Trapasso played college football at Ohio State. He was recruited from Pickerington High School Central after graduating in 2004. In 2006, Trapasso was awarded the Mosi Tatupu Award for best Special Teams Player in 2006. He finished his college career totaling 203 punt attempts for 8,317 yards in 51 games, 27 kickoffs with 10 touchbacks.
In his first professional appearance during the Hall of Fame Game on August 9, 2009, Trapasso ran a fake punt 40 yards for a touchdown against the Buffalo Bills.[1] Later in the same game, he purposely ran backwards into the endzone resulting in a safety, running the clock out to win the game.
On August 21, 2009, during the third quarter of a preseason game with the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium (the first Cowboys game in the new facility), Trapasso punted a ball that struck the bottom portion of the high definition "jumbotron" scoreboard. (He had also struck the jumbotron multiple times during pregame warmups). Officials ruled a replay of the down, but Trapasso's punt created an issue of first impression with future kicks and whether raising the scoreboard would be cost prohibitive.[2] The NFL defined a re-kick rule after Trapasso's punt, but it was never enforced until a pre-season game on August 24, 2013, when Chris Jones hit the digital board again.
Trapasso was waived by the Titans during final cuts on September 4.
New York Jetsedit
Trapasso was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets on September 6, 2009, replacing Reggie Hodges as the only punter on the roster.[3] However, the team waived Trapasso just one day later and signed punter Steve Weatherford.[4]
Tampa Bay Buccaneersedit
Trapasso was signed to the practice squad of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on September 10, 2009.[5] He was released by the team on September 14.
Trapasso signed a future contract with the Denver Broncos on January 5, 2010. On June 15, 2010, Trapasso was cut by the Broncos.[6]
Referencesedit
^"Video: Titans Punter A.J. Trapasso Scores Touchdown on Fake Punt". Larry Brown Sports. August 10, 2009. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
^Paul Kuharsky; Matt Mosley (August 22, 2009). "Punter kicks into HD screen over field". ESPN. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
^Hutchinson, Dave (September 6, 2009). "NY Jets claim punter A.J. Trapasso, tight end Matthew Mulligan, fullback Jason Davis off waivers". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
^Hutchinson, Dave (September 7, 2009). "NY Jets sign punter Steve Weatherford; release punter A.J. Trapasso". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
^. Tampa Bay Times. September 10, 2009. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
^"Broncos cut punter Trapasso, leaving only Colquitt on the roster". The Denver Post. June 15, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
External linksedit
Collegiate statistics at Sports-Reference.com
March 22, 2024
trapasso, albert, joseph, trapasso, born, february, 1986, former, american, football, punter, signed, tennessee, titans, undrafted, free, agent, 2009, played, college, football, ohio, state, 15position, punterpersonal, informationborn, 1986, february, 1986, pi. Albert Joseph A J Trapasso born February 6 1986 is a former American football punter He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2009 He played college football at Ohio State A J TrapassoNo 4 15Position PunterPersonal informationBorn 1986 02 06 February 6 1986 age 38 Pickerington Ohio U S Height 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m Weight 225 lb 102 kg Career informationHigh school Pickerington Central Pickerington Ohio College Ohio StateUndrafted 2009Career historyTennessee Titans 2009 New York Jets 2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2009 Tennessee Titans 2009 Denver Broncos 2010 Hartford Colonials 2010 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer highlights and awardsMosi Tatupu Award 2006 Career NFL statisticsPlayer stats at NFL comIn addition to the Titans Trapasso was a member of the New York Jets Tampa Bay Buccaneers Denver Broncos and Hartford Colonials Contents 1 College career 2 Professional career 2 1 Tennessee Titans 2 2 New York Jets 2 3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2 4 Tennessee Titans second stint 2 5 Denver Broncos 3 References 4 External linksCollege career editTrapasso played college football at Ohio State He was recruited from Pickerington High School Central after graduating in 2004 In 2006 Trapasso was awarded the Mosi Tatupu Award for best Special Teams Player in 2006 He finished his college career totaling 203 punt attempts for 8 317 yards in 51 games 27 kickoffs with 10 touchbacks Professional career editTennessee Titans edit After going undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft Trapasso was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on April 30 In his first professional appearance during the Hall of Fame Game on August 9 2009 Trapasso ran a fake punt 40 yards for a touchdown against the Buffalo Bills 1 Later in the same game he purposely ran backwards into the endzone resulting in a safety running the clock out to win the game On August 21 2009 during the third quarter of a preseason game with the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboys Stadium the first Cowboys game in the new facility Trapasso punted a ball that struck the bottom portion of the high definition jumbotron scoreboard He had also struck the jumbotron multiple times during pregame warmups Officials ruled a replay of the down but Trapasso s punt created an issue of first impression with future kicks and whether raising the scoreboard would be cost prohibitive 2 The NFL defined a re kick rule after Trapasso s punt but it was never enforced until a pre season game on August 24 2013 when Chris Jones hit the digital board again Trapasso was waived by the Titans during final cuts on September 4 New York Jets edit Trapasso was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets on September 6 2009 replacing Reggie Hodges as the only punter on the roster 3 However the team waived Trapasso just one day later and signed punter Steve Weatherford 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers edit Trapasso was signed to the practice squad of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on September 10 2009 5 He was released by the team on September 14 Tennessee Titans second stint edit Trapasso was re signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad on September 23 2009 after Titans punter Craig Hentrich suffered a calf injury He was released by the team on November 4 Denver Broncos edit Trapasso signed a future contract with the Denver Broncos on January 5 2010 On June 15 2010 Trapasso was cut by the Broncos 6 References edit Video Titans Punter A J Trapasso Scores Touchdown on Fake Punt Larry Brown Sports August 10 2009 Retrieved December 11 2012 Paul Kuharsky Matt Mosley August 22 2009 Punter kicks into HD screen over field ESPN Retrieved December 11 2012 Hutchinson Dave September 6 2009 NY Jets claim punter A J Trapasso tight end Matthew Mulligan fullback Jason Davis off waivers The Star Ledger Retrieved December 11 2012 Hutchinson Dave September 7 2009 NY Jets sign punter Steve Weatherford release punter A J Trapasso The Star Ledger Retrieved December 11 2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers sign P A J Trapasso to practice squad Tampa Bay Times September 10 2009 Archived from the original on January 28 2016 Retrieved December 11 2012 Broncos cut punter Trapasso leaving only Colquitt on the roster The Denver Post June 15 2010 Retrieved December 11 2012 External links editCollegiate statistics at Sports Reference com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A J Trapasso amp oldid 1213558623, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
