The National Football League today announced that Tampa Bay Buccaneers punter Jake Camarda was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 9. Camarda is the first rookie punter in team history to win Special Teams Player of the Week accolades and the fifth Buccaneers punter overall to claim the award.
In a 16-13 win over the Rams in Week 9, Camarda punted six times for 357 yards, recording 59.5 yards per punt. Among punters with six-or-more punts in a game, Camarda’s 59.5 gross average was tied for the highest mark in NFL history and his 54.