Former BYU Punter Ryan Rehkow Boots A Bengals Record
Sep 8, 2024, 2:04 PM | Updated: Sep 9, 2024, 9:52 am
BYU football punter Ryan Rehkow earned Big 12 Co-Special Teams Player of the Week. (Courtesy of BYU Photo)
(Courtesy of BYU Photo)
CINCINNATI, OHIO- Only about five minutes into his NFL career, former BYU punter Ryan Rehkow uncorked an 80-yard punt, good for the longest in Cincinnati Bengals history.
Ryan Rehkow Takes The Record
With 7:28 remaining in the first quarter in Sunday morning’s matchup between the Cincinnati Bengals and the New England Patriots, the Bengals’ second drive of the season stalled out deep in their own territory. Ryan Rehkow, the undrafted rookie free agent out of BYU, was called on to flip the field. On only his second punt as a professional football player, Rehkow, standing on his own five yard line, sent the ball high and deep, where it bounced and rolled its way just into the opposite end zone, resulting in a touchback. The 80-yard boot made Ryan Rehkow the owner of the longest punt in Cincinnati Bengals history.
The rook made the HISTORY BOOKS!!
Ryan Rehkow with an 80-YD PUNT, making it the longest punt in Bengals history 👏@r_rehkow24 | 📺: #NEvsCIN on CBS/@paramountplus pic.twitter.com/j0LtgME8Wu
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) September 8, 2024
Ryan Rehkow’s Journey To The NFL
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Rehkow spent four years in Provo with the Cougars, averaging 48.4 yards per punt in his senior season. He originally signed with the Kansas City Chiefs, but was waived in June. Shortly thereafter, Ryan signed with the Bengals where he won the starting punter job in training camp.
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