P Pat O’Donnell
Can we still call him “Mega Punt?” Former Bears general manager Phil Emery took a lot of heat for drafting punter Pat O’Donnell in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. But O’Donnell has been an adequate punter during his career. He did come rank 23rd among punters with an average of 44.8 yards per punt, but he did have the second-longest punt in the NFL last year with a 75-yard banger, per The Football Database. He also ranked second with 26 punts caught with fair catches.
O’Donnell is a fine punter and while the Bears did bring in competition for him in the past, he’s the only punter on the roster at this point. He signed a two-year contract extension in 2019 and the Bears feel comfortable having him play out his deal. He isn’t the best, but you could do a lot worse.
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