Andrew Bayes (born February 11, 1978) is an American former

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punter. He played

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for the

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, earning consensus

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honors in 1999.

Early life

Bayes first attended Suitland High School in

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before transferring to DeMatha Catholic High School in

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College career

Bayes played for the

from 1996 to 1999. He was a consensus

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. He led Division I-A football in punting average in 1999 with 48.06 yards per punt, which remains a

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and East Carolina single-season record. Bayes was also named first-team Conference USA in 1999 and second-team Conference USA in 1998 and 1997. He played in the

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in 1999. He was inducted into the ECU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017.

Professional career

Bayes was rated the second-best punter in the

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by NFLDraftScout.com. After going undrafted, Bayes signed with the

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in April 2000. He was released on August 4, 2000. Bayes signed with the

Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (colloquially known as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC S ...

on April 23, 2001 and was allocated to

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, where he played for the Frankfurt Galaxy during the 2001 season. He was released by the Buccaneers on September 3, 2001 but was later re-signed on December 29, 2001. Bayes was signed by the

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on January 17, 2002. He was allocated to NFL Europe, where he played for the

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during the 2002 season. He was released by the 49ers on August 14, 2002.

References

External links

Stats Crew profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bayes, Andrew Living people 1978 births American football punters East Carolina Pirates football players Detroit Lions players Tampa Bay Buccaneers players Frankfurt Galaxy players San Francisco 49ers players Amsterdam Admirals players All-American college football players Sportspeople from Hyattsville, Maryland Players of American football from Prince George's County, Maryland