Chris Hanson was signed by the Patriots as a veteran free agent on August 30, 2007 ... Originally signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent (4/23/99) ... Waived by Cleveland (8/31/99) ... Claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers (9/1/99) ... Waived by Green Bay (9/14/99) ... Signed to the Packers practice squad (9/16/99) ... Released from the Packers practice squad (10/12/99) ... Signed to the Miami Dolphins practice squad (12/29/99) ... Released from the Dolphins practice squad (12/30/99) ... Signed to a future contract by the Dolphins (1/13/00) ... Placed on injured reserve by the Dolphins (8/22/00) ... Waived by the Dolphins (8/14/01) ... Signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as a free agent (8/18/01) ... Re-signed by the Jaguars (3/26/02) ... Re-signed by the Jaguars (5/5/03) ... Placed on injured reserve by the Jaguars (10/10/03) ... Released by the Jaguars (5/1/07) ... Signed by the New Orleans Saints as a free agent (5/7/07) ... Released by the Saints (8/28/07) ... Re-signed by the Patriots (3/5/09).
 

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GP/GS (Playoffs): 134/0 (5/0)

• Hanson is in his 11th NFL season in 2009 and has spent the last two seasons with the Patriots (2007-08) after spending six seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars (2002-06).
• Hanson was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week in the final week of the 2008 regular season. In that game - a 13-0 Patriots victory over the Bills - Hanson averaged 45 yards per punt despite extremely windy conditions.
• Hanson was selected to the Pro Bowl following the 2002 season, during which he led the AFC in gross punting (44.2 avg.) and net punting (37.6 avg.). His 18 downed punts that season were the most in the NFL.
• Hanson spent six seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2001-2006. His gross average of 42.9 yards with the Jaguars ranks second in club history.
• In 2005, Hanson set a Jaguars record with 33 punts inside the 20-yard line and was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for September 2005. Hanson played for the Barcelona Dragons of the NFL Europe League in the spring of 2000.

2009 (16/0/0/0): Tallied 56 punts for 2,221 yards (39.7 avg) including 18 punts inside the opponents’ 20-yard line and five touchbacks.

Buffalo (9/14): Booted one punt for 42 yards and served as the holder for the placekicker in the Patriots’ 25-24 comeback victory over the Bills. at N.Y. Jets (9/20): Placed two of his six punts inside the Jets’ 20-yard line along with one touchback … Served as the holder for the placekicker. Atlanta (9/27): Tallied two punts for 87 yards, with a 43.5-yard net average, in the Patriots’ 26-10 victory over the Falcons … Served as the holder for kicker Stephen Gostkowski, who tied a single-game career high with four field goals. Baltimore (10/4): Booted three punts for 115 yards, including two for touchbacks and one downed inside the Ravens’ 20-yard line. at Denver (10/11): Accumulated 222 punting yards on five punts, including two punts angled within the Broncos’ 20-yard line … Placed a perfect punt that was downed by Matthew Slater at the Broncos’ 2-yard line in the fourth quarter. Tennessee (10/18): Sent his lone punt 36 yards, which was downed at the Titans’ 6-yard line in the fourth quarter of the Patriots’ 59-0 victory. at Tampa Bay (10/25): Made six punts for 224 yards, including a season-long 53-yard punt and one touchback in the Patriots’ 35-7 victory over the Buccaneers at Wembley Stadium. Miami (11/8): Landed all three of his punts within the 20-yard line in the Patriots’ 27-17 win over the Dolphins … Tallied three punt for 104 yards, setting each within the 20-yard line, a season high … Served as the holder for the placekicker at Stephen Gostkowski tied a single-game career high with four field goals. at Indianapolis (11/15): Made four punts for 176 yards, including a season-long 55-yard punt at the Colts … Placed two punts inside the Indianapolis 20-yard line. N.Y. Jets (11/22): Totaled 201 punts yards on five attempts, including two placed inside the Jets’ 20-yard line in a 31-14 win. at New Orleans (11/30): Booted three punts for 138 yards and served as the holder for the place kicker at the Saints. at Miami (12/6): Tallied a season high 250 punting yards on five attempts (50.0 avg), including a season-long 56-yard punt at the Dolphins … Masterfully pinned the Dolphins deep in their own territory with a 51-yard punt that rolled out of bounds at the Miami 3-yard line to end the third quarter. Carolina (12/13): Tallied three punts for 85 yards, including one punt place inside the 20-yard line in the Patriots’ 20-10 win … Dropped in a 34-yard punt to the Panthers’ 7-yard line in the second quarter. at Buffalo (12/20): Made five punts for 169 yards, including one punt within the Bills’ 20-yard line in the Patriots’ 17-10 win … Served as the holder for the kicker. Jacksonville (12/27): Tallied one punt for 42 yards while serving as the holder for the place kicker as the Patriots clinched the AFC East title in a 35-7 win over the Jaguars. at Houston (1/3): Made three punts for 109 yards, including two punts place within the Texans’ 20-yard line.

2009 Postseason  (1/0/0/0): Baltimore (1/10): Made five punts for 195 yards, including two inside the Raven’s 20-yard line ... Hemmed the Ravens in at their own 4-yard line with a second-quarter punt ... Made one special teams tackle.

2008 (16/0/0/0):  Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 17 for his performance in the Patriots' 13-0 shutout victory over the Buffalo Bills on Dec. 28, launching three punts for 135 yards with an average of 45 yards per kick despite extremely windy conditions.

Kansas City (9/7):  Made four punts for 202 yards, including two touchbacks and one punt inside the 20-yard line ... Booted a 70-yard punt in the second quarter, the longest punt by a Patriots punter since 2001, his longest punt since 2005.  at N.Y. Jets (9/14):  Booted seven punts for 150 yards and two touchbacks in the Patriots' 19-10 win over the Jets ... Perfectly angled a punt 59 yards to the Jets' 23-yard line for no return in the third quarter.  Miami (9/21):  Made three punts for 121 yards with one punt inside the 20-yard line.  at San Francisco (10/5):  Booted four punts for 142 yards with one punt inside the 20-yard line and one touchback in the Patriots' 30-21 road win over the 49ers ... Made one special teams tackle.  at San Diego (10/12):  Kicked five punts for 212 yards, including two punts placed inside the 20-yard line at the Chargers ... Made one special teams tackle.  Denver (10/20):  Booted three punts for 117 yards with all three punts landing inside the 20-yard line in the Patriots' 41-7 victory over the Broncos.  St. Louis (10/26):  Tallied three punts, all touchbacks for 149 yards (49.7 avg.) in the Patriots' 23-16 comeback victory over the Rams.  at Indianapolis (11/2):  Sent his lone punt of the game 64 yards, for his ninth kick of the season inside the 20-yard line, as Kelley Washington tackled Colts returner Marvin Harrison at the Colts' 9-yard line.  Buffalo (11/9):  Successfully landed both of his punts inside the 20-yard line, while sending two punts for 83 yards in the Patriots' 20-10 victory over the Bills.  N.Y. Jets (11/13):  Made four punts for 179 yards, including two angled within the Jets' 20-yard line.  at Miami (11/23):  Boomed his lone punt 49 yards and served as the holder for the placekicker in the Patriots' 48-28 victory over the Dolphins.  Pittsburgh (11/30):  Boomed four punts for 173 yards against the Steelers, including one touchback ... Angled two punts within the Pittsburgh 20-yard line ... Served as the holder for the placekicker.  at Seattle (12/7):  Booted three punts for 121 yards, including one punt inside the 20-yard line in the Patriots' 24-21 comeback win over the Seahawks ... Hemmed in Seattle at their 13-yard line with a 53-yard punt for a fair catch in the first quarter.  at Oakland (12/14):  Booted three punts for 108 yards, including one punt inside the Raiders' 20-yard line, in the Patriots' 49-26 victory ... Served as the holder for the place kicker.  Arizona (12/21):  Booted three punts for 141 yards with a net punting average of 47 yards per punt in the Patriots' 47-7 victory over the Cardinals ... Placed two punts inside the Cardinals' 20-yard line ... Served as the holder for the placekicker as Stephen Gostkowski tallied a single-game career high 17 points.  at Buffalo (12/28):  Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week while sending three punts for 135 and an average of 45 yards per punt, despite extremely windy conditions in the Patriots' 13-0 shutout victory over the Bills ... With the Patriots pinned back at their 18-yard line, boomed a 46-yard punt into a prevailing wind for no return, angling the kick out of bounds at the Bills' 36-yard line ... Served as the holder for the placekicker.

2007 (16/0, 3/0): Played in all 16 games and had 44 punts for 1,821 yards (41.4 avg.) with six touchbacks and 13 punts placed inside the 20-yard line ... Averaged a season-best 54 yards per punt while punting three times for 162 yards, including two punts inside the 20-yard line at Miami (10/21) ... Pinned the Dolphins as Willie Andrews downed the ball at their 1-yard line and had his third punt downed at the 3-yard line ... Landed two punts inside the 20-yard line against Washington (10/28) ... Boomed three punts for 133 yards, including two punts placed within the 20-yard line in the Patriots' comeback win at Indianapolis (11/4) ... Had five punts for 187 yards and one punt inside the 20-yard line at Baltimore (12/3) ... Placed two punts inside the 20-yard line and in the Patriots' victory over the New York Jets (12/16) ... Had his most prolific punting performance sending five punts for 251 yards, including a season-long 64-yard boot, two punts inside the 20-yard line against Miami (12/23) ... His 64-yard punt against the Dolphins was the Patriots' longest in more than three years ... Punted four times for 160 yard with one punt inside the 20-yard line in the Patriots' win over the San Diego Chargers in the AFC Championship Game (1/20) ... Booted four punts for 175 yards in Super Bowl XLII (2/3).

2006 (16/0 - Jacksonville): Played in 16 games and had 72 punts for 2,920 yards (40.6 avg.) with seven touchbacks and 20 punts inside the 20-yard line ... Finished the season with a net average of 33.4 yards per punt ... Had five punts for a 42.4 net average at Washington on Oct. 1 ... Placed three punts inside the 20-yard line against Tennessee on Nov. 5.

2005 (16/0, 1/0 - Jacksonville): Played in all 16 games and punted 82 times for 3,517 yards (42.9 avg.) and set a team record with 33 punts inside the 20-yard line ... Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month in September after dropping seven punts inside the 20 that month ... Had a career-long 74-yard punt on Nov. 20 at Tennessee ... Participated in his first career playoff game in the wild card round at New England.

2004 (16/0 - Jacksonville): Played in every game and totaled 84 punts for 3,592 yards (42.8 avg.) and placed 28 punts inside the 20-yard line ... Finished the season with a net average of 35.5 yards per punt ... Punted six times at Buffalo on Sept. 12 for a 47-yard gross average with a long of 69 yards.

2003 (5/0 - Jacksonville): Played in the first five games of the season, punting 23 times for 1,001 yards (43.5 avg.) and hit four punts inside the 20-yard line ... Placed on injured reserve (10/10).

2002 (16/0 - Jacksonville): Selected to the Pro Bowl following a season in which he led the AFC in gross punting (44.2 avg.) and net punting (37.6 avg.) ... His 18 downed punts were the highest of any NFL punter ... Set careerhighs for gross punting and net punting ... Had two special teams tackles ... His a season-long punt of 64 yards against Indianapolis on Sept. 8 and equaled that punt on Nov. 10 against Washington ... Punted five times for a 53.2-yard gross average against the New York Jets on Sept. 29 ... Punted eight times against Houston on Oct. 27 for a 44.1- yard gross average.

2001 (16/0 - Jacksonville): Played in every game for the Jaguars after being signed as a free agent on Aug. 18 ... Punted 82 times for 3,577 yards (43.6 avg.) and placed 24 punts inside the 20-yard line ... his gross average ranked fifth in the AFC and sixth in the NFL.

2000 (0/0 - Miami): Signed by the Dolphins (1/13) and allocated to NFL Europe, where he punted for the Barcelona Dragons ... Punted 50 times for a 42.8-yard average with Barcelona ... Suffered a season-ending injury in the NFL Europe season finale and was placed on injured reserve by the Dolphins on Aug. 22.

1999 (1/0 - Green Bay; 0/0 - Miami): Spent the 1999 preseason with Cleveland before being waived following training camp ... Signed with Green Bay (9/1) and punted in the Packers' season opener ... Released by Green Bay (9/14) and later spent a month on the Packers practice squad ... Signed to the Dolphins practice squad (12/29) but was released the following day.

Was a four-year letterman at Marshall who had a career average of 39.9 yards on 228 punts, including a long of 70 yards ... Had his top season as a sophomore, with a 44.5- yard average on 52 punts.

Christopher David Hanson was born on October 25, 1976 ... Attended East Coweta (Ga.) High School ... Was extremely active in the community during his years with the Jaguars, including asthma-related volunteer work, speaking at elementary schools and supporting local causes and fundraisers in addition to the Boy Scouts and the military ... Majored in business management at Marshall ... Chris and his wife Kasey have two sons, Christian and Kaden, and a daughter, Kylie.
 

2008
AFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Wk. 17 at Buffalo)
Peter King's Monday Morning Quarterback Co-Special
Teams Player of the Week (Wk. 17 at Buffalo)
 

2005
AFC Special Teams Player of the Month (Sept.)
 

2002
AFC Pro Bowl
AFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Wk. 11)
 

• Chris was a college teammate of his current Patriots teammate Randy Moss when the two were at Marshall.
• Chris was a high school teammate of Cowboys linebacker Keith Brooking for three seasons at East Coweta High School in Sharpsburg, Ga. Hanson and Brooking were both NFL Pro Bowlers in 2002.