Josh Bartel

Josh Bartel (born 23 April 1985) is a professional Canadian football punter who is currently a free agent. He has played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Saskatchewan Roughriders, and BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Josh Bartel
Free agent
Position:Punter
Personal information
Born: (1985-04-23) 23 April 1985
Wodonga, Victoria, Australia
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× CFL East All-Star (2012, 2013)
Player stats at CFL.ca

Before going to the CFL, Bartel played Australian Rules Football for the Wodonga Football Club.

Australian Rules Football career

In June 2010, Bartel quit Wodonga to pursue a gridiron football career in North America.[1]

Professional career

Bartel joined the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League in 2012 after leaving Australia and failing to make a National Football League team. Under rules in place at the time, Bartel was considered a "non-import" player because he received his football training in Canada.[2] The rules changed after 31 May 2014,[3] but Bartel was grandfathered in as a "National Player".

In 2012, his first season in the CFL, Bartel punted for 4,985 yards on 116 punts, an average of 43.0 yards per punt,[4] and was named an East Division All-Star.

In 2013, Bartel punted for 4,897 yards on 112 punts, bringing his average up to 43.7 yards per punt.[4] Bartel was again named an East Division All-Star in 2013.

On 17 February 2014, Bartel was traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[5] The 2014 season saw him punt for 4,616 yards on 106 punts, an average of 43.5 yards per punt.[4]

He returned to Australia for the 2015 season, but on 21 January 2016, the Saskatchewan Roughriders announced that Bartel had signed a contract to play for the 2016 season.[6] He punted 134 times for 6,046 yards, an average of 45.1 yards per punt.[4]

On 1 March 2017, Bartel signed a contract extension with the Roughriders that carried through the 2019 CFL season.[7] However, following the signing of Jon Ryan, Bartel was released on 14 May 2019.[8][9]

On 8 July 2019, it was announced that Bartel had signed with the BC Lions.[10]

Personal life

In Australia, Bartel had a job lined up selling car tires but instead came to Canada to punt in the CFL.[11]

References
  1. KOHLHAGEN, BRETT (25 June 2010). "Josh Bartel quits Wodonga to pursue NFL dream".
  2. "Mullin: Changing the game - The Ratio - CFL.ca". 11 February 2011.
  3. "Game Rule Ratio - CFL.ca".
  4. "Josh Bartel - CFL.ca".
  5. "Ticats make a deal with Roughriders". 17 February 2014.
  6. "Saskatchewan Roughriders sign punter Josh Bartel and defensive back Dan West". 21 January 2016.
  7. "Bartel signs contract extension with Roughriders". 1 March 2017.
  8. "Riders transactions". riderville.ca. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  9. "Regina-born punter, former NFLer Jon Ryan signs with Riders". CBC News. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  10. "Lions sign punter Josh Bartel". 8 July 2019.
  11. "The Scratching Post: Ticats all-star punter Josh Bartel on the verge of quitting a year ago". scratchingpost.thespec.com.
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