Dustin Colquitt
Dustin Colquitt was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States on May 6th, 1982 and is the Football Player. At the age of 41, Dustin Colquitt biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Dustin Farr Colquitt, born May 6, 1982, is an American football punter for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League.
In the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft, he played college football at Tennessee and was selected by the Chiefs. In 2019, he set a new Chiefs franchise record for most games played, trouncing former teammate Will Shields.
Early life
Collectt is a student at Bearden High School in Knoxville, Tennessee, and he played football and soccer.
Personal life
Colquitt has five children and is happily married. Colquitt was born of a wealthy lineage of punters, including his father Craig, who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1978 to 1984. Britton, his younger brother, who is now a Free Agent, played for Tennessee, as well as his uncle Jimmy. Colquitt won Super Bowl LIV, becoming the third member of his family to win a Super Bowl (Craig won XIII and XIV, Britton won 50 with the Broncos).
Colquitt is a Christian.
Colquitt is a co-founder of TeamSmile, a charity that provides free dental assistance to underserved children. In 2009 and 2018, Colquitt was selected to be the Chiefs nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award.
College career
Colquitt earned an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and spent for Tennessee Volunteers football coach Phillip Fulmer's Tennessee Volunteers football team from 2001 to 2004. He was named as a first-team All-SEC (SEC) pick as a junior in 2003 and a consensus first-team All-American. He earned first-team All-SEC recognition as a senior in 2004.
Professional career
Colquitt was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round (99th pick overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. He then agreed to a three-year deal worth $1.345 million.
He set the franchise record for the longest punt with an 81 yard punt in the 2007 NFL season. Colquitt was granted a five-year contract extension worth $8.5 million on February 28, 2008. 96 and 4,361, respectively, set career records during the 2009 NFL season in both punts and punting yards. During the 1984 NFL season, his 4,361 punting yards were second second to Jim Arnold's 4,397. In 2010, he was named entrant of the Ed Block Courage Award.
He had a punting average of 46.8, the highest he has ever seen in a season. Colquitt made 657 career punts from 2005 to 2012, with a 44.7 yard average. In 2012, Colquitt was named to his first Pro Bowl appearance. Colquitt's three-year deal contract extension worth $18.75 million, with $8.9 million as a guarantee, made him the NFL's highest paid punter.
Colquitt was named in 2016 to his second Pro Bowl after fellow punter Pat McAfee stopped to play due to a sports injury. During the 2017 NFL season, he became the Chiefs all-time leader in punts and punting yards passing Jerry Wilson. Colquitt and the Chiefs announced on March 15, 2018, a three-year contract extension. Colquitt played in and won his first Super Bowl after the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31-20.
Colquitt was announced on April 28, 2020. In his 15 seasons with the Chiefs, he set multiple team records, including one tied for the longest tenured player in franchise history.
Colquitt signed a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers on September 7, 2020. On October 23, he was released.
Colquitt was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' practice squad on December 18, 2020.
Colquitt was signed off the Buccaneers' practice squad by the Jacksonville Jaguars on December 24, 2020. On January 5, 2021, he was suspended.
Colquitt signed with the Kansas City Chiefs' practice squad on January 7, 2021, right before the playoffs. On February 16, 2021, his practice squad contract with the team came to an end.
On September 21, 2021, Colquitt signed with the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad. On October 5, he was promoted to the active roster. He was released on December 6 in favour of Thomas Morstead after missing two games due to COVID-19.
On December 10, 2021, Colquitt was signed by the Cleveland Browns on December 10, 2021.