Position: Punter Undrafted: 2013 Weight 98 kg Name Tress Way Spouse Brianna Turang (m. 2013) | College: Oklahoma Height 1.85 m | |
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Date of birth: (1990-04-18) April 18, 1990 (age 25) Current team Washington Redskins (#5 / Punter) Profiles | ||
Tress way university of oklahoma punting video from coach zauner s 2013 college senior combine
Tressler William "Tress" Way (born April 18, 1990) is an American football punter for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2013.
Contents
- Tress way university of oklahoma punting video from coach zauner s 2013 college senior combine
- Tress way 70 yard punt through the air
- Early life and college career
- Chicago Bears
- Washington Redskins
- Personal life
- References
Tress way 70 yard punt through the air
Early life and college career
Born Tressler William Way in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Way attended Union High School in Tulsa and graduated in 2008.
Way attended the University of Oklahoma and redshirted his freshman season with the Oklahoma Sooners football team. He then played in 53 games from the 2009 to 2012 seasons. Way averaged 44.0 yards per punt with a career long of 85. Of Way's 250 punts, 91 went inside the 20, 71 were for 50 or more yards, and 36 were touchbacks. Way completed his bachelor's degree at Oklahoma in interdisciplinary studies in December 2012.
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears signed Way as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2013. He was brought in to challenge veteran Adam Podlesh. The Bears waived him on August 25, 2013.
He re-signed with the Bears for the 2014 offseason, but he was waived again after losing out to rookie Pat O'Donnell on August 18, 2014.
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins claimed Way off waivers on August 20, 2014. In his first preseason game with the team, he recorded an average of 45.3 yards off of four punts. He became their starting punter for the 2014 season following the release of Robert Malone. For the 2014 season, Way led the NFL in gross punting average with 47.5 yards.
At the start of the 2015 season, Way was voted as the team's special teams captain.
On March 4, 2016, the Redskins extended a tender to Way. The Redskins would later sign him to a five-year contract extension on March 12.
Personal life
In 2013, Way married Brianna Turang, a softball and soccer player at the University of Oklahoma and daughter of former Major League Baseball outfielder Brian Turang. Way is a Christian.