Glenn Pakulak Glenn Adam Pakulak , Jr . ( born April 9 , 1980 in Pontiac , Michigan ) is an American football punter who is currently a free agent . He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2003 . He played college football at Kentucky . Pakulak has also been a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers , Atlanta Falcons , Tennessee Titans , Chicago Bears , Oakland Raiders , New Orleans Saints and New York Jets . Early years . Pakulak attended Lapeer East High School in Lapeer , Michigan where he was a two - year starter as a placekicker , punter , linebacker and wide receiver playing for the Lapeer East Eagles . He made first team all league and all area punter as a junior and senior , averaging 39 . 5 yards per punt as a junior and 40 . 1 as a senior . Also all league and all area receiver and second team all league linebacker as a senior . Pakulak played basketball as well , making first team all - League and second team all - area as a junior . He took home first team all - league and all - area and honorable mention all - state in his senior year . On top of this he also played baseball with which he earned second team all - area and all - league . He was granted the school ’ s scholar athlete award . College career . Pakulak spent his freshman year at Rochester College where he played basketball and baseball . He transferred to Kentucky where he had to redo his freshman year , was redshirted and punted for the UK junior varsity team . In his sophomore year he was allowed to punt the final 3 games of the season and averaged 37 . 8 per punt . As a junior he posted an average of 44 . 5 per punt with opponents having zero return yards in three games . He was selected third team All America by " Football News " , an honorable mention All America CollegeFootballNews . com , first team all Southeastern Conference by the Associated Press , and " Football News " ( 2001 ) and second team all Southeastern Conference by SEC coaches . In his senior year he led the conference and ranked third in the nation with an average of 45 . 6 per punt . He was selected All American first team by The NFL Draft Report and CBSSports . com , second team by College Football News and third team by the Associated press . Selected first team all Southeastern Conference by Associated Press and second team by the leagues coaches . Was finalist for the Ray Guy Award , given to the nation ’ s top punter . Was awarded the Mosi Tatupu Award , given to the nation ’ s Special Teams Player of the Year . Majored in Kinesiology . Professional career . Seattle Seahawks . Pakulak signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in May 2003 but was released on July 27 . Pittsburgh Steelers . He was then claimed of waivers by the Pittsburgh Steelers on August 4 but released two weeks later . Atlanta Falcons . Pakulak joined the Atlanta Falcons on February 5 , 2004 , but was cut during training camp on August 15 . He did not play the entire year but did attend a kicking camp in the winter of 2005 . Amsterdam Admirals ( NFL Europe ) . Pakulak signed with the Oakland Raiders on January 19 , 2006 . The Raiders allocated Glenn Pakulak to the Amsterdam Admirals of the NFL Europe . Appeared in all 10 regular season games and helped the Amsterdam Admirals to a 7 - 3 record , finishing the season in first place and gaining them a World Bowl berth . Also appeared in World Bowl XIV in which he punted a 69 yarder . He had not been exactly shy of getting in the thick of the action before but became an instant fan favorite for preventing a touchdown by making a solo tackle when one of his punts looked to be returned all the way in front of his home crowd . Gained Special Teams Player of NFL Europe Week 9 honors , in which he punted for a total of 317 yards for 7 attempts , with his furthest punt 59 yards , one touchback and 3 inside the 20 , averaging 45 . 3 per punt . Led NFL Europe with an average of 42 . 2 . Was released by the Oakland Raiders on August 28 . Tennessee Titans . Signed with the Tennessee Titans on January 13 . The Titans re - allocated Glenn Pakulak to the Amsterdam Admirals for a second year of NFL Europe . Chicago Bears . Pakulak signed with the Chicago Bears on January 29 , 2008 . One of three punters on the Bears ' roster , he was waived on June 1 . Oakland Raiders . On August 13 , 2008 , the Raiders re - signed Pakulak after releasing linebacker Edgerton Hartwell He was waived on August 30 but re - signed to the team ' s practice squad a day later . However , on September 3 he was released from the practice squad . New Orleans Saints . Pakulak was signed by the New Orleans Saints on October 29 , 2008 to replace the recently released Ben Graham . He was waived on August 27 , 2009 . New York Jets . Pakulak was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets on August 28 , 2009 . He was waived on September 2 after the Jets signed tight end Ben Hartsock . Washington Redskins . Pakulak was signed to the Washington Redskins ' practice squad on October 6 , 2009 . He was signed from the practice squad on October 10 after starting punter , Hunter Smith suffered a groin injury . He was waived on October 12 and re - signed to the practice squad on October 15 . For the second straight week , Pakulak was signed from the practice squad on October 17 . San Diego Chargers . Pakulak was signed to the San Diego Chargers on August , 31 , 2010 . Third stint with Raiders . On January 5 , 2011 , the Raiders re - signed Pakulak . On September 3 , 2011 the Raiders waived Pakulak . Personal . Pakulak is the son of Gail and Glenn Pakulak Sr . He is related to Al Iafrate a former NHL player . His grandfather , Roger Susin , was awarded a Purple Heart during World War II , after losing an arm , and surviving an incident where all of his comrades perished . He was teammate and roommate of , Arena Football League star receiver and former NFL Europe Berlin Thunder star , Aaron R . Boone , for whom he ended up doing the laundry for a semester over the sale of a coffeetable in college . Pakulak enjoys listening to 80s music . His all time favorite football player is Barry Sanders . In 2005 Pakulak did not play for any NFL or NFL Europa team , but instead spent the year working at a steel factory and training in New Orleans with his college friend Shane Boyd ( who also played in NFL Europa in 2006 , but as quarterback for the Cologne Centurions ) . Pakulak also returned to Lexington to follow some classes there . He appeared on the Bravo television series " Most Eligible Dallas " in 2011 .