Adam Podlesh
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Adam Podlesh
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No. 8 Chicago Bears
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Personal information
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| Date of birth: August 11, 1983 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Rochester, New York | |||||||||
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Career information
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| College: Maryland | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 4 / Pick: 101 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 2007 for the Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||||||
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Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2011
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Adam Podlesh (born on August 11, 1983, in Rochester, New York) is an American football punter for the Chicago Bears.
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Early life
Podlesh, who is Jewish,[1] is a graduate of Pittsford Sutherland High School.[2] He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins.
Jacksonville Jaguars (2007–11)
On June 2, 2008, he was elected to the Rochester Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. He was participating in the Jaguars OTA workouts, so his grandmother, Betty Podlesh, accepted the honor for him.[3]
In 2010 Podlesh was diagnosed with cancer of the salivary gland, but following successful surgery he was told that radiation therapy and chemotherapy would not be required, and he returned to the field after six weeks, not missing any playing time.[4][5]
Chicago Bears (2011–present)
On July 29, 2011 Podlesh signed with the Chicago Bears after receiving a lucrative contract from the team, who lost Brad Maynard.[6] When asked about this, he said: “I knew that they really kind of put their money where their mouth is essentially, and I don’t mean that in just the literal, I mean that figuratively as well, they really stress special teams here. Lovie [Smith] does. “I was so surprised at one of our home games that we were announcing the special teams players. I’ve never seen that before. That right there shows that you really stress special teams. This is the only year I have to go with for this team, but it’s been a great experience. It’s great to be part of, especially if you’re a specialist. It’s great to be part of a team that is in your corner.”
Podlesh received a call from the fraud department at American Express which informed him that his credit card had been used to buy 17 bottles of champagne, which was a celebration for the special teams unit, who helped him record a 40.4 yard net average in 2011, the best by a Bear since 1966, despite injuries to special teamers Patrick Mannelly, Brian Iwuh, Kyle Adams and Anthony Walters, as well as Chris Conte, Major Wright, and Kahlil Bell becoming starters, and Sam Hurd getting released. His 43.9 yard gross average was the best of his career, and was the third highest in team history, behind Todd Sauerbrun's 44.8 in 1996 and Brad Maynard's 44.2 in 2006.
When asked if 2011 was his best season, he responded: “Yeah, I think so, especially going from a Florida-based team to Chicago, where the weather is a little more inclement. If you told me at the beginning of the season that we were going to be netting over 40 yards in Chicago, I wouldn’t have believed it. “I think our coverage team has done a really great job, and they’ve bailed me out a lot of times, which is going to happen. You’re not going to be perfect. But I feel that for the most part I had a very good season, and it’s a good season to build off.”“I was so surprised at one of our home games that we were announcing the special teams players. I’ve never seen that before. That right there shows that you really stress special teams. This is the only year I have to go with for this team, but it’s been a great experience. It’s great to be part of, especially if you’re a specialist. It’s great to be part of a team that is in your corner.” [7]
See also
References
- ^ "2011 NFL Football Preview". Jewish Sports Review 8 (87): 6–7. September/October 2011, accessed September 15, 2011.
- ^ "Pigskin Hebrews, 2009 edition". Jweekly.com. September 24, 2009. http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/40004/pigskin-hebrews-2009-edition-new-flicks-more-new-tv-jews/. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
- ^ "Hometown honors Podlesh". Jaguars.com. http://www.jaguars.com/news/article.aspx?id=6988. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
- ^ http://www.henriettapost.com/monroecountysports/x1797079449/Pittsford-native-Podlesh-excited-to-return-to-the-playing-field
- ^ Jensen, Sean (August 30, 2011). "New Bear Adam Podlesh’s cancer fight gives punter fresh perspective". Chicago Sun-Times. http://www.suntimes.com/7373078-417/new-bear-adam-podleshs-cancer-fight-gives-punter-fresh-perspective.html. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
- ^ Davis, Brian. "Chicago Bears sign first free agent, punter Adam Podlesh". http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ycn-8876759.
- ^ http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=8547
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