Ken Parrish Ken Parrish ( born June 22 , 1984 ) is an American football punter who is currently a free agent . He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2007 . He played college football at East Stroudsburg . Parrish has also been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles , New York Jets , Florida Tuskers , Atlanta Falcons , and Jacksonville Jaguars . Early years . Parrish attended East Stroudsburg South High School in East Stroudsburg , Pennsylvania where he played soccer for three years before joining the football team as a punter during his senior year . There , he earned All - Mountain Valley Conference and Pocono Record All - Area honors . He decided to join the football team after the schools ' previous punter , Joseph Gaeta , who later played football at Temple University , became injured . Gaeta is credited with helping to convince Parrish to make the switch from soccer to football . He only had to punt three balls for the school ' s football coach before he was given the punting job for the rest of the season . College career . After high school , Parrish attended East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania where he averaged 40 . 3 yards per punt and landed 59 of his 174 punts inside the 20 - yard line during his college career . In his junior and senior year , he earned All - Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference eastern division honors after averaging 42 . 5 yards per punt , with 30 of his 75 punts landing inside the 20 and just four touchbacks during that span . As a senior , he punted 42 times in 14 games to help ESU win the Division II Northeast Regional championship and advanced to the national semifinals for the first time in school history . As a senior , he averaged 42 . 0 yards per punt . As a junior , he averaged 43 . 2 yards per punt . As a sophomore , he averaged 40 . 7 yards per punt . As a freshman , he averaged 36 . 7 yards per punt . Parrish graduated East Stroudsburg with a degree in criminal justice . Professional career . San Francisco 49ers . Parrish was undrafted in the 2007 NFL Draft , and was signed by the San Francisco 49ers on May 3 , 2007 . He spent that training camp and pre - season with the 49ers before being released prior to the start of the regular season . First stint with Eagles . Parrish signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as a free agent on May 28 , 2009 . He was waived on August 8 after the team signed tight end Rob Myers . New York Jets . Parrish signed with the New York Jets as a free agent on August 16 , 2009 after the team waived punter T . J . Conley . Parrish was waived on August 28 when the team claimed punter Glenn Pakulak off waivers . Second stint with Eagles . Parrish was re - signed to a three - year contract by the Philadelphia Eagles on April 28 , 2010 . He was waived on August 15 . Florida Tuskers . Parrish was signed by the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League on September 9 , 2010 . Atlanta Falcons . Parrish was signed by the Atlanta Falcons on March 3 , 2011 , but was released on August 24 . Jacksonville Jaguars . Parrish was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars on June 13 , 2013 and later released on August 25 . Personal . After getting released by the 49ers in 2007 , Parrish spent eight months as a police officer with the Stroud Area Regional Police in his hometown , East Stroudsburg , Pennsylvania . After the eight months , he decided that he would pursue a comeback into the NFL by leaving the police force . When asked about his decision to leave the police force , Parrish said , " It was a decision that took weeks and weeks and weeks and lots of discussions with my family . I always had great backing from my family . They [ said ] , ' Ken , if you feel this is something you need to go out and conquer , then go ahead and do it . ' " Parrish moved to Modesto , California to perfect his punting , kickoffs , placekicks , and holding for placekicks in order to get ready for his comeback into the NFL . After he was released by the Jets following training camp , Parrish worked as a substitute teacher at J . T . Lambert Intermediate School and as a police officer again with the Stroud Area Regional Police . Parrish spent time during the 2010 offseason in Las Vegas , Nevada to work with Louie Aguiar on his punting and kicking .