Reggie Hodges Reginald Aaron " Reggie " Hodges ( born January 26 , 1982 ) is a free agent American football punter . He was drafted by the St . Louis Rams in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft . He played college football at Ball State . Hodges has been a member of the Cleveland Browns , Philadelphia Eagles , Indianapolis Colts , Seattle Seahawks , New England Patriots , New York Jets and Tennessee Titans . Early years . Hodges earned First - team All - state honors in Illinois as a senior at Centennial High School , averaging 39 . 4 yards per punt . College career . Hodges took over punting duties as a freshman at Ball State , going on to set a school - career record with 254 attempts . His 10 , 210 yards ranked second in school history at the time of his graduation . He was named First - team All - MAC selection as a senior , leading conference with 73 punts ( 42 . 6 avg ) . Professional career . St . Louis Rams . The St . Louis Rams drafted Hodges in the sixth round ( 210th overall ) of the 2005 NFL Draft . He was signed to a three - year contract on July 27 , 2005 . Hodges won the Rams ' punting job out of training camp , beating out veteran Bryan Barker . Hodges went on to appear in five games for the Rams , averaging 38 . 0 yards and 31 . 0 net yards in 22 attempts . Hodges ' poor performance caused the team to release him on October 10 and re - sign Barker for the remainder of the season . Philadelphia Eagles . On November 2 , 2005 , Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid said the team would sign Hodges to replace Dirk Johnson , who was out with a hernia . Hodges appeared in three games for the Eagles , averaging 36 . 8 yards in 19 punts with one blocked . He was waived by the team November 22 . He spent the rest of the 2005 season out of football . The Eagles re - signed Hodges to a two - year future contract on January 13 , 2006 . The deal included base salaries of $ 310 , 000 ( 2006 ) and $ 385 , 000 ( 2007 ) . However , he did not play in the team ' s first preseason game and was waived on August 8 . Indianapolis Colts . On August 18 , 2006 , the Indianapolis Colts signed Hodges , however he failed to beat out longtime Colts punter Hunter Smith for the job and was released on September 3 . He spent the 2006 season out of football . The Colts re - signed Hodges to a three - year contract on February 23 , 2007 . He again lost out to Smith for the Colts ' punting job , failing to appear in the team ' s first two preseason games before being released on August 23 . He spent the season out of football . Seattle Seahawks . After failing to make an NFL team for each of the past two seasons , Hodges signed with the Seattle Seahawks on April 11 , 2008 . He was released by the team on August 30 during final cuts . New England Patriots . On September 4 , 2008 , Hodges was signed to the practice squad of the New England Patriots . He was waived from it on September 7 , 2008 . New York Jets . On September 17 , 2008 , Hodges was signed by the Jets to replace former punter Ben Graham , who was cut the day before . The Jets waived Hodges on April 27 , 2009 , and he was replaced by Eric Wilbur . He was re - signed on June 10 , 2009 . Tennessee Titans . On September 23 , 2009 , Hodges was signed by the Tennessee Titans to replace punter Craig Hentrich . He was waived on October 27 . Cleveland Browns . Hodges was signed by the Cleveland Browns on November 15 , 2009 after punter Dave Zastudil was listed as inactive for the " Monday Night Football " against the Baltimore Ravens . Zastudil was later placed on injured reserve on November 18 , making Hodges the only punter on the roster . Zastudil was again placed on injured reserve on August 17 , 2010 after the knee recovered poorly from surgery . During the Browns ' October 24 , 2010 game against the New Orleans Saints , Hodges took a fake punt and ran it 68 yards to the Saints ' 10 - yard line . This run is currently the longest run by a punter in NFL history , and it was the longest run by a member of the Cleveland Browns during the 2010 season . On November 27 , 2010 Hodges signed a 2 year deal , keeping him with the Browns through 2012 . On August 2 , 2011 while practicing at the Cleveland Browns Training Facility in Berea , Ohio Hodges suffered a torn left Achilles tendon , falling to the ground as soon as he planted his non - kicking foot in the end zone during a special teams drill . He was immediately called out for the season and placed on injured reserve . Free agent punter Richmond McGee was signed to take over the position but was placed on injured reserve September 13 , 2011 following a week 1 injury and the signing of Brad Maynard . Personal . Hodges has the distinction of being one of the few African - American punters in NFL history .