Cody Mandell

American football player (born 1992)

American football player
Cody Mandell
No. 79 – Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Position:Punter
Personal information
Born: (1992-04-07) April 7, 1992 (age 31)
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

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

  1. ^ Gribble, Andrew (February 6, 2014). "Alabama leads way with 12 former players invited to NFL Combine". AL.com. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  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. ^ "Packers sign P Cody Mandell".
  4. ^ "Packers release P Cody Mandell". Archived from the original on August 19, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.

External links

  • Alabama Crimson Tide bio
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2011 Alabama Crimson Tide football—consensus national champions
Head coach
Nick Saban
Assistant coaches
Derrick Ansley
Burton Burns
Russ Callaway
Scott Cochran
Rob Ezell
Kevin Garver
Mike Groh
Jim McElwain
Billy Napier
Joe Judge
Joe Pannunzio
Jeremy Pruitt
Chris Rumph
Rob Sale
Glenn Schumann
Kevin Sherrer
Kirby Smart
Jeff Stoutland
Sal Sunseri
Bobby Williams
Jody Wright
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2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football—consensus national champions
Head coach
Nick Saban
Assistant coaches
Burton Burns
Tim Castille
Scott Cochran
Kevin Garver
Mike Groh
Doug Nussmeier
Joe Pannunzio
Jeremy Pruitt
Chris Rumph
Glenn Schumann
Chris Samuels
Kevin Sherrer
Kirby Smart
Jeff Stoutland
John Van Dam
Bobby Williams
John Wozniak
Jody Wright