbane, Queensland at a young age with his father. He played junior Australian rules football with Sherwood Districts Australian Football Club from the Under 9s (2000) to under 12s (2004) before returning to Melbourne with his family.[https://www.westernmagpies.com.au/news/2015/9/20/pittsburgh-steelers-punter-jordan-berry-connection-to-sherwood PITTSBURGH STEELERS PUNTER JORDAN BERRY CONNECTION TO SHERWOOD September 20, 2015]
In Melbourne, Berry played under 18s football with the Aberfeldie Football Club in the Essendon District Football League. He also played with the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup, a feeder club for the Australian Football League. Realising that he may not make the grade in the AFL, but in possession of a booming kick, he joined Prokick Australia and was signed on a scholarship to the US.{{Cite web |last=Lucas |first=Pat |date=2016-01-08 |title=Meet the Australian who is really kicking on in the NFL |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/meet-the-australian-who-is-really-kicking-on-in-the-nfl-20160108-gm22wt.html |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}
College career
Berry played college football for Eastern Kentucky from 2009 to 2013.{{Cite web |url=https://ekusports.com/sports/football/roster/jordan-berry/4593 |title=Jordan Berry - Football |website=Eastern Kentucky University Athletics}} In 2010, he was named to the All-OVC second-team and the OVC All-Newcomer team.{{Cite web |url=http://ovcsports.com/news/2010/11/23/60793.aspx |title=Southeast Missouri State?s Harris and Samuel, Eastern Kentucky?s Soucy, Jacksonville State?s Blanchard Highlight 2010 OVC Football Honors |website=ovcsports.com}} In 2011, Berry was named to the All-OVC first-team.{{Cite web |url=http://ovcsports.com/news/2011/11/22/184.aspx |title=Tennessee Tech?s Benford and Brown, Tennessee State?s Council and German Highlight 2011 OVC Football Honors |website=ovcsports.com}} In 2013, he was named to the All-OVC second-team.{{Cite web |url=http://ovcsports.com/news/2013/11/25/FB_1125135645.aspx |title=Eastern Illinois Tandem of Garoppolo and Babers Highlight 2013 OVC Football Honors |website=ovcsports.com}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 5 1/8
| weight = 211
| arm span = 31 3/8
| hand span = 8 7/8
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=91635&DraftYear=2014 |title=Jordan Berry College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=June 21, 2024}}
}}
=Pittsburgh Steelers (first stint)=
Berry was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers on April 14, 2015.{{Cite web |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/04/14/steelers-sign-p-jordan-berry/ |title=Steelers sign P Jordan Berry |last=Wilkening |first=Mike |date=14 April 2015 |website=ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com |access-date=2 July 2017}} After a preseason in which he punted 19 times for an average of 49.8 yards per punt, the Steelers traded incumbent punter Brad Wing to the New York Giants.
On February 1, 2018, Berry, who was due to become a restricted free agent, signed a one-year contract extension with the Steelers.{{Cite web |url=https://www.steelers.com/news/berry-signed-to-an-extension-20327622 |title=Berry signed to an extension |last=Varley |first=Teresa |date=1 February 2018 |website=Steelers.com}}
On March 13, 2019, Berry signed a two-year contract extension with the Steelers.{{Cite web |url=https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-agree-to-terms-with-berry-chickillo |title=Steelers agree to terms with Berry, Chickillo |last=Varley |first=Teresa |date=13 March 2019 |website=Steelers.com}}
On September 7, 2020, Berry was released by the Steelers after the team signed Dustin Colquitt.{{Cite web| url=https://steelersdepot.com/2020/09/report-steelers-releasing-p-jordan-berry-signing-dustin-colquitt/ |title = Report: Steelers Releasing P Jordan Berry, Signing Dustin Colquitt |last=Kozora |first=Alex |date=7 September 2020 |website=steelersdepot.com}} He was re-signed on October 24, 2020.{{Cite web |url=https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-continue-to-make-roster-moves |title=Steelers continue to make roster moves |last=Varley |first=Teresa |date=24 October 2020 |website=Steelers.com |access-date=24 October 2020 |archive-date=28 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028205024/https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-continue-to-make-roster-moves |url-status=dead }}
Berry signed another one-year contract with the Steelers on March 29, 2021.{{cite news |author=Varley, Teresa |title=Steelers sign Berry to a one-year contract |url=https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-sign-berry-to-a-one-year-contract |website=Steelers.com |date=29 March 2021 |access-date=29 March 2021}} He was released on August 26, 2021, after losing the starting job to rookie Pressley Harvin III.{{cite web|title=Steelers make moves to get to 53|url=https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-makes-moves-to-get-to-53|author=Varley, Teresa|website=Steelers.com|date=August 31, 2021}}
=Minnesota Vikings=
On September 2, 2021, Berry signed a one-year deal worth $990,000 with the Minnesota Vikings.{{cite web|title=Vikings Sign Former Steelers Punter Jordan Berry|url=https://www.vikings.com/news/jordan-berry-punter-signed-roster-steelers|author=Peters, Craig|website=Vikings.com|date=September 2, 2021}} He re-signed with the team on March 16, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Lindsey |date=March 16, 2022 |title=Vikings Re-Sign Punter Jordan Berry |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/jordan-berry-punter-signed |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=Vikings.com}} He was released on August 25, 2022.{{cite web|title=Vikings Re-Sign CB Tye Smith; Release P Jordan Berry|url=https://www.vikings.com/news/jordan-berry-punter-tye-smith-cornerback-roster-moves|author=Peters, Craig|website=Vikings.com|date=August 25, 2022}}
=Pittsburgh Steelers (second stint)=
On September 27, 2022, Berry was signed to the Steelers' practice squad. He was released on October 4.
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}} | |
| 2015 | PIT
| 16 || 59 || 2,511 || 2,306 || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"| 79 || 42.6 || 39.1 || 0 || 28 || 2 | |||||||||
| 2016 | PIT
| 16 || 68 || 3,100 || 2,771 || 64 || 45.6 || 40.2 || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"| 1 || 25 || 3 | |||||||||
| 2017 | PIT
| 16 || 64 || 2,763 || 2,546 || 62 || 43.2 || 39.8 || 0 || 26 || 2 | |||||||||
| 2018 | PIT
| 16 || 63 || 2,753 || 2,446 || 69 || 43.7 || 38.8 || 0 || 28 || 4 | |||||||||
| 2019 | PIT
| 16 || 74 || 3,368 || 3,023 || 69 || 45.5 || 40.9 || 0 || 24 || 4 | |||||||||
| 2020 | PIT
| 11 || 57 || 2,609 || 2,307 || 62 || 45.8 || 40.5 || 0 || 23 || 3 | |||||||||
| 2021 | MIN
| 17 || 78 || 3,624 || 3,225 || 64 || 46.5 || 41.3 || 0 || 26 || 3 | |||||||||
| colspan="2"| Career | 108 | 463 | 20,728 | 18,624 | 79 | 44.8 | 40.1 | 1 | 180 | 21 |
= 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}} | |
| 2015 | PIT
| 2 || 13 || 531 || 435 || 52 || 40.8 || 33.5 || 0 || 4 || 0 | |||||||||
| 2016 | PIT
| 3 || 7 || 268 || 239 || 47 || 38.3 || 34.1 || 0 || 2 || 0 | |||||||||
| 2017 | PIT
| 1 || 2 || 79 || 59 || 40 || 39.5 || 29.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||
| 2020 | PIT
| 1 || 3 || 125 || 97 || 59 || 41.7 || 32.3 || 0 || 1 || 0 | |||||||||
| colspan="2"| Career | 7 | 25 | 1,003 | 830 | 59 | 40.1 | 33.2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Personal life
Berry's younger brother Wilson plays as a punter at the University of Kentucky starting in the 2021 season.{{cite web|url=https://kentuckysportsradio.com/football-2/replacing-max-duffy/ |title=Replacing Max Duffy |first=Freddie |last=Maggard |website=Kentucky Sports Radio |date=8 May 2021 |accessdate=9 May 2021}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.ekusports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4593 Eastern Kentucky Colonels bio]
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