Brad Wing
- January 9, 2024
- American Football Punter
Quick Facts
Full Name | Brad Wing |
Occupation | American Football Punter |
Date Of Birth | Jan 27, 1991(1991-01-27) |
Age | 33 |
Birthplace | Melbourne |
Country | Australia |
Birth City | Victoria |
Horoscope | Capricorn |
Brad Wing Biography
Name | Brad Wing |
Birthday | Jan 27 |
Birth Year | 1991 |
Place Of Birth | Melbourne |
Home Town | Victoria |
Birth Country | Australia |
Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Parents | David Wing, Kathi Wing |
Brad Wing is one of the most popular and richest American football punter who was born on January 27, 1991 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Bradley Thomas Wing (born 27 January, 1991) was an Australian former professional American football player. Bradley Thomas Wing was signed by Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played football in college at LSU.
On January 4, the year 2013, Wing revealed that he was going to participate in for the Draft in 2013. NFL Draft.
In 2014, Wing signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers to serve as the punter and holder for field goals and PATs. In the fourth quarter of a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, his punt went only 29 yards, giving the ball to the Buccaneers at the Steelers’ 46-yard line with 40 seconds to go. The Buccaneers scored the game-winning touchdown a few plays later.
On 4 September 2015, Wing was traded to the New York Giants for a seventh round draft pick. After the Giants acquired Wing from the Steelers, veteran punter Steve Weatherford was released the same day. In 2015, he punted 76 times and had a 44.5-yard gross average and a 38.9-yard net average. 33 of his punts were downed inside the 20-yard line, which tied the Giants’ single- season record set by Brad Maynard in both 1997 and 1998. On 11 July 2016, Wing signed a 3-year contract extension with the Giants. The extension was reportedly worth three years and $6.45 million.
Following the fact that Wing was left out of 2013, in the NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles hired him to compete alongside Donnie Jones as the team’s punter. On the 25th of August, 2013 Wing was let go by the Eagles.
Brad Wing Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | American football punter |
House | Living in own house. |
Brad Wing is one of the richest American Football Punter from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Brad Wing 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
In summer 2011 Wing was arrested for a simple battery on Cameron Chabert, and was given a misdemeanor summons. In his redshirt freshman year, Wing had an average of 43.0 yards of punting over 42 punts and a length of 73 yards over 12 games. In the was the same season, Wing made 20 punts within the 20-yard mark of his opponent. Many have been credited by Wing as the key aspect in the top-ranked LSU’s 9-6 overtime win over #2 Alabama during 2011, during the season. In LSU’s red zone, Wing kicked a punt of 73 yards and hit the camera wire, triggering overtime. Wing was a celebrity during a game with The Florida Gators by stretching his arms in an unreal punt in the pursuit of an impressive 52-yard touchdown. In accordance with the new rule in force this time, Wing was flagged for making a taunt, so the scoring was ruled null. In the BCS National Championship Game against Alabama The opponents had attempted to return Wing’s punts 17 times, for an average of six yards. In 2011 and 2012, Wing had an average of 44.6 yards per kick that is the best ever recorded by a school player who has more than 100 kicks. But, Wing was suspended from the 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl for an undisclosed infraction to the team’s rules.
Wing is a native of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He has parents Kathi Wing and David Wing, the latter of whom was a professional punter in the Scottish Claymores for a time after failing to make it into the Detroit Lions. As a child, Wing played Australian rules football. He claims that it is the reason he has been able to make such precise punts. In his younger years, Wing was dropped off from the TAC Cup team The Sandringham Dragons, ending his Australian rules playing career. The friends from the Wings from Baton Rouge, Louisiana offered to host him during his senior year in the high school in an exchange program. They also tried American kick-ball. He was a student at Parkview Baptist High School, where he was named All-State and also received a scholarship from LSU. However, he didn’t acknowledge LSU the head coach Les Miles when the latter visited for the first time to get him a scholarship He had to be instructed the name of who Miles was. The family relocated into Baton Rouge during the 2011 season to be there for him throughout the course of his LSU career.
In a game against the Baltimore Ravens on 2 November 2014, following a botched snap on the extra point for which Wing was the holder, he completed a pass to Matt Spaeth for a two-point conversion, and thus became the first Australian player in NFL history to score from a pass.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Height | 6 ft 3 in |
Weight | 93 kg |
Brad Wing height 6 ft 3 in Brad weight 93 kg & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Brad Wing Dating?
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Facts & Trivia
Brad Ranked on the list of most popular American football punter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Brad Wing celebrates birthday on January 27 of every year.