On most NFL teams, the punter and kicker are treated like second-class citizens, and it’s probably not too far off the mark to suggest that many NFL fans wouldn’t be able to name the punter for their team. Not so in Washington, where left-footed punter Tress Way has been plying his particular trade since joining the team in 2014.
In the ‘14 offseason and preseason, the Redskins brought two place kickers (Kai Forbath and Zach Hocker) to camp; they also brought two punters to compete for one roster spot — Blake Clingan and Robert Malone. The competitions to see which players would end up as the team’s kicker and punter were among the more entertaining discussions of the pre-season.