Tom Hackett (born 10 May 1992) is an Australian former

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punter for the

Utah Utes The Utah Utes are the college athletics in the United States, intercollegiate athletics teams that represent the University of Utah, located in Salt Lake City. The athletic department is named after the Ute tribe of Native Americans in the Unite ...

. He was a two-time winner of the Ray Guy Award. He was signed as an

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by the

New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The team p ...

in 2016, but never played in any NFL game.

Professional career

Hackett signed as an undrafted free agent with the

on 1 May 2016. He was waived on 28 July 2016 after the team re-signed quarterback

Ryan Fitzpatrick Ryan Joseph Fitzpatrick (born November 24, 1982) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. Fitzpatrick started at quarterback for nine teams, the ...

. After being waived by the Jets, Hackett began co-hosting a

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show on KALL in

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. Hackett was selected in the first round (6th overall) in the 2022 CFL Global Draft by the

Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division (CFL), West division. They play thei ...

, signaling a potential return to professional play after six years. He briefly attended rookie minicamp with Winnipeg but returned to the United States amidst uncertainty regarding the player strikes prior to the 2022 CFL season.

References

External links

Utah Utes bioNew York Jets bio
1992 births Living people American football punters Sportspeople from Melbourne Australian players of American football Utah Utes football players All-American college football players New York Jets players Australian radio personalities People educated at Scotch College, Melbourne {{Australia-sport-bio-stub