Derrick E. Frost (born November 25, 1980) is an American former professional

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punter. He was signed by the

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as an

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in 2003. He played

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at Northern Iowa. Frost was also a member of the

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, and California Redwoods.

Early life

Frost attended Clayton High School in

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, and as a student was a

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and

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. In football, he was an All-Conference selection as a

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, punter, and kicker.

College career

Frost attended the

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and was a good student and a letterman in football and baseball. In football, during his college career, Frost punted 104 times for 4388 yards (42.19 yards per punt avg.).

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

On May 2, 2003, he was signed by the

as an

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. He was waived on May 13, 2003.

Baltimore Ravens

Frost signed with the

on May 27, 2003. He was waived by the Ravens on August 30, 2003.

Cleveland Browns

Frost was signed to the practice squad of the

on December 9, 2003. He was promoted to the active roster on December 12, 2003. He played in all 16 games for the Browns during the 2004 season. Frost re-signed with the Browns on March 28, 2005. He was waived on August 29, 2005.

Washington Redskins

Frost signed with the

on September 26, 2005. In the 2006 season he had success with nine 40+ punts. Also he had a couple of 50 plus punts for the Redskins of late after Week 12 in the league. During the 2007 preseason game against the

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, Frost raced out after a punt to level the Titan's punt returner causing a forced fumble. In 2008, he battled rookie Durant Brooks for the punting job. He was cut on August 30 during final cuts;

Green Bay Packers

Two days after being released by the Redskins, Frost was signed by the

, who previously cut Jon Ryan. Frost was released by the Packers on December 1, 2008. Head coach

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stated that Frost performed well in practices, but did not do well during the games.

California Redwoods

Frost was signed by the California Redwoods of the United Football League on September 2, 2009. He was released on October 25, 2009.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Post football

Frost is president of Profusion Financial and is a member of the board of directors of the NFLPA.http://www.linkedin.com/pub/derrick-e-frost/22/78a/201

References

External links

Just Sports StatsUnited Football League bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Frost, Derrick 1980 births Living people Players of American football from St. Louis American football placekickers American football punters Northern Iowa Panthers football players Philadelphia Eagles players Baltimore Ravens players Cleveland Browns players Washington Redskins players Green Bay Packers players Sacramento Mountain Lions players People from Clayton, Missouri