Michael J. Koenen (born July 13, 1982 in Ferndale, Washington) is an American football punter for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was signed by the Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Western Washington.
Koenen attended Ferndale High School in Ferndale, Washington, and was a letterman in football, basketball, and soccer. In football, he won All-Northwest League honors as a senior.
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Michael J. Koenen (born July 13, 1982 in Ferndale, Washington) is an American football punter for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was signed by the Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Western Washington.
Koenen attended Ferndale High School in Ferndale, Washington, and was a letterman in football, basketball, and soccer. In football, he won All-Northwest League honors as a senior.
Koenen played college football for Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, and is one of only two NFL players in history to have played football for that school. While there, he received numerous Division II All-American honors from sources such as Street & Smith, Lindy's Football Annuals, Don Hanen's Football Gazette, Daktronics, Inc., and D2football.com, as well as being recognized by the NCAA. He was also named a Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) all-star four times as a placekicker and twice as a punter. He ended his...
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