Kasey Redfern

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American football player (born 1991)

PositionPunter

Born (1991-09-26) September 26, 1991 (age 34)
Jamestown, North Carolina, U.S.

Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight215 lb (98 kg)

Kasey Redfern

Redfern with the Dallas Cowboys in 2019

No. 2, 9

Position

Punter

Personal information

Born

(1991-09-26) September 26, 1991 (age 34)
Jamestown, North Carolina, U.S.

Height

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight

215 lb (98 kg)

Career information

High school

Ragsdale
(Jamestown, North Carolina)

College

Wofford (2010–2013)

NFL draft

2014: undrafted

Career history

Jacksonville Jaguars (2014–2015)*
San Diego Chargers (2015–2016)*
Carolina Panthers (2016)*
Cleveland Browns (2016)*
Detroit Lions (2017)
Dallas Cowboys (2019)*
Atlanta Falcons (2019)

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career NFL statistics

Punts	10
Punting yards	421
Punting average	42.1
Rushing attempts	1
Rushing yards	10
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Kasey Redfern (born September 26, 1991) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wofford Terriers. He signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2014.

Redfern attended Wofford College and played college football for the Terriers.^[1]^[2]

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

After going unselected in the 2014 NFL draft, Redfern signed with Jacksonville Jaguars on June 19, 2014.^[3] He was waived on August 30, 2014.^[4]

He re-signed with the Jaguars on January 27, 2015, on a futures contract. The Jaguars waived him on August 29, 2015.^[5]

San Diego Chargers

On December 22, 2015, the San Diego Chargers signed Redfern to their practice squad.^[6]

He signed a futures contract on January 21, 2016.^[7]

Carolina Panthers

Redfern signed with the Carolina Panthers on August 15, 2016.^[8]

Cleveland Browns

The Panthers traded Redfern and 2018 fourth round pick (later traded to the Miami Dolphins) to the Cleveland Browns for punter Andy Lee and a 2017 seventh round pick on August 29, 2016.^[9] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Browns.^[10]

Detroit Lions

On April 25, 2017, Redfern signed with the Detroit Lions.^[11]

On September 1, 2017, Redfern was announced as the Lions' starting punter due to an injury to incumbent punter Sam Martin that would sideline him for at least the first six weeks of the season.^[12]

On September 10, in the regular season opener, Redfern suffered a torn ACL, MCL, and a partially torn patellar tendon after he was hit by Arizona Cardinals tight end Ifeanyi Momah near the sideline after Redferrn took a bobbled snap in his own end zone and tried to run for a first down.^[13] He was placed on the injured reserve on September 12, 2017.^[14]

Dallas Cowboys

On April 5, 2019, Redfern signed with the Dallas Cowboys.^[15] He was released on August 31, 2019.^[16]

Atlanta Falcons

On October 11, 2019, Redfern was signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad, and promoted to the active roster the next day.^[17] He was Atlanta's third punter of the season, after injuries to Matt Bosher and Matt Wile.^[18] He was waived on October 29.^[19]

References

↑ "Kasey Redfern – Football". Wofford College Athletics. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
↑ Person, Joseph (August 16, 2016). "Carolina Panthers welcome former Wofford punter Kasey Redfern". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
↑ "Kasey Redfern Signs with Jacksonville Jaguars". Athletics.Wofford.edu. June 19, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
↑ Cox, Danny (August 30, 2014). "Jacksonville Jaguars cut 18 players en route to 53-man roster". AXS.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
↑ Oehser, John (August 29, 2015). "Jaguars trim roster to 75 players". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
↑ Henne, Ricky (December 22, 2015). "Chargers Sign RB Dreamius Smith to Active Roster". Chargers.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
↑ Williams, Eric (January 21, 2016). "Chargers special teams not so special in 2015". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
↑ Strickland, Bryan (August 15, 2016). "Panthers sign punter Kasey Redfern, waive Swayze Waters". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
↑ Patra, Kevin (August 29, 2016). "Browns trade punter Andy Lee to Carolina Panthers". NFL.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
↑ Gribble, Andrew (September 3, 2016). "Cleveland Browns reduce roster to 53". ClevelandBrowns.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017.
↑ "Lions sign free agent P Kasey Redfern". DetroitLions.com. April 25, 2017. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
↑ Reisman, Jeremy (September 1, 2017). "Lions roster cuts: Sam Martin to stay on NFI list, Matt Asiata released". PrideOfDetroit.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
↑ Rothstein, Michael (September 11, 2017). "Source: Lions P Redfern has torn ACL, MCL". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
↑ "Lions sign P Jeff Locke and T Emmett Cleary". DetroitLions.com. September 12, 2017. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018.
↑ Alper, Josh (April 5, 2019). "Cowboys sign P Kasey Redfern". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
↑ Helman, David (August 31, 2019). "Several Young Draft Picks Among Cowboys' Cuts". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
↑ Choate, Dave (October 11, 2019). "Falcons add P Kasey Redfern, who will assume punting duties against Cardinals". The Falcoholic. SB Nation. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
↑ Choate, Dave (October 15, 2019). "Falcons waive P Matt Wile with injury settlement". The Falcoholic. SB Nation. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
↑ Crabtree, Curtis (October 29, 2019). "Falcons waive punter Kasey Redfern". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 9, 2023.

External links

Wofford Terriers bio