Jordan Berry

Jordan Thomas Berry (born 18 March 1991) is an Australian former professional American football punter. He played college football at Eastern Kentucky.

Early life Berry was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. However he was moved to Brisbane, Queensland at a young age with his father. He played junior Australian rules football with Sherwood Districts Australian Football Club from the Under 9s (2000) to under 12s (2004) before returning to Melbourne with his family.

In Melbourne, Berry played under 18s football with the Aberfeldie Football Club in the Essendon District Football League. He also played with the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup, a feeder club for the Australian Football League. Realising that he may not make the grade in the AFL, but in possession of a booming kick, he joined Prokick Australia and was signed on a scholarship to the US.

College career Berry played college football for Eastern Kentucky from 2009 to 2013. In 2010, he was named to the All-OVC second-team and the OVC All-Newcomer team. In 2011, Berry was named to the All-OVC first-team. In 2013, he was named to the All-OVC second-team.

Professional career

Pittsburgh Steelers (first stint) Berry was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers on April 14, 2015. After a preseason in which he punted 19 times for an average of 49.8 yards per punt, the Steelers traded incumbent punter Brad Wing to the New York Giants.

On February 1, 2018, Berry, who was due to become a restricted free agent, signed a one-year contract extension with the Steelers.

On March 13, 2019, Berry signed a two-year contract extension with the Steelers.

On September 7, 2020, Berry was released by the Steelers after the team signed Dustin Colquitt. He was re-signed on October 24, 2020.

Berry signed another one-year contract with the Steelers on March 29, 2021. He was released on August 26, after losing the starting job to rookie Pressley Harvin III.

Minnesota Vikings On September 2, 2021, Berry signed a one-year deal worth $990,000 with the Minnesota Vikings. He re-signed with the team on March 16, 2022. Berry was released by the Vikings on August 25.

Pittsburgh Steelers (second stint) On September 27, 2022, Berry was signed to the Steelers' practice squad. He was released on October 4.

NFL career statistics Legend Led the league Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Punting Punts 2015 PIT 16 59 2,511 2,306 79 42.6 39.1 0 28 2 2016 PIT 16 68 3,100 2,771 64 45.6 40.2 1 25 3 2017 PIT 16 64 2,763 2,546 62 43.2 39.8 0 26 2 2018 PIT 16 63 2,753 2,446 69 43.7 38.8 0 28 4 2019 PIT 16 74 3,368 3,023 69 45.5 40.9 0 24 4 2020 PIT 11 57 2,609 2,307 62 45.8 40.5 0 23 3 2021 MIN 17 78 3,624 3,225 64 46.5 41.3 0 26 3 Career 108 463 20,728 18,624 79 44.8 40.1 1 180 21

Playoffs Year Team Punting Punts 2015 PIT 2 13 531 435 52 40.8 33.5 0 4 0 2016 PIT 3 7 268 239 47 38.3 34.1 0 2 0 2017 PIT 1 2 79 59 40 39.5 29.5 0 0 0 2020 PIT 1 3 125 97 59 41.7 32.3 0 1 0 Career 7 25 1,003 830 59 40.1 33.2 0 7 0

Personal life Berry's younger brother Wilson plays as a punter at the University of Kentucky starting in the 2021 season.