Tom Hackett

Tom Hackett (born 10 May 1992) is an Australian professional American football player who is currently a free agent. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Jets in 2016. He played college football as a punter for the Utah Utes. Hackett won the Ray Guy Award in 2014[2] and 2015.

For similarly named people, see Thomas Hackett (disambiguation).

Tom Hackett
Free agent
Position:Punter
Personal information
Born: (1992-05-10) 10 May 1992
Melbourne, Australia
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school:Melbourne (VIC) Scotch
College:Utah
Undrafted:2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career

Hackett signed as an undrafted free agent with the New York Jets on 1 May 2016.[3][4] He was waived on 28 July 2016 after the team re-signed quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick.[5]

After being waived by the Jets, Hackett began co-hosting a sports radio show on KALL in Salt Lake City.[6]

References
  1. "Pac-12 announces 'All-Century team'". ESPN.com.
  2. The Salt Lake Tribune (11 December 2014). "Utah football: Tom Hackett takes home Ray Guy Award for top punter". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  3. Mitchell, Peter. "Tom Hackett signs with New York Jets". The Roar AU. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  4. Martin, Kimberly. "Jets pick up Australian punters Lachlan Edwards, Tom Hackett". Newsday. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  5. Lange, Randy (28 July 2016). "With Fitz Signing, P Tom Hackett Is Waived". New York Jets. Archived from the original on 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  6. Goon, Kyle (6 April 2017). "After NFL, Tom Hackett gets his kicks in the radio studio". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 5 April 2018.


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