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Jeremy Kapinos

Jeremy D. Kapinos (born August 23, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions before being signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2007.

Kapinos also played for the Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Born an Army brat, Kapinos moved from city to city before his family settled in Springfield, Virginia. He was named All-Met while at West Springfield High School (Virginia), in Springfield, Virginia, where his coach was former Green Bay Packers punter Bill Renner.

Kapinos was a Ray Guy Award finalist and a third-team All-American selection by the Associated Press while playing college football at Penn State University. He is the Nittany Lions' all-time leader in punting yardage.

Kapinos signed as an undrafted free agent with the New York Jets following the 2007 NFL draft on July 2 but was released during the preseason on August 2. On November 27, Kapinos was re-signed to the Jets' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 22 when wide receiver Laveranues Coles was placed on injured reserve. He saw his first regular season action that week against the Titans, punting five times for 208 yards, including two punts inside the 20. Kapinos was then placed on the inactive list for the last game of the season.

After a well-publicized 2008 offseason competition with Ben Graham, the Jets released him on June 10, 2008.

Kapinos signed a two-year deal with the Green Bay Packers on December 3, 2008, to replace released punter Derrick Frost. He averaged 34.5 yards on 8 punts, with 3 inside the 20, in the Packers' week 14 loss to Houston.

Kapinos won the preseason competition with Durant Brooks to become the Packers' regular season punter for the 2009 NFL season after leading the NFL in preseason in net punting yardage. Kapinos was also pressed into service Week 17 as the Packers' holder following a string of bad kicks by placekicker Mason Crosby in previous games.

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