Chicago Bears punter Pat O'Donnell was called on to punt after every single one of his team's drives on Sunday and now has a sprained knee, according to Rand Getlin of NFL Network.
Bears punter punted so many times he sprained his knee
Pat O’Donnell punted 10 times on Sunday and now he’s day-to-day with a knee sprain.
O'Donnell is "day-to-day" with the knee injury after punting 10 times in a Week 3 game against the Seattle Seahawks. The Bears finished the game with seven first downs, but never scored in the 26-0 loss and instead punted on every drive.
While that means the Bears were able to avoid a turnover with Jimmy Clausen under center, it also means the team was never even close enough to warrant a field goal attempt or a shot at going for a fourth down conversion.
The Bears are the only team in the last 35 seasons to punt on every possession in a game. #Withthenumber1picktheChicagoBearsselect
— David Kaplan (@thekapman) September 28, 2015 O'Donnell didn't approach the record for punts or punting yards in a game as a punter has been called on 11 or more times in 30 different instances. The record for punts is held by Leo Araguz of the Oakland Raiders, who was called on 16 times in a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Chargers in 1998, racking up 709 total yards of punting. The opposite punter in that game, Darren Bennett of the Chargers, punted 11 times for 522 yards.
In the first week of the season, O'Donnell was called on just once for the Bears in a 31-23 loss to the Green Bay Packers. In Week 2, he punted five times against the Arizona Cardinals.
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