Christopher Garrett Mohr (born May 11, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL). Mohr grew up in Thomson, Georgia, where he played football at Briarwood Academy. He was recruited by the University of Alabama, where he was the team's starting punter for all four years. After being named the Southeastern Conference's best punter his senior year, he spent the 1989 NFL season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and was their punter the entire season. He was a sixth round choice in the draft that year by the team.[1] He spent one season with the Montreal Machine of the World League of American Football (WLAF) before being signed by the Buffalo Bills. Mohr was with the Bills from 1991 to 2000, during which time he appeared in three Super Bowls with the team—Super Bowl XXVI, Super Bowl XXVII, and Super Bowl XXVIII. He signed with his hometown Atlanta Falcons before the 2001 NFL season, where he played for four years before being waived in 2005. He was signed by the Washington Redskins before the 2005 NFL season began, but was cut a few days later. He officially retired from the NFL in 2007 by signing a one-day contract with the Buffalo Bills. Mohr has four boys. Garrett, Harrison, Quinn and Chapman. Garrett Mohr, his oldest son, is currently an NFL free agent.

Chris Mohr
No. 5, 11, 4, 9, 13
Position:Punter
Personal information
Born: (1966-05-11) May 11, 1966 (age 58)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Warrenton (GA) Briarwood
College:Alabama
NFL draft:1989 / round: 6 / pick: 146
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Punts:1,152
Punting yards:46,570
Punting avg:40.4
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Of note is that Mohr, along with Casey Beathard, co-wrote "I See Me" for country singer Travis Tritt, which appeared on Tritt's album My Honky Tonk History.[2]

NFL career statistics

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Legend
Led the league
Bold Career high

Regular season

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Year Team Punting
GP Punts Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk Ins20 TB
1989 TAM 16 84 3,311 2,759 58 39.4 32.1 2 10 3
1991 BUF 16 54 2,085 1,952 58 38.6 36.1 0 12 4
1992 BUF 15 60 2,531 2,206 61 42.2 36.8 0 12 7
1993 BUF 16 74 2,991 2,664 58 40.4 36.0 0 19 4
1994 BUF 16 67 2,799 2,415 71 41.8 36.0 0 13 3
1995 BUF 16 86 3,473 3,109 60 40.4 36.2 0 23 7
1996 BUF 16 101 4,194 3,688 80 41.5 36.5 0 27 13
1997 BUF 16 90 3,764 3,278 59 41.8 36.0 1 24 6
1998 BUF 16 69 2,882 2,288 57 41.8 33.2 0 18 11
1999 BUF 16 73 2,840 2,474 60 38.9 33.9 0 20 7
2000 BUF 16 95 3,661 3,017 57 38.5 31.4 1 19 5
2001 ATL 16 69 2,680 2,490 55 38.8 36.1 0 25 3
2002 ATL 16 67 2,804 2,595 59 41.9 38.7 0 21 5
2003 ATL 16 87 3,473 3,132 54 39.9 36.0 0 19 2
2004 ATL 16 76 3,082 2,808 56 40.6 36.9 0 19 7
Career 239 1,152 46,570 40,875 80 40.4 35.4 4 281 87

Playoffs

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Year Team Punting
GP Punts Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk Ins20 TB
1991 BUF 3 17 614 547 53 36.1 32.2 0 5 1
1992 BUF 4 11 444 374 48 40.4 34.0 0 3 0
1993 BUF 3 12 430 407 52 35.8 33.9 0 3 0
1995 BUF 2 9 337 292 56 37.4 32.4 0 2 1
1996 BUF 1 5 216 205 53 43.2 41.0 0 1 0
1998 BUF 1 2 73 53 39 36.5 26.5 0 1 0
1999 BUF 1 8 308 276 46 38.5 34.5 0 3 0
2002 ATL 2 10 360 336 42 36.0 33.6 0 4 1
2004 ATL 2 7 214 198 47 30.6 28.3 0 1 1
Career 19 81 2,996 2,688 56 37.0 33.2 0 23 4

References

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  1. ^ "1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "Chris Mohr: I See Me". Archived from the original on November 30, 2005. Retrieved December 24, 2005.
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