6. Jeff Feagles (New England '88-'89, Philadelphia '90-'93, Arizona '94-'97, Seattle '98-'02, N.Y. Giants '03-present)
Jeff Feagles is old. He started out as an undrafted free agent with the New England Patriots in 1988. Twenty-one years, four teams, and 342 (as of this week) games later, and he is still considered one of the better punters in the NFL as a N.Y. Giant. He is a two time pro bowler, one time Super Bowl winner, and has one National Championship to his credit. He is the NFL career leader in punts, punts inside the 20, and punting yards. His 342 (as of this week) games are an NFL record for consecutive games played. That's over 20 years of not missing a day of work - impressive, except he's just a punter. It's not like he's a fast food employee or something. Let's see the guy at the McDonald's drive-thru not miss a day for 20 years. Now that would be impressive.
5. Sean Landeta (Philadelphia Stars (USFL) '83-'84, N.Y. Giants '85-'93, St. Louis Rams '93-'96, Tampa Bay '97, Green Bay '98, Philadelphia '99-'02, St. Louis Rams '03-'04, Philadelphia '05, N.Y. Giants '06)
Sean started life out as a star in the USFL, being named to the All-USFL team during both USFL seasons, along with the all-time USFL team (that sounds like a joke, but that list included Jim Kelly, Herschel Walker, Gary Zimmerman and Reggie White). He was the last active former USFL player in the NFL. He was a 3 time NFL All Pro, 2 time Super Bowl winner, and was named to both the All-80's and All-90's teams by the NFL. He even made a guest appearance on Sesame Street one time. However, the most impressive of all of these feats is that he was the last active player in the NFL to appear in the original Tecmo Bowl.
I knew almost nothing about punters, till today. I don't know about the selection of these punters, but nicely written. Interesting and comedic. I don't think I could work anywhere for 20 years whithout a day off, unless I only had to work once a week for half the year.
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