Jy Bond
Encyclopedia
Jy Bond is an American football
punter who is currently a free agent
. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins
as a street free agent in 2009.
Bond has also been a member of the New York Giants
and Hartford Colonials.
player Graeme Bond
, Jy Bond was drafted by the Richmond Tigers under the father/son rule but did not play senior football with the team.
, and in 2008 was on the radar of the Green Bay Packers
, Miami Dolphins, and Cincinnati Bengals
. Jy was offered a college scholarship a number of years ago while visiting his brother who was on a baseball scholarship in the USA.
Jy is coached and mentored by Darren Bennett. Bond also worked with fellow Aussie NFL player Sav Rocca.
Jy also played for the Western Crusaders, an American Football
team located in Melbourne, Australia.
on March 3, 2009. He competed with incumbent Brandon Fields
for the Dolphins' punting job in training camp, but was released on June 15.
on March 18, 2010. He was waived on June 21.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
punter who is currently a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
as a street free agent in 2009.
Bond has also been a member of the New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
and Hartford Colonials.
Australian football career
The son of former Australian rules footballAustralian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
player Graeme Bond
Graeme Bond
Graeme Bond is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1967 and 1973 and then again between 1975 and 1977 for the Richmond Football Club and then from mid-1977 until 1980 for the St Kilda Football Club....
, Jy Bond was drafted by the Richmond Tigers under the father/son rule but did not play senior football with the team.
Gridiron football career
Bond spent two years training to become a punter in the National Football LeagueNational Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
, and in 2008 was on the radar of the Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
, Miami Dolphins, and Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
. Jy was offered a college scholarship a number of years ago while visiting his brother who was on a baseball scholarship in the USA.
Jy is coached and mentored by Darren Bennett. Bond also worked with fellow Aussie NFL player Sav Rocca.
Jy also played for the Western Crusaders, an American Football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team located in Melbourne, Australia.
Miami Dolphins
Bond signed a two-year contract with the Miami DolphinsMiami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
on March 3, 2009. He competed with incumbent Brandon Fields
Brandon Fields
Brandon David Fields is an American football punter for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Dolphins in the seventh round in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan State.-Early years:Fields attended St. John's Jesuit High School in Toledo,...
for the Dolphins' punting job in training camp, but was released on June 15.
New York Giants
Bond signed with the New York GiantsNew York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
on March 18, 2010. He was waived on June 21.