Jeff Feagles Jeffrey Allan Feagles ( born March 7 , 1966 ) is a former American football punter who played in the National Football League ( NFL ) for twenty - two seasons . He played college football for the University of Miami . He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 1988 , and most recently played for the New York Giants . Feagles is known for using the " coffin corner " punt . He earned Pro Bowl selections in 1995 and 2008 and won a Super Bowl ring with the Giants in Super Bowl XLII . Feagles , the most durable punter in NFL history , officially announced his retirement on April 30 , 2010 . Feagles attended Gerard High School in Phoenix , Arizona and was a letterman in football , basketball , and baseball . College career . Following a single season at Scottsdale Community College , Feagles played college football at the University of Miami . He joined the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity during his time as an undergraduate . He won a national championship with Miami ' s 1987 team . Feagles was originally a place - kicker , but due to an eye condition he found it very hard to get the ball between the posts . This is how Jeff became a punter for the University of Miami . According to Bill Barnwell , head football writer for ESPN ' s Grantland publication , Jeff Feagles was the Keyser Söze of the U . Feagles was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame at its 40th Annual Banquet on Wednesday , February 13 , 2008 at Miami ' s Jungle Island . As a youngster , Feagles attended Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School in Scottsdale Arizona . Professional career . In the summer of 2004 , during Feagles ' second season with the New York Giants , he offered newly drafted quarterback Eli Manning his # 10 , which was the same number that Manning wore in college . In exchange , Feagles and his family received an all - expenses paid vacation to Florida paid for by Manning . 2007 marked Feagles ' 20th NFL season . Prior to his affiliation with the New York Giants , he played for the New England Patriots , the Philadelphia Eagles , the Arizona Cardinals and the Seattle Seahawks . He was a member of the New York Giants in their Super Bowl XLII win over the New England Patriots on February 3 , 2008 , the first Super Bowl of his 20 year career . At 41 years , 10 months , 26 days of age , he was the oldest player to have played in a Super Bowl , until the Colts ' Matt Stover broke the record in 2010 . Feagles earned his second career selection to the Pro Bowl in 2008 . On April 30 , 2010 , after the Giants opened mini - camp , Feagles announced his retirement Giants head coach Tom Coughlin said about the retirement , " He is 44 years old . He worked very hard for approximately a month right after the season just to try to tell himself again that he could do this and wanted to be able to do it . And then ran into some - - as we went on and started the offseason program - - ran into some of the physical tests that you have to go through as you continue to advance almost on a weekly basis . He has a program which is unique to himself , but he is having some physical issues . And so he has decided to deal with them . " Feagles played 22 seasons and played in every single game , 352 games overall . Feagles holds the NFL record for most consecutive games played in a career . Feagles finished 3rd all - time in most games played in NFL history , only Morten Andersen and Gary Anderson have played in more games than him . Records . On November 27 , 2005 , Feagles broke the NFL record for consecutive games played , with 283 . The record was previously held by Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jim Marshall who played from 1960 to 1979 . His record stands at 352 through the end of the 2009 NFL season . Through the end of the 2009 NFL season , Feagles holds the following NFL records : Personal . Feagles is married to his wife Michelle . They have four sons : Christopher ( nicknamed C . J . ) , Blake , Trevor and Zachary . Christopher is a punter for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill football team and played in the US Army high - school All - American game in 2008 . Blake is a punter for University of Connecticut football team . Feagles currently resides in Ridgewood , NJ and Egg Harbor Township , NJ .