Britton Colquitt

Britton Douglas Colquitt (born March 20, 1985) is an American football punter for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He was originally signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in December 2009; he was with the Broncos when they won Super Bowl 50 over the Carolina Panthers in 2016. He played college football at Tennessee.

Britton Colquitt

Colquitt with the Denver Broncos in 2010
No. 2 – Minnesota Vikings
Position:	Punter
Personal information
Born:	(1985-03-20) March 20, 1985 Knoxville, Tennessee
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:	Bearden (Knoxville, Tennessee)
College:	Tennessee
Undrafted:	2009
Career history
Denver Broncos (2009)* Miami Dolphins (2009)* Denver Broncos (2009–2015) Cleveland Browns (2016–2018) Minnesota Vikings (2019–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (50) First-team All-SEC (2006) Second-team All-SEC (2007)
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Punts: 780 Punt yards: 35,468 Punt average: 45.5 Inside 20: 251 Longest punt: 79 Player stats at NFL.com

Britton is the son of former NFL punter Craig Colquitt, younger brother of NFL free agent punter Dustin Colquitt, and cousin of former NFL punter Jimmy Colquitt.[1][2] His distant cousin, Greg Colquitt, a walk-on, punted at Clemson for one season.[3]

Early years

Colquitt played football, basketball and soccer at Bearden High School in Knoxville, Tennessee.[4]

College career

Colquitt played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers at the University of Tennessee, where he majored in political science.[5] During the 2005, 2006, and 2007 seasons, he was the Volunteers first team punter.[5] He earned consensus first-team All-SEC honors in 2006 and second-team All-SEC honors in 2007.[5]

While at the University of Tennessee, Colquitt had a well-publicized saga with alcohol problems. He was first suspended from the University of Tennessee football team in March 2004 after three alcohol-related arrests,[6] despite having only arrived on campus in 2003. In his junior season, he was suspended for the first five games of the season and had his scholarship stripped after being arrested on charges of DUI and leaving the scene of an accident.[7]

Professional career

Miami Dolphins

Colquitt was signed to the practice squad of the Miami Dolphins on December 22, 2009.[8]

Denver Broncos

Colquitt was signed to the Denver Broncos' active roster from the Miami Dolphins' practice squad on December 30, 2009.[9]

On September 12, 2010, in the season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Colquitt made his NFL debut and had four punts for 172 net yards (43.00 average).[10]

In the 2011 season, Colquitt accumulated 4,783 yards, enough for fifth all time for single-season punting yards in a season.[11][12]

On April 23, 2013, Colquitt signed his restricted free agent tender. On August 11, 2013, he signed a three-year extension worth $11.6 million on top of his one-year tender.[13] The Broncos reached Super Bowl XLVIII, which they lost to the Seattle Seahawks by a score of 43–8. In the loss, he had two punts for 60 net yards.[14]

Colquitt agreed to a $1.4 million pay cut on August 3, 2015.[13]

On February 7, 2016, Colquitt was part of the Broncos team that won Super Bowl 50. In the game, the Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers by a score of 24–10, giving Colquitt his first Super Bowl victory.[15]

On August 30, 2016, Colquitt was released by the Broncos due to not accepting a pay cut.[16]

As of 2017's NFL off-season, Colquitt held at least 11 Broncos franchise records, including:

• Punts: playoffs (48), playoff season (23 in 2015), playoff game (9 on 2016-01-24 NWE)
• Punt Yards: season (4,783 in 2011), playoffs (2,104), playoff season (1,072 in 2015), playoff game (423 on 2016-01-24 NWE)
• Yards / Punt: career (45.17), season (47.36 in 2011), game (55.83 on 2011-09-18 CIN), playoff season (48.8 in 2012)

Cleveland Browns

On September 3, 2016, Colquitt signed a one-year deal with the Cleveland Browns worth $1.7 million.[17]

On February 28, 2017, Colquitt signed a four-year contract extension with the Browns.[18]

On August 31, 2019, Colquitt was released by the Browns.[19]

Minnesota Vikings

On September 1, 2019, Colquitt was signed by the Minnesota Vikings.[20]

On March 19, 2020, Colquitt signed a three-year, $9 million contract extension with the Vikings.[21]

Career statistics

Regular season

†	Denotes Super Bowl–winning season
	Led the league

General			Punting
Season	Team	GP	Punts	Yards	Y/P	Net	Long	Blck
2010	Denver	16	86	3,835	44.6	36.6	63	0
2011	Denver	16	101	4,783	47.4	40.2	66	0
2012	Denver	16	67	3,099	46.3	42.1	67	0
2013	Denver	16	65	2,893	44.5	38.8	60	1
2014	Denver	16	69	3,048	44.2	37.6	65	0
2015†	Denver	16	84	3,663	43.6	39.7	62	0
2016	Cleveland	16	83	3,761	45.3	40.3	65	0
2017	Cleveland	16	80	3,811	47.6	40.6	67	1
2018	Cleveland	16	83	3,767	45.4	38.2	79	2
2019	Minnesota	16	62	2,802	45.2	42.6	59	0
Career		160	780	35,468	45.5	39.8	79	4

Personal life

Several of Colquitt's family members have punted in the NFL. His father, Craig, won two Super Bowl rings playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers. His older brother, Dustin, spent 15 seasons as the punter for the Kansas City Chiefs. His cousin Jimmy punted at Tennessee (1981–1984); his 43.9 punting average ranks first in school history. Jimmy played in the NFL with the Seattle Seahawks in 1985.[22]

References

1. "The Punting Colquitt Brothers Are Keeping Alive a Family Pedigree in the N.F.L.," The Associated Press, Saturday, November 13, 2010.
2. "A Family of Punters Demonstrates the Heredity of Hang Time" New York Times, January 31, 2014.
3. http://www.knoxnews.com/sports/prepextra/maryville-punter-greg-colquitt-picks%5B%5D Clemson.
4. Longman, Jeré (2014). "A Family of Punters Demonstrates the Heredity of Hang Time". The New York Times. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
5. "Football: 47 Britton Colquitt". UTSports.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
6. "Colquitt looks to follow in brother's footsteps". Go Vols Xtra. April 1, 2005. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
7. "Colquitt suspended for 5 games and loses scholarship after DUI charge". Go Vols Xtra. February 17, 2008. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
9. Lindsay Jones (December 30, 2009), "Broncos sign P Colquitt", All Things Broncos Blog, Denver Post, retrieved March 1, 2010
10. "Denver Broncos at Jacksonville Jaguars - September 12th, 2010". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
11. "NFL Punting Yards Single-Season Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
12. "Britton Colquitt 2011 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
13. Spotrac.com. "Britton Colquitt". Spotrac.com.
14. "Super Bowl XLVIII - Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos - February 2nd, 2014". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
15. "Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
16. Mason, Andrew. "Broncos release Britton Colquitt, make three other moves to get down to 75". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
17. Shook, Nick (September 3, 2016). "Browns sign Britton Colquitt to one-year deal". NFL.com. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
18. "Browns and P Britton Colquitt agree on contract". ClevelandBrowns.com. February 28, 2017. Archived from the original on March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
19. "Browns cut roster to 53 players". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 31, 2019.
20. "Vikings sign veteran punter Britton Colquitt, release Matt Wile". skornorth.com. September 1, 2019.
21. "Vikings Re-Sign P Britton Colquitt". Vikings.com. March 17, 2020.
22. "Jimmy Colquitt Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 14, 2017.

External links

• Tennessee Volunteers bio
• Denver Broncos bio