Matt Haack
{{Short description|American football player (born 1994)}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Matt Haack
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| current_team = Denver Broncos
| number =
| position = Punter
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|7|25}}
| birth_place = Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
| death_date =
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 205
| high_school = Dowling Catholic
(West Des Moines, Iowa)
| college = Arizona State (2013–2016)
| undraftedyear = 2017
| pastteams =
- Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2017}}–{{NFL Year|2020}})
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2021}})
- Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2022}})
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2023}})*
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2023}})
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2023}})
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2024}})
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2024}})*
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2025}}–present)
| status =Active
| highlights =
- Second-team All-Pac-12 (2016)
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| statseason = 2024
| statlabel1 = Punts
| statvalue1 = 453
| statlabel2 = Punting yards
| statvalue2 = 20,230
| statlabel3 = Average punt
| statvalue3 = 44.7
| statlabel4 = Longest punt
| statvalue4 = 70
| statlabel5 = Inside 20
| statvalue5 = 169
| statlabel6 = Passing touchdowns
| statvalue6 = 1
| pfr = HaacMa00
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Matthew Scott Haack (born July 25, 1994) is an American professional football punter for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils. He played his first four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Miami Dolphins, who signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2017. Haack later spent one season with the Buffalo Bills before joining the Indianapolis Colts in 2022. He has also played for the New York Giants.
Early life
Haack graduated from Dowling Catholic High School in 2013. He was rated by Rivals.com as the No. 15 kicker in the nation and the state of Iowa's No. 10 overall prospect.{{Cite web |date=August 1, 2012 |title=Dowling Catholic punter chooses Arizona State |url=http://usatodayhss.com/2012/dowling-catholic-punter-chooses-arizona-state |access-date=January 30, 2018 |website=USA TODAY High School Sports |language=en-US}} On September 14, 2018, Haack was inducted into the Dowling Catholic High School/St. Joseph Academy Athletic Hall of Fame for his exemplary high school career.{{Cite web |title=Dowling Catholic High School/St. Joseph Academy Athletic Hall of Fame |url=https://bbk12e1-cdn.myschoolcdn.com/ftpimages/1000/misc/misc_167220.pdf}}
College career
Haack attended and played college football for Arizona State from 2013 to 2016.{{Cite web |title=Matt Haack College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/matt-haack-1.html |access-date=January 30, 2018 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} In the 2013 season, he shared the punting duties with Alex Garoutte, Dom Vizzare, and Taylor Kelly.{{Cite web |title=2013 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/arizona-state/2013.html |access-date=January 30, 2018 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} He finished with 16 punts for 612 net yards for a 38.3 average.{{Cite web |title=Matt Haack 2013 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/matt-haack-1/gamelog/2013/ |access-date=January 30, 2018 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} In the 2014 season, he handled most of the punting duties with Taylor Kelly and Mike Bercovici handling the rest of the work.{{Cite web |title=2014 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/arizona-state/2014.html |access-date=January 30, 2018 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} He finished with 53 punts for 2,296 net yards for a 43.3 average.{{Cite web |title=Matt Haack 2014 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/matt-haack-1/gamelog/2014 |access-date=January 30, 2018 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} In the 2015 season, he handled all but three punts, which went to Bercovici.{{Cite web |title=2015 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/arizona-state/2015.html |access-date=January 30, 2018 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} He finished with 74 punts for 3,186 net yards for a 43.1 average.{{Cite web |title=Matt Haack 2015 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/matt-haack-1/gamelog/2015 |access-date=January 30, 2018 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} He finished fifth nationally and fourth in the Pac-12 in averaging 43.1 yards per punt in 2015.{{Cite web |title=2015 Punting Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/2015-punting.html |access-date=January 30, 2018 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} As a senior in 2016, he handled all of the team's punts except for three by teammate Manny Wilkins.{{Cite web |title=2016 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/arizona-state/2016.html |access-date=January 30, 2018 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} He had 66 punts for 2,897 net yards for a 44.4 average.{{Cite web |title=Matt Haack 2016 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/matt-haack-1/gamelog/2016 |access-date=January 30, 2018 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
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| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1001487&DraftYear=2017 |title=Matt Haack, Arizona State, P, 2017 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football |website=draftscout.com |access-date=December 9, 2021}}
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=Miami Dolphins=
On May 5, 2017, Haack was signed as an undrafted free agent to a three-year, $1.67 million contract.{{Cite web |date=May 5, 2017 |title=PRESS RELEASE: Dolphins Sign 14 Undrafted College Free Agents |url=http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/press-releases/article-1/PRESS-RELEASE-Dolphins-Sign-14-Undrafted-College-Free-Agents/a138d80e-5a2a-4ece-aa9b-83b504af9901 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620001842/http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/press-releases/article-1/PRESS-RELEASE-Dolphins-Sign-14-Undrafted-College-Free-Agents/a138d80e-5a2a-4ece-aa9b-83b504af9901 |archive-date=June 20, 2018 |website=MiamiDolphins.com}}{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2017 |title=Spotrac.com: Matt Haack contract |url=http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/miami-dolphins/matt-haack-22270/ |website=Spotrac.com}}
He earned the Dolphins starting punter job as a rookie, beating out incumbent punter Matt Darr.{{Cite web |last=Beasley |first=Adam H. |date=September 1, 2017 |title=Dolphins part ways with Darr after two seasons; Haack in line to be Miami's punter |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article170745652.html |access-date=June 6, 2023 |website=MiamiHerald.com}}
On September 17, 2017, he made his NFL debut against the Los Angeles Chargers. He had three punts for 130 total yards (43.33 average).{{Cite web |title=Miami Dolphins at Los Angeles Chargers – September 17th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201709170sdg.htm |access-date=November 14, 2017 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} Overall, in the 2017 season, he finished with 83 punts for 3,695 net yards for a 44.52 average.{{Cite web |title=Matt Haack 2017 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HaacMa00/gamelog/2017/ |access-date=January 30, 2018 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}
In Week 9 of the 2018 season, Haack was named American Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Week after averaging 44.7 yards on nine punts in a 13–6 win over the New York Jets.{{Cite web |date=November 7, 2018 |title=Kareem Hunt, Michael Thomas among Players of the Week |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000985405/article/kareem-hunt-michael-thomas-among-player-of-the-week |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181110080522/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000985405/article/kareem-hunt-michael-thomas-among-player-of-the-week |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 10, 2018 |access-date=August 2, 2019 |website=NFL.com}} Overall, Haack had 87 punts for 3,884 net yards for a 44.64-yard average in the 2018 season.{{Cite web |title=Matt Haack 2018 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HaacMa00/gamelog/2018/ |access-date=January 2, 2020 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}
On December 1, 2019, Haack was the centerpiece of a trick play in which he completed a one-yard touchdown pass to kicker Jason Sanders in the end zone during the 37–31 win, marking the NFL's first touchdown pass to a kicker since October 16, 1977.{{Cite news |last=Boren |first=Cindy |date=December 1, 2019 |title=Dolphins pull off wackiest NFL trick play of the year, a punter-to-kicker touchdown |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/12/01/dolphins-pull-off-wackiest-nfl-trick-play-year-punter-to-kicker-touchdown/ |access-date=December 12, 2019 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=December 1, 2019 |title=Bag of tricks helps Dolphins rally past Eagles 37–31 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=401128070 |access-date=December 1, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press}} Overall, Haack had 69 punts for 3,105 net yards for a 45.00-yard average in the 2019 season.{{Cite web |title=Matt Haack 2019 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HaacMa00/gamelog/2019/ |access-date=January 2, 2020 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}
On April 1, 2020, Haack was re-signed to a one-year, $2.133 million contract.{{Cite web |last=Crabbs |first=Kyle |date=April 2, 2020 |title=Dolphins P Matt Haack signs restricted free agent tender |url=https://dolphinswire.usatoday.com/2020/04/02/dolphins-officially-resign-p-matt-haack-to-restricted-fa-tender/ |access-date=June 6, 2023 |website=Dolphins Wire |language=en-US}} In the 2020 season, Haack had 68 punts for a 44.7 average.{{Cite web |title=Matt Haack 2020 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HaacMa00/gamelog/2020/ |access-date=June 6, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}
=Buffalo Bills (first stint)=
On March 18, 2021, Haack signed a three-year contract with the Buffalo Bills.{{Cite web |last=Glab |first=Maddy |date=March 16, 2021 |title=Bills agree to terms with punter Matt Haack |url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-agree-to-terms-with-punter-matt-haack |access-date=June 6, 2023 |website=BuffaloBills.com}}{{Cite web |title=2021 NFL Transactions: Signings – March |url=https://www.nfl.com/transactions/league/signings/2021/3 |access-date=March 21, 2021 |website=NFL.com}} In the 2021 season, Haack had 52 punts for a 42.9 average.{{Cite web |title=Matt Haack 2021 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HaacMa00/gamelog/2021/ |access-date=June 6, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} He was released on August 22, 2022, after losing the punter position to rookie Matt Araiza.{{Cite web |last=Skurski |first=Jay |date=August 22, 2022 |title=The decision is in: Matt Araiza officially wins Bills' punter job as team releases Matt Haack |url=https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/the-decision-is-in-matt-araiza-officially-wins-bills-punter-job-as-team-releases-matt/article_be151988-221f-11ed-87ba-134a66359df6.html |access-date=June 6, 2023 |website=The Buffalo News}}
=Indianapolis Colts=
On August 24, 2022, Haack signed a one-year contract with the Indianapolis Colts.{{Cite web |last=Stankevitz |first=JJ |date=August 25, 2022 |title=Colts Sign P Matt Haack, Waive K Jake Verity |url=https://www.colts.com/news/matt-haack-punter-signed-jake-verity-kicker-waived-rodrigo-blankenship |access-date=June 6, 2023 |website=Colts.com |language=en-US}} In the 2022 season, Haack had 70 punts for a 44.8 average.{{Cite web |title=Matt Haack 2022 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HaacMa00/gamelog/2022/ |access-date=June 6, 2023 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}
=Arizona Cardinals=
On May 15, 2023, Haack signed with the Arizona Cardinals.{{Cite web |last=Urban |first=Darren |date=May 15, 2023 |title=Cardinals Sign Veteran Punter Matt Haack |url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-sign-veteran-punter-matt-haack |access-date=May 15, 2023 |website=AZCardinals.com}} He was waived on August 21, 2023.{{cite web|title=Cardinals Bring Back Stevie Scott; Release Matt Haack|url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-bring-back-stevie-scott-release-matt-haack|author=Urban, Darren|website=AZCardinals.com|date=August 21, 2023}}
=Cleveland Browns=
On December 26, 2023, Haack was signed to the practice squad of the Cleveland Browns.{{Cite web |last=Kinnan |first=Cory |date=December 26, 2023 |title=Report: Browns sign P Matt Haack to practice squad with Corey Bojorquez sidelined |url=https://brownswire.usatoday.com/2023/12/26/browns-matt-haack-corey-bojorquez-practice-squad/ |access-date=December 27, 2023 |website=Browns Wire|publisher=USA Today}} On December 28 against the Jets, he punted 3 times with an average of 51.7 yards. He was released on January 2, 2024.{{Cite web |date=January 2, 2024 |title=Browns sign DE Sam Kamara to the practice squad |url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-sign-de-sam-kamara-to-practice-squad |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=ClevelandBrowns.com}}
= Buffalo Bills (second stint) =
On January 17, 2024, Haack signed with the practice squad of the Bills after their punter Sam Martin suffered a hamstring injury during their playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.{{cite web | last=Smith | first=Michael David | title=Bills sign punter Matt Haack to practice squad after Sam Martin injury | website=NBC Sports | date=2024-01-17 | url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/bills-sign-punter-matt-haack-to-practice-squad-after-sam-martin-injury | access-date=2025-02-04}} He was released three days later. He was re-signed on March 6, 2024.{{Cite web |last=Warren |first=Patrick |date=2024-03-06 |title=Bills re-sign guard David Edwards, sign punter Matt Haack |url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-re-sign-guard-david-edwards-sign-punter-matt-haack |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Buffalo Bills}} On May 31, Haack was once more released by Buffalo.{{Cite web |date=May 31, 2024 |title=Olympic wrestler Gable Steveson signs with Buffalo Bills |url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2024/05/31/sports/sports-breaking/olympic-wrestler-gable-steveson-signs-with-buffalo-bills/ |access-date=June 1, 2024 |website=StarAdvertiser.com |language=en}}
=New York Giants=
On October 12, 2024, Haack signed with the New York Giants.{{cite web|title=Giants place Kayvon Thibodeaux on injured reserve, sign punter Matt Haack|url=https://www.giants.com/news/kayvon-thibodeaux-injured-reserve-matt-haack-jamie-gillan-devin-singletary-week-6-cincinnati-bengals|author=Citak, Matt|website=Giants.com|date=October 12, 2024}} The following day he made his 100th NFL appearance in his debut game for the Giants against the Cincinnati Bengals.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/giants-matt-haack-signs-with-big-blue/|title=Giants' Matt Haack: Signs with Big Blue|work=CBS Sports|date=October 12, 2024 |accessdate=14 October 2024}} He was released on November 12.
=Jacksonville Jaguars=
On December 3, 2024, Haack signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad.{{cite web |title=Roster Moves: Jaguars Make Updates to The Practice Squad Ahead of Week 14 |url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/k000030-roster-moves-jaguars-make-updates-to-their-practice-squad-ahead-of-week-14 |website=Jaguars.com |access-date=4 December 2024}} He was released by Jacksonville on December 10.{{Cite web |last=Mehta |first=Nikhil |date=December 10, 2024 |title=NFL Practice Squad Updates: 12/10/24 |url=https://www.profootballrumors.com/2024/12/nfl-practice-squad-updates-12-10-24 |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=Pro Football Rumors |language=en-US}}
= Denver Broncos =
On March 19, 2025, Haack signed a one-year deal with the Denver Broncos, reuniting with his former special teams coordinator on the Dolphins, Darren Rizzi.{{Cite web |last=DiLalla |first=Aric |date=2025-03-19 |title=Broncos sign P Matt Haack |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-sign-p-matt-haack |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=Denver Broncos |language=}}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league |
| Bold
| Career high |
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|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 2017
! style="text-align:center;"| MIA
| 16 || 83 || 3,695 || 44.5 || 40.7 || 30 || 5
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 2018
! style="text-align:center;"| MIA
| 16 || 87 || 3,884 || 44.6 || 38.4 || 35 || 6
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 2019
! style="text-align:center;"| MIA
| 16 || 69 || 3,105 || 45.0 || 41.1 || 23 || 2
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| 2020
! style="text-align:center;"| MIA
| 16 || 68 || 3,040 || 44.7 || 39.8 || 26 || 2
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|2021
! style="text-align:center;"|BUF
| 17 || 52 || 2,230 || 42.9 || 38.3 || 18 || 7
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|2022
! style="text-align:center;"|IND
| 17 || 70 || 3,133 || 44.8 || 40.2 || 28 || 3
|-
! style="text-align:center;"|2023
! style="text-align:center;"|CLE
| 1 || 3 || 155 || 51.7 || 41.7 || 0 || 0
|-
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HaacMa00.htm Career] || 99 || 432 || 19,242 || 44.5 || 39.6 || 160 || 25
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References
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External links
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- [https://twitter.com/matthaack21?lang=en Twitter]
- [http://www.thesundevils.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1652 Arizona State Sun Devils bio]
- [https://www.denverbroncos.com/team/players-roster/matt-haack Denver Broncos bio]
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