Travis Coons

Travis Coons
No. 6Cleveland Browns
Position: Placekicker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1992-02-06) February 6, 1992
Place of birth: Alta Loma, California
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: Alta Loma (CA)
College: Washington
Undrafted: 2014
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Longest extra point in NFL history (48 yards)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015
FG Made: 28
FG Attempted: 32
FG %: 87.5%
Long FG: 47
Player stats at NFL.com

Travis Coons (born June 22, 1991) is an American football placekicker who plays for the Cleveland Browns. He played college football at the University of Washington.

College career

Coons played in 26 career games in two years at Washington. He was named second-team All-Pac-12 as a punter and honorable mention All-PAC-12 as a kicker in his final year as he connected on 24 of 30 career field goal attempts (80.0 percent) and averaged 40.1 yards on 116 punts. At Washington, he majored in American Ethnic Studies.

Prior to his two years at Washington, spent two years at Mt. San Antonio College and helped the Mounties to a 10-2 overall record, the Southern California championship and a trip to the California state title game.[1]

Professional career

Tennessee Titans

Following the 2014 NFL Draft, Coons was signed by the Tennessee Titans. He was waived on September 1, 2014.[1]

Cleveland Browns

Coons was signed by the Browns on December 30, 2014. During the 2015 preseason, Coons beat out Carey Spear for the starting kicker job.[2]

On September 20, 2015, against the Tennessee Titans, Coons kicked a season & career-high four PATs.[3]

On October 4, 2015, against the San Diego Chargers, Coons kicked a season & career-high four field goals.[4]

On October 11, 2015, against the Baltimore Ravens, Coons kicked 4 field goals, including the game-winner to win 33-30 in overtime.[5][6][7]

On January 3, 2015, against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Coons kicked 4 field goals, which was their only points in the 28-12 loss.[8]

Coons kicked 28 field goals in the 2015 season, which is the 4th most in a single season in Cleveland Browns history, behind Matt Stover (29) and Phil Dawson (29, 2012), and (30, 2008).[9]

References

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