Brian Hansen (American football)
American football player (born 1960)
American football player
Brian Dean Hansen (born October 20, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL). He was named to the Pro Bowl in 1984 while playing for the New Orleans Saints .
Biography
Hansen was born in Hawarden , Iowa , and graduated from West Sioux High School. Hansen played college football at the University of Sioux Falls and was selected in the ninth round of the 1984 NFL draft with the 237th overall pick.[ 1]
He played from 1984 to 1999 for the New Orleans Saints ,[ 2] New England Patriots , the Cleveland Browns , the New York Jets ,[ 3] Washington Redskins . He was selected to the 1984 Pro Bowl .
Hansen is currently the South Dakota state director for Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.[ 4]
NFL career statistics
Legend
Led the league
Bold
Career high
Regular season
Year
Team
Punting
GP Punts
Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk Ins20 TB
1984 NOR
16 69
3,020
2,330
66
43.8
33.3
1
9
7
1985 NOR
16 89
3,763
3,246 58
42.3
36.5
0
14
6
1986 NOR
16 81
3,456
3,002
66
42.7
36.6 1
17
11
1987 NOR
12
52
2,104
1,849
60
40.5
35.6
0
19
6
1988 NOR
16 72
2,913
2,505
64
40.5
34.3
1
19
8
1990 NWE
16 90
3,752
3,089
69
41.7
33.6
2 17
8
1991 CLE
16 80
3,397
2,889
65
42.5
36.1
0
20
6
1992 CLE
16 74
3,083
2,709
73 41.7
36.1
1
28 7
1993 CLE
16 82
3,632
2,994
72
44.3
35.6
2 15
10
1994 NYJ
16 84
3,534
3,034
64
42.1
36.1
0
25
12
1995 NYJ
16 99 4,090 3,187
67
41.3
31.9
1
23
10
1996 NYJ
16 74
3,293
2,704
69
44.5 36.5
0
13
8
1997 NYJ
15
71
3,068
2,539
58
43.2
35.3
1
21
5
1998 NYJ
7
31
1,233
1,015
62
39.8
32.7
0
6
2
1999 NYJ
2
9
362
222
49
40.2
24.7
0
1
1
Career
212
1,057
44,700
37,314
73
42.3
35.0
10
247
107
Playoffs
Year
Team
Punting
GP Punts
Yds Net Yds Lng Avg Net Avg Blk Ins20 TB
1987 NOR
1
6
265
265
53
44.2
44.2
0
0
0
Career
1
6
265
265
53
44.2
44.2
0
0
0
References
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