Mike Barr is an American football

American football

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 punter who is currently a free agent.

He attended Rutgers University

Rutgers University

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, where he finished as one of the best Rutgers punters in school history. Since then, he has had experience in both the Washington Redskins

Washington Redskins

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 and New York Jets

New York Jets

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 training camps in 2003

2003 NFL season

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 and has been playing with the Frankfurt Galaxy

Frankfurt Galaxy

The Frankfurt Galaxy was a professional American football team that originally played in the World League of American Football and later in the resurrected NFL Europe. The team was based in Frankfurt, Germany and played in the Commerzbank-Arena, formerly called the Waldstadion.-History:In 1991, the...

 of NFL Europa. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers

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 every year between 2004

2004 NFL season

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 and 2007

2007 NFL season

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, but was released and allocated to the Galaxy each year.

After being once again re-signed by the Steelers in late January 2007, he battled Daniel Sepulveda

Daniel Sepulveda

Daniel Wade Sepulveda is an American football punter for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Baylor. He is the only two-time Ray Guy Award winner.-College career:He was an All-American at Baylor...

 for the starting

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 position which became open with the release of Chris Gardocki

Chris Gardocki

Christopher Allen Gardocki is a former punter in the National Football League. Gardocki has spent time with the Chicago Bears, the Indianapolis Colts, the Cleveland Browns, and the Pittsburgh Steelers...

  on May 23, 2007. He was cut by the Steelers during training camp in 2007, but claimed off waivers by the Arizona Cardinals, who released their punter Scott Player

Scott Player

Scott Darwin Player is an American football punter who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Birmingham Barracudas as a street free agent in 1995...

on August 29, 2007. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/trainingcamp07/news/story?id=2996850 He was later cut on November 27, 2007 for a dismal 2007 season, finishing last in the NFL in punt averages.