Matt Turk Matthew Edward " Matt " Turk ( born June 16 , 1968 ) is a professional American football punter who is currently a free agent . He was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 1993 . He played college football at the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater . A three - time Pro Bowl selection , Turk has also been a member of the Los Angeles Rams , Washington Redskins , Miami Dolphins , New York Jets , St . Louis Rams , Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans . Early years . Turk graduated Greenfield High School in his birthplace Greenfield , Wisconsin in 1986 . Matt played college football for the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater and graduated with a degree in elementary education in 1993 . With the Wisconsin – Whitewater Warhawks , Turk averaged 36 . 3 yards per punt . The Warhawks won three straight Wisconsin State University Conference championships from the 1990 to 1992 seasons . Turk also played the tight end position at UWW . Professional career . Before entering the NFL , Turk also punted and played tight end for the Racine Raiders , a semi - professional football team in Racine , Wisconsin . According to their Wikipedia page , he is the only player for the Raiders to play in the NFL for more than 1 season ( he played 17 ) . Throughout the early part of his career , Turk punted for the Miami Dolphins , the Washington Redskins , the St . Louis Rams and the New York Jets . In 2007 , his career with the Houston Texans began . On March 18 , 2008 , the Texans re - signed Turk to a two - year , $ 2 . 35 million contract with a $ 500 , 000 signing bonus . He was re - signed to a one - year contract on March 5 , 2010 . With the retirement of Jeff Feagles , Turk became the oldest active player in the league after the 2008 season . Following Brett Favre ' s retirement the following year , Turk became the last active player born in the 1960s . However , in week 4 of the 2010 season , the New Orleans Saints resigned 46 - year - old kicker John Carney . He became the oldest player in the league until his release in October 2010 , thereby returning the status of oldest active player back back to Turk . Turk signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars on July 29 , 2011 . He was released on October 11 after a terrible game against the Cincinnati Bengals , where the crowd was booing him , and he did not respond gracefully . Turk didn ' t address the media following the game , leaving teammate Josh Scobee to justify his actions . Following an injury to the Texans ' punter , Brett Hartmann , on December 4 , which ended his season , the Texans signed Turk in his place on December 6 . In the offseason , Hartmann was suspended for 4 games for Ped ' s , but the team opted to sign Donnie Jones as the interim punter rather than Turk , making him an unrestricted free agent . ( Jones became the permanent punter after Hartmann failed another drug test . He became eligible to play week 11 , but as of week 17 , no team has signed him . ) Turk had a workout for the Chicago Bears , but no contract was reached . Although he has yet to officially retire , he has not played since the Divisional round of the 2011 playoffs , making him " unofficially " retired . Personal . Turk currently lives in Houston , Texas . He has a wife named Stephanie and has 3 daughters . The youngest of six brothers , Matt Turk had a brother who also played in the NFL , Dan Turk , who was a center for 15 seasons ; Dan died on December 24 , 2000 . In his last season , Dan was the long snapper for one of Matt ' s punts , to become the first brothers to do so . His nephew , Ben Turk , has been the starting punter for the University of Notre Dame for the 2010 , 2011 , and 2012 seasons .