Malone played college football at Fresno State. There he was a first-team All-WAC selection after punting 44 times for a 45.2-yard average, with 17 of his kicks downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line. He also kicked 15 punts for 50 or more yards, including a career long of 74. In his collegiate career, Malone played in 41 games and punted 120 times for 5,117 yards with a 42.6-yard average and 44 punts inside the 20.
Professional careeredit
Jacksonville Jaguarsedit
Malone originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars in the spring of 2010. However, he was released before training camp by the Jaguars, who stuck with their incumbent punter Adam Podlesh.
Tampa Bay Buccaneersedit
Malone was signed by the Buccaneers on October 13, 2010, to replace Chris Bryan as the team's punter.[1] He was waived on August 29, 2011.
Detroit Lionsedit
On November 11, 2011, Malone signed with the Detroit Lions after an injury to Ryan Donahue. He was waived on November 15 and was replaced by Ben Graham.
San Diego Chargersedit
He signed with the Chargers on May 30, 2012.
New York Jetsedit
Malone was signed by the New York Jets on September 4, 2012. He became the team's starting punter with the release of incumbent T. J. Conley.[2] He was released on September 16, 2013.[3]
Washington Redskinsedit
Malone signed a reserve/future contract with the Washington Redskins on December 31, 2013.[4] He was waived for final roster cuts on August 29, 2014.[5]
New York Giantsedit
Malone signed a contract with the New York Giants in 2015. On September 1, 2015, he was waived by the Giants.[6]
Personal lifeedit
Robert Malone grew up in Riverside, California and went to Martin Luther King High School. He punted for the high school football team. His cousin, Tom Malone, was an NFL punter and played college football at USC. In October 2022, Robert was inducted into the Martin Luther King Athletic Hall of Fame. [7]
^Orr, Conor (September 4, 2012). "Jets release punter T.J. Conley, add former Chargers P Robert Malone, re-sign DT Marcus Dixon". The Star-Ledger. from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
^Wilson, Aaron (September 16, 2013). "Jets cut Robert Malone, sign Ryan Quigley". National Football Post. from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
^Keim, John (December 31, 2013). "Redskins sign seven players". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
^Keim, John (August 29, 2014). "Redskins updated cuts: Crawford out". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
^Eisen, Michael (September 1, 2015). . Giants.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
robert, malone, american, football, robert, james, malone, born, february, 1988, former, american, football, punter, signed, jacksonville, jaguars, undrafted, free, agent, 2010, played, college, football, fresno, state, also, member, tampa, buccaneers, detroit. Robert James Malone born February 4 1988 is a former American football punter He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2010 He played college football at Fresno State He was also a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Detroit Lions San Diego Chargers New York Jets and Washington Redskins Robert MaloneMalone 3 during pre game warm ups with the New York Jets in 2012Personal informationBorn 1988 02 04 February 4 1988 age 35 Orange California U S Height 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Weight 243 lb 110 kg Career informationHigh school Riverside CA KingCollege Fresno StatePosition PunterUndrafted 2010Career historyJacksonville Jaguars 2010 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2010 Detroit Lions 2011 San Diego Chargers 2012 New York Jets 2012 2013 Washington Redskins 2014 New York Giants 2015 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer highlights and awardsFirst team All WAC 2009 Longest punt in NFL history 84 yards 2013 Career NFL statisticsPunts 157Punt yards 6 993Average 44 5Player stats at NFL com Contents 1 College career 2 Professional career 2 1 Jacksonville Jaguars 2 2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2 3 Detroit Lions 2 4 San Diego Chargers 2 5 New York Jets 2 6 Washington Redskins 2 7 New York Giants 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksCollege career editMalone played college football at Fresno State There he was a first team All WAC selection after punting 44 times for a 45 2 yard average with 17 of his kicks downed inside the opponent s 20 yard line He also kicked 15 punts for 50 or more yards including a career long of 74 In his collegiate career Malone played in 41 games and punted 120 times for 5 117 yards with a 42 6 yard average and 44 punts inside the 20 Professional career editJacksonville Jaguars edit Malone originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars in the spring of 2010 However he was released before training camp by the Jaguars who stuck with their incumbent punter Adam Podlesh Tampa Bay Buccaneers edit Malone was signed by the Buccaneers on October 13 2010 to replace Chris Bryan as the team s punter 1 He was waived on August 29 2011 Detroit Lions edit On November 11 2011 Malone signed with the Detroit Lions after an injury to Ryan Donahue He was waived on November 15 and was replaced by Ben Graham San Diego Chargers edit He signed with the Chargers on May 30 2012 New York Jets edit Malone was signed by the New York Jets on September 4 2012 He became the team s starting punter with the release of incumbent T J Conley 2 He was released on September 16 2013 3 Washington Redskins edit Malone signed a reserve future contract with the Washington Redskins on December 31 2013 4 He was waived for final roster cuts on August 29 2014 5 New York Giants edit Malone signed a contract with the New York Giants in 2015 On September 1 2015 he was waived by the Giants 6 Personal life editRobert Malone grew up in Riverside California and went to Martin Luther King High School He punted for the high school football team His cousin Tom Malone was an NFL punter and played college football at USC In October 2022 Robert was inducted into the Martin Luther King Athletic Hall of Fame 7 References edit Rookie Malone Claims Bucs Punting Job Orr Conor September 4 2012 Jets release punter T J Conley add former Chargers P Robert Malone re sign DT Marcus Dixon The Star Ledger Archived from the original on December 3 2013 Retrieved September 4 2012 Wilson Aaron September 16 2013 Jets cut Robert Malone sign Ryan Quigley National Football Post Archived from the original on December 2 2013 Retrieved September 16 2013 Keim John December 31 2013 Redskins sign seven players ESPN com Retrieved January 1 2014 Keim John August 29 2014 Redskins updated cuts Crawford out ESPN com Retrieved August 29 2014 Eisen Michael September 1 2015 New York Giants announce first round of roster cuts Giants com Archived from the original on September 18 2017 Retrieved September 1 2015 https kingwolvesathletics com 2022 10 25 a classy hall of fame ceremony for the class of 2022 External links editFresno State Bulldogs bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Malone American football amp oldid 1178485186, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
