Kyle Davis Richardson is a former National Football League

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 punter

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. He played college football

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 at Arkansas State University

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 and went on to have a ten-year professional career. He played for the Rhein Fire

Rhein Fire

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 in NFL Europe

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 in 1996, the Miami Dolphins

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 and Seattle Seahawks

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 in 1997, the Baltimore Ravens

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 from 1998 to 2001, the Minnesota Vikings

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 in 2002, the Cincinnati Bengals

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 from 2003 to 2004, and the Cleveland Browns

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 in 2005.

High School and college

Richardson attended high school at Farmington Senior High School. During his time at Farmington, he played football, basketball, and track. In his high school football career, Richardson played the positions of defensive back

Defensive back

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, punter, placekicker

Placekicker

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, and wide receiver

Wide receiver

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, and was a three-year starter and All-conference/All-region member of the football team those three years.

NFL Professional Career

Richardson was a member of the Super Bowl XXXV Champions, Baltimore Ravens. He, along with N.Y. Giants punter, Brad Maynard, hold the record for most punts (both teams) in a Super Bowl with 21 punts.
Maynard holds with individual record with 11 punts (38.4 yd/avg) and Richardson is second with 10 punts (43.0 yd/avg.).