Matt Darr
{{Short description|American football player (born 1992)}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Matt Darr
| image =
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| number = 4, 8
| position = Punter
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|7|2}}
| birth_place = Bakersfield, California, U.S.
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 217
| high_school = Frontier (Bakersfield)
| college = Tennessee
| undraftedyear = 2015
| pastteams =
- Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2015}}−{{NFL Year|2016}})
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2018}})
- New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2019}})*
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| statlabel1 = Punts
| statvalue1 = 202
| statlabel2 = Punting yards
| statvalue2 = 9,180
| statlabel3 = Average
| statvalue3 = 45.4
| pfr = DarrMa00
}}
Matthew Darr (born July 2, 1992) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.
College career
Darr spent five seasons at Tennessee from 2010 to 2014 under head coaches Derek Dooley and Butch Jones.{{Cite web |title=Matt Darr - Football |url=https://utsports.com/sports/football/roster/matt-darr/1232 |access-date=February 12, 2024 |website=University of Tennessee Athletics |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Matt Darr College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/matt-darr-1.html |access-date=February 12, 2024 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 0
| weight = 216
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| arm span = 31 1/4
| hand span = 9
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| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=106624&DraftYear=2015 |title=Matt Darr, Tennessee, P, 2015 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football |website=draftscout.com |access-date=December 9, 2021}}
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=Miami Dolphins=
Darr signed with the Miami Dolphins on May 2, 2015.{{Cite web |last=Ragan |first=Zach |date=May 2, 2015 |title=Matt Darr Signs With Miami Dolphins |url=http://allfortennessee.com/2015/05/02/matt-darr-signs-with-miami-dolphins |access-date=February 12, 2024 |website=All For Tennessee |publisher=Fansided}} He won the punting competition over veteran punter Brandon Fields.{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2015 |title=Undrafted rookie Darr ousts veteran Fields as Dolphins punter |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/undrafted-rookie-darr-ousts-veteran-fields-as-dolphins-punter |access-date=February 12, 2024 |website=FOX Sports |language=en-US}} He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.{{Cite web |title=2015 NFL All-Rookie Team |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/nfl-all-rookie-2015.htm |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}
On September 2, 2017, Darr was waived by the Dolphins.{{cite web|title=Dolphins Make Roster Moves|url=http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/press-releases/article-1/Dolphins-Make-Roster-Moves/6e2a4fb4-c259-4543-947d-0c866ce56319|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620024159/http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/press-releases/article-1/Dolphins-Make-Roster-Moves/6e2a4fb4-c259-4543-947d-0c866ce56319|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 20, 2018|website=MiamiDolphins.com|date=September 2, 2017}}
=Buffalo Bills=
=New York Jets=
On May 20, 2019, Darr signed with the New York Jets.{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Eric |date=May 20, 2019 |title=Jets Sign Veteran Punter Matt Darr |url=https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/jets-sign-veteran-punter-matt-darr |access-date=February 12, 2024 |website=NewYorkJets.com}} He was released on August 31, 2019.{{Cite web |last=Lange |first=Randy |date=August 31, 2019 |title=Jets Announce 38 Moves to Get Down to 53-Man Roster |url=https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/jets-announce-38-moves-to-get-down-to-53-man-roster |access-date=February 12, 2024 |website=NewYorkJets.com}}
NFL career statistics
{{NFL punting stats start}}
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! style="text-align:center;"| 2015
! style="text-align:center;"| MIA
| 16 || 92 || 4,380 || 47.6 || 39.7 || 70 || 0
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! style="text-align:center;"| 2016
! style="text-align:center;"| MIA
| 16 || 90 || 3,991 || 44.3 || 39.9 || 66 || 0
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! style="text-align:center;"| 2018
! style="text-align:center;"| BUF
| 5 || 20 || 809 || 40.5 || 36.3 || 55 || 0
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! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DarrMa00.htm Career] || 37 || 202 || 9,180 || 45.4 || 39.5 || 70 || 0
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References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
{{footballstats|pfr=D/DarrMa00}}
- [http://www.utsports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1232 Tennessee Volunteers bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Bakersfield, California
Category:Tennessee Volunteers football players
Category:Miami Dolphins players