Kevin Huber (born July 16, 1985) is an American former professional

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player who was a punter for 14 seasons with the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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, twice earning consensus

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honors, before being selected by the Bengals in the fifth round of the

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. He currently holds the Bengals franchise record for most games played at 216.

Early life

Huber was born in

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. He attended

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in Cincinnati for grade school and then attended

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in Cincinnati, and played for the McNicholas Rockets

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team. He was a three-time all-conference selection and was named the Greater Catholic League's Punter of the Year following his junior and senior seasons.

College career

Huber attended the

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, where he played for the

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team from 2005 to 2008. As a junior in 2007, and again as a senior in 2008, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American. Huber holds the record for longest punt in Bearcats' history at 69 yards, which was set on September 17, 2007, at

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Awards and honors

*2007 first-team All-American ( AP, WCFF,

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) *2007 Big East Special Teams Player of the Year *2008 first-team All-American ( Rivals.com, AFCA

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)

Professional career

The

selected Huber in the fifth round with the 142nd overall pick in the

, and he has played for the Bengals from the season to the season. In his 13-year career, through Week 13 (Nov. 28) of the 2021 season, Huber has played 201 games and averaged 45.3 yards on 955 punts. He has also been the Bengals' placekicking holder for his entire career. In Week 15 of against the

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, Huber suffered a fractured jaw when he was blocked by linebacker

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. It was reported that Huber had also suffered a vertebral fracture in his neck, and would miss the remainder of the season. NFL head of officials Dean Blandino was critical of Ed Hochuli's officiating crew Tuesday night, saying it got the play wrong. Garvin's hit wasn't clean by rule and should have been deemed illegal. Garvin was subsequently fined $25,000. Huber holds Bengals' franchise career marks for gross punting average (44.2 yards) and net average (39.1) through the 2013 season, as well as the season records in both categories (set in 2012). On March 14, 2018, Huber signed a three-year contract extension with the Bengals. On March 22, 2021, Huber re-signed on a one-year contract with the Bengals. Huber signed a one-year contract with the Bengals on May 2, 2022. In Week 1 of the 2022 season, Huber started his 208th career game for the Bengals, surpassing

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's franchise record for most games played. On December 5, 2022, Huber was officially released from the Bengals after 14 seasons and after starting his 216th game. He was re-signed to the team's practice squad two days later. On July 7, 2023, Huber announced his retirement through his

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profile.

NFL career statistics

Personal life

Huber has been married since 2017.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Huber, Kevin 1985 births Living people All-American college football players American football punters Cincinnati Bearcats football players Cincinnati Bengals players Players of American football from Cincinnati Unconferenced Pro Bowl players