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Trenton Gill
American football player (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Trenton Gill (born January 1, 1999[2]) is an American professional football punter. He played college football at NC State. He has previously played for the Chicago Bears and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Early life
Gill grew up in Hillsborough, North Carolina and attended Cedar Ridge High School, where he played soccer and tennis in addition to kicking and punting on the football team.[3] His father is English and his mother is Canadian.[4]
College career
Gill was a member of the NC State Wolfpack for five seasons. He redshirted his true freshman season and was the backup to A. J. Cole III as a redshirt freshman.[5] Gill took over as the Wolfpack's punter as a redshirt sophomore and set a school record with 47.6 yards per punt on 56 punts and was named third-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[6] He was named first-team All-ACC as a redshirt senior.[7]
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Professional career
Chicago Bears
Gill was selected with the 255th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears.[10]
On September 11, 2022, in a game against the San Francisco 49ers, Gill was penalized for using a towel to wipe off the field.[11]
On May 1, 2024, Gill was waived by the Bears, days after the team selected Tory Taylor in the 2024 NFL draft.[12]
Denver Broncos
On May 15, 2024, Gill was signed by the Denver Broncos.[13] He was brought on to compete against the incumbent punter, Riley Dixon.[14] On August 26, the Broncos retained Dixon and waived Gill.[15]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On September 24, 2024, Gill signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on October 23.[16] On December 2, Gill was waived.[17]
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