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.
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Position: | Punter | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born: | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | May 11, 1966||||||||
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 | |||||||||
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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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Regular season
editYear | Team | Punting | |||||||||
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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
editYear | Team | Punting | |||||||||
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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
edit- ^ "1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ "Chris Mohr: I See Me". Archived from the original on November 30, 2005. Retrieved December 24, 2005.
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