Tom Rouen

Thomas Francis Rouen (born June 9, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Denver Broncos. He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes, earning consensus All-American honors in 1989.

Tom Rouen

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Position:	Punter
Personal information
Born:	(1968-06-09) June 9, 1968 Hinsdale, Illinois, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:	Heritage (Littleton, Colorado)
College:	Colorado
Undrafted:	1991
Career history
New York Giants (1991)* Los Angeles Rams (1992)* Ohio Glory (1992) Denver Broncos (1993–2002) New York Giants (2002) Pittsburgh Steelers (2002) Seattle Seahawks (2003–2004) Carolina Panthers (2005)* Seattle Seahawks (2005) San Francisco 49ers (2006)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl champion (XXXII, XXXIII) Second-team All-Pro (1994) Denver Broncos 50th Anniversary Team (2009) National champion (1990) Consensus All-American (1989) First-team All-Big Eight (1989)
Career NFL statistics
Punts: 810 Punting yards: 35,189 Punting avg: 43.4 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

Rouen attended Heritage High School in Littleton, Colorado, where he lettered in football and baseball. He was also listed on the depth chart as a tight end.

College career

Rouen started his career at Colorado State University in 1987 before transferring to the University of Colorado Boulder. He led the nation as a junior with a 45.9 yards per punt average, earning a spot on the All-America team. Rouen's most famous punt came in the final minute of the 1991 Orange Bowl when Raghib Ismail returned the punt 91 yards for a touchdown. The return was called back on a clipping penalty and Colorado won the game 10-9 and a share of the 1990 National Championship.

Professional career

Rouen was an undrafted free agent with the New York Giants in 1991 but was waived before the preseason. The following year, he signed with the Los Angeles Rams but again was waived before the preseason.

He signed with the Ohio Glory of the World League of American Football and made the All-World League team. He then joined the Denver Broncos before the start of the 1993 NFL season and played for the Broncos for eight seasons, in the process winning Super Bowl XXXII and Super Bowl XXXIII. He appeared in every game with the Broncos. As of 2017's NFL off-season, Tom Rouen held at least 3 Broncos franchise records, including: career punts (641), punt yards (28,146), and punts in a playoff game (nine on December 31, 2000, against the Baltimore Ravens).

He then had a journeyman-like 2002 season—he was waived by the Broncos, was signed and subsequently waived by the New York Giants, and was picked up by the Pittsburgh Steelers all within the course of six weeks. He finished the season with Pittsburgh before signing with the Seattle Seahawks before the 2003 NFL season. He was placed on injured reserve midway through the 2004 campaign and was later waived by Seattle. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers before the 2005 season, but they released him in favor of Jason Baker, and he was re-signed by Seattle, where he completed the 2005 season before being released.

He was later signed by the 49ers to compete with Andy Lee for the starting punter job but later cut from the team and did not play in 2006.

NFL career statistics

Legend
	Won the Super Bowl
	Led the league
Bold	Career High

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	Punting
			Punts	Yds	Avg	Lng	Blk
1993	DEN	16	67	3,017	45.0	62	1
1994	DEN	16	76	3,258	42.9	59	0
1995	DEN	16	52	2,192	42.2	61	1
1996	DEN	16	65	2,714	41.8	57	0
1997	DEN	16	60	2,598	43.3	57	0
1998	DEN	16	66	3,097	46.9	76	1
1999	DEN	16	84	3,908	46.5	65	0
2000	DEN	16	61	2,455	40.2	62	1
2001	DEN	16	81	3,668	45.3	64	1
2002	DEN	8	29	1,239	42.7	63	2
	NYG	2	8	333	41.6	55	0
	PIT	2	7	316	45.1	55	0
2003	SEA	16	67	2,762	41.2	61	2
2004	SEA	4	26	1,093	42.0	60	0
2005	SEA	12	61	2,539	41.6	62	0
Career		188	810	35,189	43.4	76	9

Postseason

Year	Team	GP	Punting
			Punts	Yds	Avg	Lng	Blk
1993	DEN	1	4	135	33.8	45	0
1996	DEN	1	5	213	42.6	52	0
1997	DEN	4	17	619	36.4	53	1
1998	DEN	3	10	449	44.9	59	1
2000	DEN	1	9	346	38.4	62	0
2002	PIT	2	12	403	33.6	40	0
2003	SEA	1	6	225	37.5	45	0
2004	SEA	0	did not play due to injury
2005	SEA	3	15	682	45.5	57	0
Career		16	78	3,072	39.4	62	2

Personal life

Rouen has been married to six-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Amy Van Dyken since 2001. The couple splits their time between Arizona and Colorado.