Notre Dame Folk Hero Signs with Super Bowl Champion Chiefs

The former Notre Dame punter spent last pre-season with the Chargers but was cut after their four pre-season games.  Newsome averaged 42.1 yards per punt in his seven punts last pre-season. 

Perhaps there hasn’t been a more noticeable haircut at Notre Dame since Jeff Samardzija’s mane was busy catching touchdown passes from Brady Quinn.

Former Notre Dame punter and a bit of a Fighting Irish folk hero, Tyler Newsome was announced to have officially signed a deal with the defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs on Monday.

The former Notre Dame punter spent last pre-season with the Chargers but was cut after their four pre-season games.  Newsome averaged 42.1 yards per punt in his seven punts last pre-season.  In Kansas City he’ll have to compete for a roster spot with veteran Dustin Colquitt who is set to make $1.95 million dollars in 2020.

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Newsome gets remembered for his haircut that Billy Ray Cyrus would have probably been jealous of in 1992 or for his impressive ability to bench press.

However, Newsome was also a fantastic punter during his time at Notre Dame.  He holds several records including the most yards per punt (44.2) in school history and for the highest average punt yardage in a single game, averaging 59.6 yards per punt in Notre Dame’s 2018 win over Vanderbilt.