Britton Colquitt


Britton Douglas Colquitt is an American football punter for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in December 2009; he was with the Broncos when they won Super Bowl 50 over the Carolina Panthers in 2016. He played college football at Tennessee.
Britton is the son of former NFL punter Craig Colquitt, younger brother of NFL free agent punter Dustin Colquitt, and cousin of former NFL punter Jimmy Colquitt. His distant cousin, Greg Colquitt, a walk-on, punted at Clemson for one season.

Early years

Colquitt played football, basketball and soccer at Bearden High School in Knoxville, Tennessee.

College career

Colquitt played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers at the University of Tennessee, where he majored in political science.
During the 2005, 2006, and 2007 seasons, he was the Volunteers first team punter. He earned consensus first-team All-SEC honors in 2006 and second-team All-SEC honors in 2007.
While at the University of Tennessee, Colquitt had a well-publicized saga with alcohol problems. He was first suspended from the University of Tennessee football team in March 2004 after three alcohol-related arrests, despite having only arrived on campus in 2003. In his junior season, he was suspended for the first five games of the season and had his scholarship stripped after being arrested on charges of DUI and leaving the scene of an accident.

Professional career

Miami Dolphins

Colquitt was signed to the practice squad of the Miami Dolphins on December 22, 2009.

Denver Broncos

Colquitt was signed to the Denver Broncos' active roster from the Miami Dolphins' practice squad on December 30, 2009.
On September 12, 2010, in the season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Colquitt made his NFL debut and had four punts for 172 net yards.
In the 2011 season, Colquitt accumulated 4,783 yards, enough for fifth all time for single-season punting yards in a season.
On April 23, 2013, Colquitt signed his restricted free agent tender. On August 11, 2013, he signed a three-year extension worth $11.6 million on top of his one-year tender. The Broncos reached Super Bowl XLVIII, which they lost to the Seattle Seahawks by a score of 43–8. In the loss, he had two punts for 60 net yards.
Colquitt agreed to a $1.4 million pay cut on August 3, 2015.
On February 7, 2016, Colquitt was part of the Broncos team that won Super Bowl 50. In the game, the Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers by a score of 24–10, giving Colquitt his first Super Bowl victory.
On August 30, 2016, Colquitt was released by the Broncos due to not accepting a pay cut.
's NFL off-season, Colquitt held at least 11 Broncos franchise records, including:
On September 3, 2016, Colquitt signed a one-year deal with the Cleveland Browns worth $1.7 million.
On February 28, 2017, Colquitt signed a four-year contract extension with the Browns.
On August 31, 2019, Colquitt was released by the Browns.

Minnesota Vikings

On September 1, 2019, Colquitt was signed by the Minnesota Vikings.
On March 19, 2020, Colquitt signed a three-year, $9 million contract extension with the Vikings.

Career statistics

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†Denotes Super Bowl–winning season
Led the league

Personal life

Several of Colquitt's family members have punted in the NFL. His father, Craig, won two Super Bowl rings playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers. His older brother, Dustin, spent 15 seasons as the punter for the Kansas City Chiefs. His cousin Jimmy punted at Tennessee ; his 43.9 punting average ranks first in school history. Jimmy played in the NFL with the Seattle Seahawks in 1985.