Josh Bidwell

{{Short description|American football player (born 1976)}}

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{{Use American English|date=June 2023}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Josh Bidwell

| image = Josh Bidwell (cropped).jpg

| image_size =

| alt =

| caption = Bidwell in 2011

| number = 9, 6

| position = Punter

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|3|13|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Winston, Oregon, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 220

| high_school = Douglas (Winston)

| college = Oregon

| draftyear = 1999

| draftround = 4

| draftpick = 133

| pastteams =

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Punts

| statvalue1 = 742

| statlabel2 = Punt yards

| statvalue2 = 31,710

| statlabel3 = Average punt

| statvalue3 = 42.7

| pfr = BidwJo20

}}

Joshua John Bidwell (born March 13, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a punter for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks. He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft, and also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Redskins. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2005.

Professional career

=Green Bay Packers=

Bidwell was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 1999 draft.{{Cite web |title=1999 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1999/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He was diagnosed with testicular cancer on September 1, 1999, and was placed on the reserve/non-football illness list on September 5. In 2000, Bidwell beat out Tom Hutton for the starting punting job. He was re-signed to a one-year contract worth $605,000 on April 30, 2003.

=Tampa Bay Buccaneers=

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Bidwell to a three-year contract on March 13, 2004. He was selected to the Pro Bowl following the 2005 season. On November 27, 2006, he signed a contract extension with the Buccaneers. He was placed on injured reserve due to a hip injury on August 17, 2009. The Buccaneers released him on March 4, 2010.

=Washington Redskins=

On March 23, 2010, Bidwell signed with the Washington Redskins. After one season with the team, he was released on July 28, 2011.{{cite web|last=Rosenthal|first=Gregg|title=Release Tracker|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/28/release-tracker/|work=Pro Football Talk|date=28 July 2011 |accessdate=29 July 2011}}

=Career statistics=

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YearTeamGamesPuntsGross Punting AverageLongest PuntGross Punting YardsBlocked PuntsTouchbacksTouchback PercentagePunts Inside the 20Punts Inside the 20 PercentagePunt Return AttemptsPunt Return YardsAverage Return YardsNet Punt Average
2000GB167838.5533,003056.42228.2272057.635.9
2001GB168242.5683,48501012.22125.6342888.539.0
2002GB167941.7573,296067.62632.9413578.737.2
2003GB166941.7602,8750710.11623.2323169.937.1
2004TB168242.3603,472178.52328.0312799.038.9
2005TB169045.6614,10101314.42426.7494669.540.4
2006TB169343.5594,045077.52021.5504879.738.3
2007TB167743.9613,38211013.03039.0382807.440.3
2008TB167744.5643,426079.12735.13939210.139.4
2010WSH41541.752625000.0320.07598.437.7
TotalsTotals14874242.76831,7102729.721228.63483,1299.038.3
{{cite web|title=Josh Bidwell Stats|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/1886/josh-bidwell|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=23 January 2014}}

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