around 75 yard airtime and after hitting the gound 10 yards a total of 85 yards
Season: Sammy Baugh of the Washington Redskins with 51.4 yards per punt in 1940.Career: Through the 2008 season, Shane Lechler of the Oakland Raiders with 46.9 yards per punt.
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The longest punt in NFL history was 98 yards by Steve O'Neal of the New York Jets in a game against the Denver Broncos in 1969. Although the kick was made before the AFL-NFL merger in 1970 (the Jets and Broncos were American Football League teams), the punt is still recognized as the longest punt in the history of the NFL.
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that's a random punt number and unsignificant, the longest nfl punt was 98 yards... but the longest field goal was 63 yards by Jason elam
The longest return of any kind is 109 yards by Antonio Cromartie in the 2007-2008 season vs. the Minnesota Vikings The longest return of any sorts in the nfl is 109 yards, set by devin Hester and Nathan vasher, both of the Chicago bears. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The longest punt return in NFL history was 103 yards by Robert Bailey of the Los Angeles Rams in 1994 against the New Orleans Saints. nfl.com reports Hester's (2006) and Vasher's (2005) returns at 108 yards.
98 yards, by Steve O'Neal, NY Jets, 1969
Devin Hester
Devin Hester
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Through the 2008 season, the all time leader in yards per punt is Shane Lechler of the Oakland Raiders with a 46.8 yard average. Lechler has played 9 seasons in the NFL (2000-2008) all with the Raiders and has punted 682 times for 31,902 yards.
You should be able to punt at least 45 yards if you are in the NFL. Some punters can punt much further than this.