Cody Mandell

Cody Mandell
No. 79 – Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Position:	Punter
Personal information
Born:	April 7, 1992 (age 29); Lafayette, Louisiana
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	Lafayette (LA) Acadiana
College:	Alabama
Undrafted:	2014
Career history
	Dallas Cowboys (2014); Green Bay Packers (2015); Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2016–present);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	2× BCS National Champion (2012, 2013);

Cody Mandell (born April 7, 1992) is an American football punter for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Mandell played his college football at Alabama.

Early years[]

Mandell attended Acadiana High School and was recruited to Alabama to walk-on the team as a punter. During his career with the Crimson Tide, Mandell started all four years and was a member of both the 2011 and 2012 national championship teams. During his four years at Alabama, he increased his punting average from 39.2 yards as a freshman to 47.1 yards by his senior year.

Professional career[]

Dallas Cowboys[]

After his senior year at Alabama, Mandell was selected to participate in the NFL Scouting Combine as one of the top punters in the 2014 draft class.^[1] Mandell went undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft, but was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the draft.^[2] He was released on August 12, 2014.

Green Bay Packers[]

On January 26, 2015, it was announced by Green Bay Packers General Manager Ted Thompson that they signed Mandell and that he would wear number 9 for the Packers.^[3] He was released from the team on August 10, 2015.^[4]

References[]

^ Gribble, Andrew (February 6, 2014). "Alabama leads way with 12 former players invited to NFL Combine". AL.com. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
^ George, Brandon (May 11, 2014). "Dallas Cowboys bring in 23 undrafted free agents as rookie mini-camp approaches". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on May 16, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
^ http://www.packersnews.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/insidersblog/2015/01/26/packers-sign-p-cody-mandell/22375623/
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 19, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[]

Alabama Crimson Tide bio

[2014Combine-1] Gribble, Andrew (February 6, 2014). "Alabama leads way with 12 former players invited to NFL Combine". AL.com. Retrieved May 16, 2014.

[DAL1-2] George, Brandon (May 11, 2014). "Dallas Cowboys bring in 23 undrafted free agents as rookie mini-camp approaches". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on May 16, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2014.

[3] ttp://www.packersnews.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/insidersblog/2015/01/26/packers-sign-p-cody-mandell/22375623/

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 19, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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