Sean Landeta Sean Edward Landeta ( born January 6 , 1962 ) is a former American football punter who played in both the United States Football League and the National Football League . Landeta played 22 seasons in the National Football League for five different teams between 1985 and 2006 . Landeta was named to the 1980s All - Decade Team as the first punter and the 1990s All - Decade Team as the second punter , as chosen by the Hall of Fame Selection Committee members . Landeta played almost half of his career for the New York Giants , where he won two championship rings in Super Bowl XXI and Super Bowl XXV . He also played for the Rams , Buccaneers , Packers and Eagles . Landeta led the NFL in punts with 107 in 1999 , led the NFL in gross punting in 1994 with a 44 . 8 average , led the NFL with a 37 . 8 net average in 1989 , and led the league with 24 punts inside the 20 in 1990 . Before his pro career , he played college football at Towson University in ' 79 , ' 80 , ' 81 and ' 82 . He led the nation in punting ( NCAA Division II ) in 1980 and was named First - Team All American in 1982 ( NCAA Division II ) . Landeta was elected to the Towson University Hall of Fame in September 2005 , and to the NCAA Division II College Football Hall of Fame in November 2006 . Landeta was the last active NFL player who played in the United States Football League of the 1980s , punting for the Philadelphia / Baltimore Stars in all three USFL seasons . Landeta was named as the punter to the All - USFL team in 1983 and 1984 . The Stars won two USFL championships in 1984 and 1985 . After playing his first nine seasons in the NFL with the New York Giants , he went and played for the Los Angeles / St . Louis Rams from 1993 – 1996 . He re - joined the Rams for the 2003 and 2004 seasons , giving him six years with the organization . After spending one season ( 1997 ) with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , he moved on to play for the Green Bay Packers in 1998 . In 1999 , he signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles . He spent five seasons with the Eagles where he became the oldest punter in NFL history at the age of 44 . Other career highlights include being the first punter in NFL history to average more than 50 - yards per punt in a game in three different decades . He also recorded the longest punt in Tampa Bay Buccaneers history , with a 74 - yarder in 1997 in a game against the New York Jets . As a member of the Green Bay Packers , he set a club record for the highest net punting average and most punts inside the 20 in team history ( since the AFL / NFL merger in 1970 ) . As a member of the Eagles , Landeta set the NFL ' s all - time record for number of punts in a career , punting yardage and punts inside the 20 during the 2002 season . By the time Landeta retired , he had amassed 1 , 401 punts for 60 , 707 yards ( 43 . 3 yards per punt average ) , with 381 punts inside the 20 and a 35 . 3 net average . His punts , punting yards , and punts landing inside the 20 were either first or second in NFL history at the time of his retirement . Landeta was also the longest tenured punter in NFL history and is still the oldest punter to ever appear in an NFL game . In addition , Landeta became the first punter in NFL history to earn a $ 1 million annual salary . On March 6 , 2008 , the 25th anniversary of the first USFL game , Landeta officially announced his retirement from football . He became the last USFL player to retire from professional football . In May 2009 , Landeta was elected to the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in Philadelphia . In November 2011 , Landeta was elected to the State of Maryland Sports Hall of Fame . Landeta still does a lot of work with the Eagles and Giants organizations appearing at many pre - season and regular season functions as an alumnus of both NFL teams . He also is active in media , working for CBS Radio and FOX Television . He also has worked with Comcast and worked as a sideline reporter for Westwood One Radio . In addition , Landeta has also spoken and appeared on numerous radio and television shows throughout the country . High school career . Landeta grew up in Baltimore , Maryland . At Loch Raven High School in Towson , Maryland , Landeta was an All - City and All - Metro punter in his only season ( 1978 ) . He first began playing organized football as a high school senior . In September 2011 , Landeta was elected to the inaugural Loch Raven High School Hall of Fame Class . Landeta originally began kicking as a nine - year old , after watching Jim O ' Brien of the Baltimore Colts kick the game - winning field goal in Super Bowl V against the Dallas Cowboys .