2013 NFL Draft
Notable undrafted players
Table:
Original NFL team

Player

Pos.

College

Conf.

Notes

Arizona Cardinals

Tony Jefferson

SS

Oklahoma

Big 12

Atlanta Falcons

Ryan Schraeder

OT

Valdosta State

Gulf South

Atlanta Falcons

Paul Worrilow

LB

Delaware

CAA

Baltimore Ravens

Jordan Devey

T

Memphis

C-USA

Baltimore Ravens

Brynden Trawick †

S

Troy

Sun Belt

Buffalo Bills

Nickell Robey-Coleman

CB

USC

Pac-12

Buffalo Bills

Jeff Tuel

QB

Washington State

Pac-12

Chicago Bears

Tress Way †

P

Oklahoma

Big 12

Dallas Cowboys

Jeff Heath

S

Saginaw Valley State

GLIAC

Denver Broncos

C. J. Anderson †

RB

California

Pac-12

Green Bay Packers

Lane Taylor

OG

Oklahoma State

Big 12

Houston Texans

A.J. Bouye †

CB

UCF

C-USA

Indianapolis Colts

Brandon McManus

K

Temple

Big East

Jacksonville Jaguars

Jason Myers †

K

Marist

Pioneer

Minnesota Vikings

Zach Line

FB

SMU

C-USA

Minnesota Vikings

Adam Thielen †

WR

Minnesota State

NSIC

New England Patriots

Ryan Allen

P

Louisiana Tech

WAC

New York Jets

Brett Maher

K

Nebraska

Big Ten

Philadelphia Eagles

James Winchester

LS

Oklahoma

Big 12

Philadelphia Eagles

Brad Wing

P

LSU

SEC

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The 2013 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise 's 94th season in the National Football League , the 26th in Arizona and the first under head coach Bruce Arians . The team finished with a 10-6 record , which was the second time in 37 years that the team finished with at least 10 wins . The Cardinals doubled their win total from 2012 , and were in playoff contention heading into the Week 17 regular season finale , but missed the playoffs for a fourth consecutive season .
Tony Lemar Jefferson Jr. ( born January 27 , 1992 ) is an American football strong safety who is currently a free agent . He played college football at Oklahoma and signed with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2013 .
Safety , historically known as a safetyman , is a position in gridiron football played by a member of the defense . The safeties are defensive backs who line up from ten to fifteen yards from the line of scrimmage . There are two variations of the position in a typical American formation : the free safety ( FS ) and the strong safety ( SS ) . Their duties depend on the defensive scheme . The defensive responsibilities of the safety and cornerback usually involve pass coverage towards the middle and sidelines of the field , respectively . While American ( 11-player ) formations generally use two safeties , Canadian ( 12-player ) formations generally have one safety and two defensive halfbacks , a position not used in the American game . As professional and college football have become more focused on the passing game , safeties have become more involved in covering the eligible pass receivers . Safeties are the last line of defense ; they are expected to be reliable tacklers , and many safeties rank among the hardest hitters in football . Safety positions can also be converted cornerbacks , either by design ( Byron Jones ) or as a cornerback ages ( Charles Woodson , DeAngelo Hall , Lardarius Webb , Tramon Williams ) . Historically , in the era of the one-platoon system , the safety was known as the defensive fullback ( specifically the free safety ; the strong safety would be a defensive halfback , a term still in Canadian parlance ) or goaltender .
The 2012 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season , the 118th season of Sooner football . The team was led by two-time Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award winner , Bob Stoops , in his 14th season as head coach . They played their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman , Oklahoma . They were a charter member of the Big 12 Conference . Conference play began with an upset loss at home to the Kansas State Wildcats on September 22 and concluded with a win against the TCU Horned Frogs in Fort Worth , Texas on December 1 . The Sooners finished the regular season with a 10-2 record overall ( 8-1 in the Big 12 ) , and shared the Big 12 Conference championship with K-State to win their eighth Big 12 title and 44th conference title overall . They faced former Big 12 member Texas A & M in the Cotton Bowl Classic , where they lost , 13-41 . The Sooners were also the first team since Florida in 1993 to play against the top 3 Heisman vote-getters in the same season : Collin Klein of Kansas State , Manti Te ' o of Notre Dame , and Johnny Manziel of Texas A & M ( the Sooners only 3 losses on the season ) . Following the season , Lane Johnson was selected 4th overall in the 2013 NFL Draft , along with Landry Jones in the 4th round , Kenny Stills in the 5th , Justin Brown and Stacy McGee in the 6th , and David King in the 7th .
The Big 12 Conference is a collegiate athletic conference headquartered in Irving , Texas . The conference consists of ten full-member universities . It is a member of Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) for all sports . Its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ; formerly Division I-A ) , the higher of two levels of NCAA Division I football competition . Its ten members , in the states of Iowa , Kansas , Oklahoma , Texas , and West Virginia , include eight public and two private , Christian schools . Additionally , the Big 12 has 11 affiliate members - eight for the sport of wrestling , one of which is also a member in women 's equestrianism ; one for women 's gymnastics ; and two for women 's rowing . The Big 12 Conference is a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) nonprofit organization incorporated in Delaware . The Big 12 Conference was founded on February 25 , 1994 . The eight members of the former Big Eight Conference joined with Southwest Conference schools Texas , Texas A & M , Baylor , and Texas Tech to form the new Big 12 Conference , which commenced competition on August 31 , 1996 . The conference 's current 10-campus makeup resulted from the 2010-13 Big 12 Conference realignment , in which Nebraska joined the Big Ten Conference , Colorado joined the Pac-12 , and Missouri and Texas A & M joined the Southeastern Conference . TCU and West Virginia joined from the Mountain West and Big East Conferences respectively to offset two of the departing schools , bringing the conference to its current strength . The Big 12 Conference , like others involved in the realignment , has kept its name primarily for marketing purposes ; the conference has high name recognition and remains one of the Power Five conferences which are considered the primary contenders to produce a College Football Playoff champion team in any given year .
The 2013 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise 's 48th season in the National Football League and the sixth under head coach Mike Smith . An expected Super Bowl contender riddled with injuries , the Falcons had a tough start to the season , finishing with a 4-12 record and failing to improve their 13-3 record from 2012 . Thus missing the playoffs for the first time since 2009 .
Ryan Schraeder ( born May 4 , 1988 ) is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent . He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2013 . He played college football at Valdosta State .
Tackle is a playing position in gridiron football . Historically , in the one-platoon system prevalent in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries , a tackle played on both offense and defense . In the modern system of specialized units , offensive tackle and defensive tackle are separate positions , and the stand-alone term tackle refers to the offensive tackle position only . The offensive tackle ( OT , T ) is a position on the offensive line , left and right . Like other offensive linemen , their job is to block : to physically keep defenders away from the offensive player who has the football and enable him to advance the football and eventually score a touchdown . The term tackle is a vestige of an earlier era of football in which the same players played both offense and defense .
The Valdosta State football team represents Valdosta State University in football . The Blazers are a member of the Gulf South Conference ( GSC ) in NCAA Division II . Valdosta State University has had a football team since 1981 . The Blazers play in Bazemore-Hyder Stadium in Valdosta , Georgia , which has a capacity of 11,249 . The stadium is also the home of the historical Valdosta High School Wildcats . The Blazers have won a total of four Division II National Championship titles ( 2004 , 2007 , 2012 and 2018 ) .
The Gulf South Conference ( GSC ) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated at the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division II level which operates in the Southeastern United States .
Paul Eric Worrilow ( /ˈwɔːrloʊ/ ; born May 1 , 1990 ) is an American football linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for the University of Delaware where he was recognized as an All-American , and became one of the program 's most decorated athletes . The Atlanta Falcons signed him as an undrafted free agent following the 2013 NFL Draft .
A linebacker ( LB or backer ) is a playing position in gridiron football . Linebackers are members of the defensive team , and line up approximately three to five yards ( 4 m ) behind the line of scrimmage , behind the defensive linemen , and therefore back up the line . Linebackers generally align themselves before the ball is snapped by standing upright in a two-point stance ( as opposed to the defensive linemen , who put one or two hands on the ground for a three-point stance or four-point stance before the ball is snapped ) . The goal of the linebacker is to provide either extra run defense or extra pass defense based on the particular defensive play being executed . Another key play of the linebacker position is blitzing . A blitz occurs when a linebacker acts as an extra pass rusher running into any exposed gap . When a blitz is called by the defense , it is mainly to sack or hurry the opposing offense 's quarterback . Linebackers are often regarded as the most important position in defense , due to their versatility in providing hard hits on running plays or an additional layer of pass defense , when required . Similar to the free safety position , linebackers are required to use their judgment on every snap , to determine their role during that particular play .
The 2012 Delaware Fightin ' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by 11th-year head coach K. C. Keeler and played their home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark , Delaware . They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association ( CAA ) . They finished the season 5-6 , 2-6 in CAA play to finish in eighth place . Following the season , the school fired Keeler .
The Colonial Athletic Association ( CAA ) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA 's Division I whose full members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to South Carolina . Most of its members are public universities , and the conference is headquartered in Richmond . The CAA was historically a Southern conference until the addition of four schools in the Northeast ( of five that joined from rival conference America East ) after the turn of the 21st century , which added balance to the conference . The CAA was founded in 1979 as the ECAC South basketball league . It was renamed the Colonial Athletic Association in 1985 when it added championships in other sports ( although a number of members maintain ECAC affiliation in some sports ) . As of 2006 , it organizes championships in 21 men 's and women 's sports . The addition of Northeastern University in 2005 gave the conference the NCAA minimum of six football programs needed to sponsor football . For the 2007 football season , all of the Atlantic 10 Conference 's football programs joined the CAA football conference , as agreed in May 2005 .
The 2013 Baltimore Ravens season was the franchise 's 18th season in the National Football League and the sixth under head coach John Harbaugh . The Ravens entered the season as the defending Super Bowl champions from the previous year , but failed to improve on their 10-6 record from 2012 , and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2007 and for the first time in the Harbaugh/Flacco era . For the first time in franchise history , Ray Lewis was not on the roster , as he announced his retirement before the playoffs began the year prior . He retired as a champion of Super Bowl XLVII and was the last remaining player from the team 's inaugural season . Lewis also helped the Ravens win Super Bowl XXXV over the New York Giants and is believed by many as the greatest Baltimore Raven of all time . Including Lewis , the team parted ways with a record eight starters from the Super Bowl-winning squad ; no other defending Super Bowl champion had lost more than five .
Jordan Devey ( born January 11 , 1988 ) is an American football offensive guard for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football at Memphis . He was signed as an undrafted free agent with the Baltimore Ravens . Devey has also played for the New England Patriots , San Francisco 49ers , and Kansas City Chiefs . He played the tuba in high school and planned on becoming a music teacher prior to football .
The 2012 Memphis Tigers football team represented the University of Memphis in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Tigers were led by first year head coach Justin Fuente and played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis , Tennessee . They played in their final season as a member East Division of Conference USA in 2012 and moved to the Big East Conference in 2013 . They finished the season 4-8 , 4-4 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division .
Conference USA ( C-USA or CUSA ) is an intercollegiate athletic conference whose current member institutions are located within the Southern United States . The conference participates in the NCAA 's Division I in all sports . C-USA 's offices are located in Dallas , Texas .
Brynden George Trawick ( born October 23 , 1989 ) is an American football safety for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football at Troy .
Troy ( Ancient Greek : Τροία , Troía , Ἴλιον , Ílion or Ἴλιος , Ílios ; Latin : Troia and Ilium ; [ note 1 ] Hittite : 𒌷𒃾𒇻𒊭 Wilusa or 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 Truwisa ; Turkish : Truva or Troya ) was a city in the far northwest of the region known in late Classical antiquity by its Roman provincial or regional names , Asia Minor ( lesser Asia ) , or Anatolia ( place of the rising sun ) now Anadolu in modern Turkey , just south of the southwest mouth of the Dardanelles strait and northwest of Mount Ida . The location in the present day is the hill of Hisarlik and its immediate vicinity . In modern scholarly nomenclature , the Ridge of Troy ( including Hisarlik ) borders the Plain of Troy , flat agricultural land , which conducts the lower Scamander River to the strait . Troy was the setting of the Trojan War described in the Greek Epic Cycle , in particular in the Iliad , one of the two epic poems attributed to Homer . Metrical evidence from the Iliad and the Odyssey suggests that the name Ἴλιον ( Ilion ) formerly began with a digamma : Ϝίλιον ( Wilion ) ; [ note 2 ] this is also supported by the Hittite name for what is thought to be the same city , Wilusa . After a destruction at the end of the Bronze Age , believed to represent the end of the Trojan War , and a period of abandonment or near-abandonment during the subsequent Dark Age , the site acquired a new population of Greek-speakers , who built a classical city that became along with the rest of Anatolia a part of the Persian Empire . The Troad was liberated by Alexander the Great , an admirer of Achilles , who he believed had the same type of glorious ( but short-lived ) destiny . After the Roman conquest of this now Hellenistic Greek-speaking world , a new capital called Ilium ( from Greek : Ἴλιον , Ilion ) was founded on the site in the reign of the Roman Emperor Augustus . It flourished until the establishment of Constantinople , became a bishopric , was abandoned , repopulated for a few centuries in the Byzantine era , was abandoned again , and is now a Latin Catholic titular see . Most recently it has risen to prominence as an archaeological site . In the mid-19th century the Calvert family , wealthy Levantine English settlers of the Troad , occupying a working farm a few miles from Hisarlik , purchased much of the hill in the belief that it contained the ruins of Troy . They were antiquarians .
The Sun Belt Conference is a collegiate athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA 's Division I since 1976 . Originally a non-football conference , the Sun Belt began sponsoring football in 2001 . Its football teams participate in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) . The 12 member institutions of the Sun Belt are distributed primarily across the southern United States .
The 2013 Buffalo Bills season was the franchise 's 44th season in the National Football League and the first under head coach Doug Marrone . It was also the final season under the ownership of Ralph Wilson , who died in March 2014 at the age of 95 . The team equaled their record from 2012 and missed the playoffs , increasing their playoff drought to 14 seasons . This was the first year of renewed leases on Ralph Wilson Stadium and for the Bills Toronto Series , both of which were signed in the preceding offseason . The Toronto series was originally set to expire in 2017 , but was cancelled in December 2014 ; the lease on Ralph Wilson Stadium expires in 2022 and will presumably be the last agreement with the aging stadium , as the lease specifies that the process of exploring a new stadium begins during the lease period . The Bills also started the 2013 season with a new starting quarterback , first-round draft pick EJ Manuel , after previous starter Ryan Fitzpatrick refused a pay cut and was subsequently released .
Nickell Earl Robey-Coleman ( born January 17 , 1992 ) is an American football cornerback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2013 after playing college football at USC .
A cornerback ( CB ) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in gridiron football . Cornerbacks cover receivers most of the time , but also blitz and defend against such offensive running plays as sweeps and reverses . They create turnovers through hard tackles , interceptions , and deflecting forward passes . Other members of the defensive backfield include strong and free safeties . The cornerback position requires speed , agility , and strength . A cornerback 's skill set typically requires proficiency in anticipating the quarterback , backpedaling , executing single and zone coverage , disrupting pass routes , block shedding , and tackling . Cornerbacks are among the fastest players on the field .
The 2012 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS college football season . The Trojans were led by third-year head coach Lane Kiffin , played their home games at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , and were members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference . USC returned 18 starters and 13 All-Conference performers from a team that finished the 2011 season ranked No . 6 in the AP Poll with a 10-2 record overall , and finished first in the South Division with a 7-2 record in Pac-12 play . However , as part of a two-year-post-season ban mandated by the NCAA , the Trojans could not claim the 2011 Pac-12 South Division title , participate in the conference championship game or play in a bowl game . The 2012 season was the first year under Kiffin that the Trojans were eligible for post-season play . They started the season ranked # 1 in the AP Poll , but finished unranked - the first team to do so since the 1964 Ole Miss Rebels and the first to do so in the BCS-era . The Trojans finished the season 7-6 , 5-4 in Pac-12 play , tied for second in the Pac-12 South Division . They were invited to the Sun Bowl where they were defeated 21-7 by Georgia Tech .
The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate athletic conference that operates in the Western United States , participating in 24 sports at the NCAA Division I level . Its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ; formerly Division I-A ) , the higher of two tiers of NCAA Division I football competition . The conference 's 12 members are located in the states of Arizona , California , Colorado , Oregon , Utah , and Washington . They include each state 's flagship public university , four additional public universities , and two private research universities . The modern Pac-12 conference formed after the disbanding of the Pacific Coast Conference ( PCC ) , whose principal members founded the Athletic Association of Western Universities ( AAWU ) in 1959 . The conference previously went by the names Big Five , Big Six , Pacific-8 , and Pacific-10 . The Pac-12 moniker was adopted in 2011 with the addition of Colorado and Utah . Nicknamed the Conference of Champions , the Pac-12 has won more NCAA national championships in team sports than any other conference in history . The top three schools with the most NCAA team championships are members of the Pac-12 : Stanford , UCLA , and USC , respectively . Washington 's national title in women 's rowing in 2017 was the 500th NCAA championship won by a Pac-12 school . The current commissioner of the conference is Larry Scott . Scott replaced Thomas C. Hansen , who retired in July 2009 after 26 years in that position .
Jeffrey Victor Tuel ( born February 12 , 1991 ) is a former American football quarterback . He played college football for Washington State . He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2013 and spent most of 2013 and 2014 as the Bills ' third-string quarterback . He was also a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars .
The quarterback ( commonly abbreviated QB ) , colloquially known as the signal caller , is a position in gridiron football . Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line . In modern American football , the quarterback is usually considered the leader of the offensive team , and is often responsible for calling the play in the huddle . The quarterback also touches the ball on almost every offensive play , and is the offensive player that almost always throws forward passes . When the QB is tackled behind the line of scrimmage , it is called a sack .
The 2012 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The team was coached by first-year head coach Mike Leach and played their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman , Washington . They were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference . They finished the season 3-9 , 1-8 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the North Division .
The 2013 Chicago Bears season was the franchise 's 94th season in the National Football League . The season was the first year under head coach Marc Trestman , as Lovie Smith was fired on December 31 , 2012 . The team played at Soldier Field for the 11th season since its reconstruction in 2001 . The Bears failed to qualify for the playoffs with an 8-8 record , the sixth time in seven years since the Super Bowl XLI loss in 2006 . The Bears started the regular season by winning their first three games before losing in weeks four and five to the Detroit Lions and New Orleans Saints , respectively . The following game after winning against the New York Giants , quarterback Jay Cutler suffered a groin injury against the Washington Redskins , as the Bears entered the bye week at 4-3 . With Cutler out , Josh McCown stepped in against the Green Bay Packers in week nine , leading the Bears to victory . Cutler returned in the next game against the Lions , but injured his ankle in the loss , and McCown filled in for the next four games ; during the four-game span under McCown , the Bears went 2-2 , while McCown excelled , throwing thirteen touchdowns and one interception . When Cutler returned in week fourteen against the Cleveland Browns , controversy arose over who should be the starter . After winning against Cleveland , the Lions lost the following day , allowing the Bears the opportunity to clinch the NFC North in week sixteen with Packers and Lions losses grouped with a victory over the Philadelphia Eagles . However , the Bears lost 54-11 against the Eagles , and in week seventeen against the Packers , the Bears were eliminated from playoff contention with a 33-28 loss .
Tressler William Tress Way ( born April 18 , 1990 ) is an American football punter for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football at Oklahoma . He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2013 .
A punter ( P ) in gridiron football is a special teams player who receives the snapped ball directly from the line of scrimmage and then punts ( kicks ) the football to the opposing team so as to limit any field position advantage . This generally happens on a fourth down in American football and a third down in Canadian football . Punters may also occasionally take part in fake punts in those same situations , when they throw or run the football instead of punting .
The 2013 season was the Dallas Cowboys ' 54th in the National Football League , their fifth playing home games at AT & T Stadium ( formerly known as Cowboys Stadium ) and the third full season under head coach Jason Garrett . The Cowboys finished 8-8 for a third consecutive season , but missed the playoffs for a fourth consecutive season after losing their final game for the third straight season , this time to the Philadelphia Eagles .
Jeff Heath ( born May 14 , 1991 ) is an American football safety for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ( NFL ) He played college football at Saginaw Valley State University . Heath signed with the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2013 .
The Saginaw Valley State Cardinals ( SVSU Cardinals ) are the athletic teams that represent Saginaw Valley State University , located in University Center , Michigan , in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sporting competitions . The Cardinals compete as members of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for all 16 varsity sports . The Cardinals have been members of the GLIAC since it was founded in 1972 .
The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ( GLIAC ) is a competitive collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA 's Division II . The GLIAC was founded in June 1972 . Member institutions are located in the midwestern United States in the States of Michigan , Wisconsin , Indiana , and Ohio , with affiliate members in Minnesota and Iowa . Charter members include Ferris State , Grand Valley State , Lake Superior State , Northwood , and Saginaw Valley State . Former members include Oakland ( 1972-1997 ) and Westminster ( 1997-2000 ) . Sponsorship of football was dropped by the GLIAC after the 1989 season . Conference schools sponsoring football joined with members of the Heartland Football Conference to form the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference ( MIFC ) , which began play in 1990 . The MIFC merged with the GLIAC in July 1999 and the GLIAC resumed sponsorship of football that fall . Tiffin University joined the GLIAC on July 1 , 2008 . Gannon University and Mercyhurst College left the GLIAC for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference on July 1 , 2008 . July 1 , 2016 . Malone University left the GLIAC for the Great Midwest Athletic Conference .
The 2013 season was the Denver Broncos ' 44th in the National Football League and 54th overall . It also marked their 30th season under the ownership of Pat Bowlen , the second with Peyton Manning as the team 's starting quarterback and the third under head coach John Fox . Following a loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens in the divisional round of the 2013 playoffs , the Broncos entered the 2013 season as favorites to win Super Bowl XLVIII . However , the team underwent a tumultuous offseason that was dominated by the suspension of All-Pro linebacker Von Miller as well as several injuries to the offensive line . Notable offseason additions include the free agent acquisitions of wide receiver Wes Welker , linebacker Shaun Phillips , safety Quentin Jammer and cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie . Roster departures include wide receiver Brandon Stokley , linebackers Elvis Dumervil and D. J. Williams , and running back Willis McGahee . Throughout the regular season , numerous individual , league and franchise records were set , including Peyton Manning setting new NFL records for passing touchdowns and passing yardage , as well as the team setting new NFL records for touchdowns and points scored in a single season . During the team 's mid-season bye week , head coach John Fox received a health scare that resulted in Fox missing four games due to recuperation from heart surgery . Defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio served as the team 's interim head coach during Fox 's absence . The Broncos won their third consecutive AFC West division title , as well as earning a first-round bye and homefield advantage throughout the playoffs for a second consecutive season . The Broncos defeated the San Diego Chargers 24-17 in the Divisional round , the New England Patriots 26-16 in the AFC championship game , and faced the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVIII - the Broncos ' first Super Bowl berth since winning back-to-back Super Bowls in 1997 and 1998 . However , the Broncos were unable to recover from a 22-0 halftime deficit , and the Seahawks ' No .
Cortrelle Javon C. J. Anderson ( born February 10 , 1991 ) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent . He played college football at California and was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2013 . With Denver he made one Pro Bowl and won Super Bowl 50 . He also played for the Los Angeles Rams , where he played in Super Bowl LIII .
A running back ( RB ) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football . The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball , and block . There are usually one or two running backs on the field for a given play , depending on the offensive formation . A running back may be a halfback ( in certain contexts also referred to as a tailback ) , a wingback or a fullback . A running back will sometimes be called a feature back if he is the team 's starting running back .
The 2012 California Golden Bears football team represented University of California , Berkeley in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS college football season . The Bears were led by eleventh-year head coach Jeff Tedford and played their home games at Memorial Stadium after having played at home the previous season at AT & T Park due to reconstruction on Memorial Stadium . They were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference . Coming off a 7-5 previous season , the Bears fell to 3-9 ( 2-7 in the Pac-12 ) , the second losing season in three years and the worst of the Tedford era . Despite a decisive win over eventual Pac-12 South winner UCLA , Cal closed out the season with five consecutive losses . While wide receiver Keenan Allen became the team 's all time leader in career receptions , no receiver posted a 1,000 yard season and no running backs broke the 1,000-yard rushing mark . Tedford was subsequently fired as head coach on November 20 .
The 2013 season was the Green Bay Packers ' 95th season overall , 93rd in the National Football League and eighth under head coach Mike McCarthy . The Packers came into the 2013 season looking to win the NFC North for the 3rd year in a row . They came off a 45-31 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Divisional Playoffs the previous season . The Packers started the 2013 season in a rematch with the 49ers , to whom they lost 28-34 . After winning their home opener against the Redskins , Green Bay lost 34-30 in Cincinnati to the Bengals after holding a 30-14 lead in the 3rd quarter . Following the loss in Cincinnati , the Packers won 4 games in a row to sit at 5-2 before losing a Monday Night game at home to the Bears , 20-27 . In that game , the Packers lost star quarterback Aaron Rodgers to a broken collarbone in the 1st quarter . He would be replaced by backups Scott Tolzien and Matt Flynn during recovery . In Week 12 , the Packers tied the Vikings 26-26 ; it was Green Bay 's first tie since 1987 . The Packers would lose the next game 40-10 to the Lions on Thanksgiving to sit at 5-6-1 , threatening to miss the postseason for the first time since 2008 . The Packers then rallied to beat the Falcons 22-21 to even their record at 6-6-1 . The following week , the Packers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 37-36 in Dallas after they had trailed 26-3 at halftime .
Lane Dominick Taylor ( born November 22 , 1989 ) is an American football guard for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football at Oklahoma State . Taylor was signed by the Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2013 .
In gridiron football , a guard ( G ) is a player who lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team on the line of scrimmage used primarily for blocking . Right guards ( RG ) is the term for the guards on the right of the offensive line , while left guards ( LG ) are on the left side . Guards are to the right or left of the center . The guard 's job is to protect the quarterback from the incoming linemen during pass plays , as well as creating openings ( holes ) for the running backs to head through . Guards are automatically considered ineligible receivers , so they can not intentionally touch a forward pass , unless it is to recover a fumble or is first touched by a defender or eligible receiver .
The 2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Cowboys were led by eighth-year head coach Mike Gundy and played their home games at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater , Oklahoma . They were a member of the Big 12 Conference . They finished the season 8-5 , 5-4 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place . They were invited to the Heart of Dallas Bowl where they defeated Purdue .
The 2013 Houston Texans season was the franchise 's 12th season in the National Football League . The Texans failed to improve upon their 12-4 record from 2012 , suffering through a season-ending 14-game losing streak following a 2-0 start and missing the playoffs for the first time since 2010 . Head coach Gary Kubiak was fired after eight seasons following their eleventh loss ( Week 14 vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars ) . Defensive coordinator Wade Phillips was named the interim head coach for the final three games of the season . Their 14-game losing streak is the worst in team history . Coming off a franchise-best 12-4 record just the year before , the Texans tie a league record with the Houston Oilers ( who , coincidentally , also went 12-4 in 1993 and 2-14 in 1994 ) for the biggest season-to-season decline in win total . On January 3 , 2014 , claiming that I 'm ready to kick 2013 the hell out the door , Texans owner Robert McNair announced that former Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien would be the Texans ' third head coach .
Arlandus Jacob A. J. Bouye ( born August 16 , 1991 ) is an American football cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football at UCF , and was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2013 .
The 2012 UCF Knights football team represented the University of Central Florida in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Knights played in the Eastern Division of Conference USA and played their home games at Bright House Networks Stadium in Orlando , Florida . The Knights were led by head coach George O'Leary , who was in his ninth season with the team . The 2012 season marked UCF 's last as a member of Conference USA , as the Knights moved to the American Athletic Conference in 2013 . UCF was originally barred from postseason play for the season due to recruiting violations in both football and basketball under previous athletic director Keith Tribble . The university had its appeal delayed until 2013 and was bowl-eligible for 2012 . For the fourth time as C-USA members , UCF won the Conference USA Eastern Division , though the Knights lost the Conference USA Championship game to Tulsa . As a result , the Knights appeared in the Beef ' O ' Brady 's Bowl , in which they defeated Ball State , 38-17 , for the second bowl victory in program history . The Knights finished the season receiving votes both in the AP and Coaches polls . All games were broadcast live on the UCF-IMG radio network . The Knights ' flagship station was WYGM 740 The Game in Orlando .
The 2013 Indianapolis Colts season was the franchise 's 61st season in the National Football League , the 30th in Indianapolis and the second season under head coach Chuck Pagano , who missed most of the 2012 season due to treatment for leukemia . The Colts matched their 2012 record of 11-5 , and went undefeated within the division during the season . The Colts hoped to advance further than the Wild Card round in the playoffs than in 2012 , where they lost to the Ravens . They did so after falling behind by 28 points against the Chiefs , but came back and won 45-44 . However , the Colts were defeated by the New England Patriots in the Divisional round , by a score of 43-22 . On March 7 , 2013 , Jeff Saturday signed a one-day contract in order to retire as a member of the Indianapolis Colts . For the second consecutive season , the Colts held the final pick in the NFL Draft , number 254 , which is famously known as Mr . Irrelevant . In 2012 , the final player selected was Chandler Harnish . The 2013 season 's Mr . Irrelevant was Justice Cunningham . Throughout the season , the Colts wore a patch to recognize the 30th season since their move to Indianapolis .
Brandon Tyler McManus ( born July 25 , 1991 ) is an American football placekicker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was a member of their Super Bowl 50 championship team , beating the Carolina Panthers . He played college football at Temple and was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2013 . McManus has also been a member of the New York Giants .
Placekicker , or simply kicker ( PK or K ) , is the player in gridiron football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals and extra points . In many cases , the placekicker also serves as the team 's kickoff specialist or punter as well .
The 2012 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Owls were led by second-year head coach Steve Addazio and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field . This season marked the Owls ' first season as members of the Big East Conference since they were forced out of the conference following the 2004 season . They finished the season 4-7 , 2-5 in Big East play to finish in a tie for sixth place .
The Big East Conference was a collegiate athletics conference that consisted of as many as 16 universities in the eastern half of the United States from 1979 to 2013 . The conference 's members participated in 24 NCAA sports . The conference had a history of success at the national level in basketball throughout its history , while its shorter ( 1991 to 2013 ) football program , created by inviting one college and four other associate members ( their football programs only ) into the conference , resulted in two national championships . In basketball , Big East teams made 18 Final Four appearances and won seven NCAA Championships ( UConn with three , Villanova , Georgetown , Syracuse , and Louisville with one each ) . Of the Big East 's full members , all but South Florida attended the Final Four , the most of any conference , though Marquette , DePaul , Notre Dame , Rutgers , Cincinnati , and Pittsburgh made all their trips before joining the Big East . In 2011 , the Big East set the record for the most teams sent to the NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Championship by a single conference with eleven out of their sixteen teams qualifying . In football , the Big East entered competition as a conference in 1991 , after inviting five football colleges to become members of the Big East , joining three teams from the Big East whose football teams were competing as Division I independents ( Boston College , Pittsburgh and Syracuse ) to form a new Division I football league . The strength of this league earned the Big East an automatic berth in the Bowl Championship Series , when that series was created in 1998 . The Big East won two national football championships , both by University of Miami . Between 2005 and 2012 , four of the more successful football schools left the Big East for other conferences , starting a process that led to a complete realignment of the Big East in 2013 . On July 1 , 2013 , the non-football playing schools ( also known collectively as the secular Catholic 7 ) formed a non-football playing conference that retains the Big East Conference name . The remaining six football-playing members , three of whom had only joined the Big East in 2005 when the earlier exodus had started , joined with four schools from other conferences to become the American Athletic Conference ( The American ) , which is the Big East 's legal successor .
The 2013 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the franchise 's 19th season in the National Football League , the first under general manager David Caldwell , and the first under head coach Gus Bradley . Although they missed the playoffs and started 0-8 , the Jaguars improved upon their franchise-worst 2-14 record from 2012 ; but failed to improve their 1-7 home record from last year . Much like 2012 , the root of their victories were intra-division . The Jaguars also gained a close non-divisional victory over the Browns to finish 4-12 .
Jason Myers ( born May 12 , 1991 ) is an American football placekicker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football at Marist .
The 2012 Marist Red Foxes football team represented Marist College in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by 21st year head coach Jim Parady and played their home games at Leonidoff Field . They were a member of the Pioneer Football League . They finished the season 4-7 , 3-5 in PFL play to finish in a tie for sixth place .
The Pioneer Football League ( PFL ) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the United States . The conference participates in the NCAA 's Division I Football Championship Subdivision ( FCS ) as a football-only conference . It has member schools that range from New York , North Carolina , and Florida in the east to California in the west . It is headquartered in St. Louis , in the same complex that also contains the offices of the Missouri Valley Conference and Missouri Valley Football Conference . Unlike most other Division I FCS conferences , the Pioneer League consists of institutions that choose not to award athletic scholarships ( grants-in-aid ) to football players . Most of the PFL 's members are private schools . Morehead State University is currently the only public school in the conference .
The 2013 season was the Minnesota Vikings ' 53rd in the National Football League . It also marked the Vikings ' final season playing their home games at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome ; the team played their home games at TCF Bank Stadium for the 2014 and 2015 seasons while construction of U.S. Bank Stadium , which opened in 2016 , took place on the site of the Metrodome . Following a Week 9 loss to the Dallas Cowboys , the Vikings were no longer able to match their 10-6 record from 2012 , and their loss to the Baltimore Ravens five weeks later sealed their elimination from playoff contention . The Vikings failed to win a road game ( 0-7-1 ) for the first time since 2001 . Much like in 2001 , the Vikings did moderately well ( 13th ) on offensive yardage ( 344.2 yards per game ) despite a quarterback carousel not present in 2001 , but ranked among the worst in defensive yardage ( 397.6 yards per game ) ; only the Dallas Cowboys gave up more yards on defense with 415.3 per game . The Vikings ' defense also allowed the most points in the NFL in 2013 at 480 ( 30.0 points per game ) , four points shy of matching the most points the team ever allowed in a single season . It took until Week 10 for the Vikings to record their first win on American soil , their only other victory up to that point having come in the NFL International Series game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at London 's Wembley Stadium in Week 4 . Despite winning their last four home games to finish with an overall record of 5-10-1 , the Vikings fired head coach Leslie Frazier after just over three seasons with the team .
Zach Line ( born April 26 , 1990 ) is a former American football fullback who played seven seasons in the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2013 . He played college football at Southern Methodist University .
A fullback ( FB ) is a position known as the best position in the game of football , in the offensive backfield in gridiron football , and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback . Typically , fullbacks are larger than halfback and in most offensive schemes their duties are split between power running , pass catching , and blocking for both the quarterback and the other running back . Many great runners in the history of American football have been fullbacks , including Jim Brown , Marion Motley , Jim Taylor , Franco Harris , Larry Csonka , John Riggins , Christian Okoye , and Levi Jackson . However , many of these runners would retroactively be labeled as halfbacks , due to their position as the primary ball carrier ; they were primarily listed as fullbacks due to their size and did not often perform the run-blocking duties expected of modern fullbacks . Examples of players who have excelled at the hybrid running-blocking-pass catching role include Mike Alstott , Daryl Johnston , and Lorenzo Neal .
The 2012 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of Conference USA in the West Division . June Jones led the Mustangs in his fifth season . The Mustangs played home games in University Park , Texas ( an enclave of Dallas , Texas ) at Gerald J. Ford Stadium . This was SMU 's last year as a member of Conference USA as they will join the Big East Conference in 2013 . They finished the season 7-6 , 5-3 in C-USA play to finish in second place in the West Division . They were invited to the Hawaii Bowl where they defeated Fresno State .
Adam John Thielen ( born August 22 , 1990 ) is an American football wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football at Minnesota State University , Mankato and signed with the Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2013 . Thielen holds several NFL records , including eight straight games over 100+ yards receiving , and 74 receptions in the first half of a season .
A wide receiver , also referred to as wideouts or simply receivers , is an offensive position in gridiron football , and is a key player . They get their name because they are split out wide ( near the sidelines ) , farthest away from the rest of the team . Wide receivers are among the fastest players on the field . The wide receiver functions as the pass-catching specialist .
The Minnesota State Mavericks are the college athletic teams of Minnesota State University , Mankato . More than 600 students participate each year in athletics for the university . Most of the university 's athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division II level in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference ( NSIC ) . The men 's and women 's ice hockey teams compete at the Division I level in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association ( WCHA ) . Minnesota State began competition in the NSIC in 2008-09 , due to the dissolution of the North Central Conference . The university has won 6 team and 49 individual national championships . The combined teams have won the NSIC US Bank All-Sports Award 4 times . Since 1993 the Mavericks have been awarded the most National Championships out of all sixteen colleges and universities in the Northern Sun Conference . The Mavericks also participate in the Division II Learfield Sports Directors Cup national competition .
The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference ( NSIC ) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the western Midwestern United States . Nine of its members are in Minnesota , with three members in South Dakota , two members in North Dakota , and one member each in the states of Iowa and Nebraska . It participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) 's Division II level . It was founded in 1932 . With the recent NSIC expansion , the original six member schools have been reunited . With the inclusion of the several new member institutions , it is one of the largest Division II conferences in the country with 16 members . The conference sponsors 18 sports ; ten for women and eight for men . Both men and women compete in basketball , cross country , golf , and indoor and outdoor track and field . Men compete in baseball , football , and wrestling . Women compete in soccer , softball , swimming & diving , tennis , and volleyball .
The 2013 New England Patriots season was the franchise 's 44th season in the National Football League and the 54th overall . The Patriots finished 12-4 and with the AFC 's No . 2 seed for a second consecutive season . Along with their seeding , New England was awarded a first-round bye in the playoffs for the fourth season in a row , only the second such occurrence for any team since the league switched to a 6-team playoff format in 1990 ( the others being the 1992-95 Dallas Cowboys ) . The Patriots defeated the Indianapolis Colts 43-22 in the Divisional round of the playoffs , but lost in the AFC Championship game to the Denver Broncos by a score of 26-16 .
Ryan Allen ( born February 28 , 1990 ) is an American football punter for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs . Allen won the 2011 and 2012 Ray Guy Awards and was a consensus All-American in 2012 . He has also played for the New England Patriots .
The 2012 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team represented Louisiana Tech University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Dawgs were led by third-year head coach Sonny Dykes as a member of the Western Athletic Conference . The Bulldogs played their home games at Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston , Louisiana and one home game at Independence Stadium in Shreveport , Louisiana . This was the Bulldogs last season as members of the WAC . Louisiana Tech joined Conference USA for the 2013 season . The Bulldogs finished the season 9-3 , 4-2 in WAC play to finish in third place . Despite having one of the most successful seasons in school history , the Bulldogs did not play in a bowl game . They were initially invited to the Independence Bowl but asked for more time to decide to see if other options opened up . No other bowl invited them and the Independence Bowl selected Ohio instead .
The Western Athletic Conference ( WAC ) is an American collegiate athletic conference formed on July 27 , 1962 , and affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I . The WAC covers a broad expanse of the western United States , with member institutions located in Arizona , California , New Mexico , Utah , and Washington , along with the non-western states of Missouri and Illinois ( traditionally associated with the Midwest ) , as well as Texas ( traditionally associated with the Southwest ) . Due to most of the conference 's football-playing members leaving the WAC for other affiliations , the conference discontinued football as a sponsored sport after the 2012-13 season and left the NCAA 's Football Bowl Subdivision ( formerly known as Division I-A ) . The WAC thus became the first Division I conference to drop football since the Big West in 2000 . The WAC then added men 's soccer and became one of the NCAA 's eleven Division I non-football conferences .
The 2013 New York Jets season was the franchise 's 44th season in the National Football League and the 54th overall . The Jets improved their 6-10 regular season record from 2012 and attempted to make history as the first host team to play the Super Bowl on their own home turf , alongside the New York Giants , whom they share the same home field , MetLife Stadium . However , they missed the playoffs for a third consecutive season .
Brett Maher ( born November 21 , 1989 ) is an American football placekicker for the New York Jets of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was signed by the Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2013 . He played college football at the University of Nebraska . He has also been a member of the Dallas Cowboys , Winnipeg Blue Bombers , Ottawa Redblacks , Hamilton Tiger-Cats , and Cleveland Browns .
The 2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The team was coached by Bo Pelini and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln , Nebraska . The Cornhuskers finished with 10-4 overall , 7-1 Legends , to become Big Ten Legends Division champions . In the postseason , the team was invited to their first 2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game , where they lost to Wisconsin , and lost to Georgia in the 2013 Capital One Bowl . The Cornhuskers became known for their comebacks this year , as they came back after trailing by double digits during four conference games . These wins included a 30-27 victory over Wisconsin ( Nebraska down 27-10 early in 3rd quarter ) , Northwestern ( down 28-16 with 5 minutes to go ) , Michigan State ( down 24-14 early in 4th quarter ) , and Penn State ( down 20-6 at halftime ) . No spring scrimmage game was played prior to the season , cancelled due to weather concerns and player conflicts . It was the first year that Nebraska did not hold a spring scrimmage since they started playing them in 1950 .
The Big Ten Conference ( stylized B1G , formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference ) is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States . It is based in Rosemont , Illinois . For decades the conference consisted of 10 universities , while the present conference has 14 member institutions . They compete in the NCAA Division I ; its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) , formerly known as Division I-A , the highest level of NCAA competition in that sport . The conference includes the flagship public university in each of 11 states stretching from New Jersey to Nebraska , as well as two additional public land-grant schools and a private university . The Big Ten Conference was established in 1895 when Purdue University president James H. Smart and representatives from the University of Chicago , University of Illinois , University of Michigan , University of Minnesota , Northwestern University , and University of Wisconsin gathered at Chicago 's Palmer House Hotel to set policies aimed at regulating intercollegiate athletics . In 1899 , Indiana University and the University of Iowa joined the conference to increase the membership to nine schools . In 1905 , the conference was officially incorporated as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives . The conference is one of the nation 's oldest , predating the founding of the NCAA by a decade , and was one of the first collegiate conferences to sponsor men 's basketball . Big Ten member institutions are major research universities with large financial endowments and strong academic reputations . All institutions except full member University of Nebraska and associate member Notre Dame are members of the Association of American Universities . Large student enrollment is a hallmark of Big Ten Universities , as 12 of the 14 members feature enrollments of 30,000 or more students .
The 2013 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise 's 81st season in the National Football League , and the first under head coach Chip Kelly . The Eagles improved on their 4-12 record from 2012 , finishing 10-6 and clinching the NFC East division title and the playoffs for the first time since 2010 , but after a close game , they lost to the New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card round of the playoffs , by a score of 26-24 . The season was noted for LeSean McCoy winning the NFL rushing title , and the extremely successful season by Nick Foles where he produced 27 touchdowns to only 2 interceptions . Foles also threw seven touchdowns against the Oakland Raiders , tying an NFL record for most touchdowns in a single game . The Eagles had a three-way quarterback competition with Nick Foles , Michael Vick and Matt Barkley , with Vick winning the job . After Vick got injured , however , Foles took over as quarterback and was eventually named the new starting quarterback despite Vick 's return . It took 62 weeks overall for the Eagles to win a home game ; they continued the home losing streak that lasted throughout the rest of the 2012 season and extended it to 10 games , but they ended the streak by winning 24-16 against Washington at the Linc in Week 11 .
James Winchester ( born August 6 , 1989 ) is an American football long snapper for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football at University of Oklahoma .
In gridiron football , the long snapper ( or deep snapper ) is a special teams specialist whose duty is to snap the football over a longer distance , typically around 15 yards during punts , and 7-8 yards during field goals and extra point attempts . During field goal and point after touchdown attempts , the snap is received by the holder , typically 7-8 yards away . During punts , the snap is delivered to the punter from 13-15 yards away . Following a punt snap , the snapper often executes a blocking assignment and then must cover the kick by running downfield and attempting to stop the opposing team 's punt returner from advancing the ball in the opposite direction . If the punt goes uncaught , it is the snapper 's responsibility to make sure the ball does not enter the end zone or bounce backward resulting in loss of yards . The majority of snappers at the highest levels of competition are specialized , meaning that they uniquely play the position of snapper , or have limited responsibilities elsewhere . A good punt snap should hit the target -- the punter 's hands at the abdomen or waistline -- between .65 and .75 seconds and with a tight spiral for easy handling . A bad snap is an off-target snap which causes the delay or failure of a kick or forces the punter into some other potentially compromising situation .
Bradley Thomas Wing ( born 27 January 1991 ) is an Australian professional American football punter who is currently a free agent . He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2013 . He played college football at LSU . Wing achieved fame during several nationally televised games for his accuracy and leg strength in LSU 's punting game . He was also the first college football player to be penalized under a new rule regarding on-field taunting during scoring plays .
The 2012 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Tigers were led by eighth-year head coach Les Miles and played their home games at Tiger Stadium . They were a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference . They finished the season 10-3 , 6-2 in SEC play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division . They were invited to the Chick-fil-A Bowl where they were defeated by Clemson .
The Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central and Southeastern United States . Its fourteen members include the flagship public universities of ten states , three additional public land grant universities , and one private research university . The conference is headquartered in Birmingham , Alabama . The SEC participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I in sports competitions ; for football , it is part of the Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) , formerly known as Division I-A . The SEC is regarded as one of the most accomplished sports conferences in terms of its winning reputation , with 43 national football championships , 21 basketball championships , 41 indoor track championships , 42 outdoor track championships , 24 swimming championships , 20 gymnastics championships , and 13 College World Series . The conference is also highly successful financially , as it consistently leads most others in revenue distribution to its members , including an SEC record $ 455.8 million for the 2014-15 fiscal year , which was a sizable increase over the $ 292.8 million for the 2013-14 fiscal year , largely due to the revenue from the introduction of the SEC Network . The SEC was also the first NCAA Division I conference to hold a championship game ( and award a subsequent title ) for college football and was one of the founding members of the Bowl Championship Series ( BCS ) . The current SEC commissioner is Greg Sankey . The conference sponsors team championships in nine men 's sports and twelve women 's sports .