Mike Scifres (born October 8, 1980 in Metairie, Louisiana) is a punter in the National Football League (NFL). Scifres attended Destrehan High School in Destrehan, Louisiana and lettered in football, soccer, and baseball. In football, he was an All-District selection. Scifres graduated from Destrehan High School in 1998. He is also known as the only active NFL player with braces on his teeth, as he wears a special kind of mouth guard on his teeth,...
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Mike Scifres (born October 8, 1980 in Metairie, Louisiana) is a punter in the National Football League (NFL). Scifres attended Destrehan High School in Destrehan, Louisiana and lettered in football, soccer, and baseball. In football, he was an All-District selection. Scifres graduated from Destrehan High School in 1998. He is also known as the only active NFL player with braces on his teeth, as he wears a special kind of mouth guard on his teeth, which is often used on players with braces.
While playing for Western Illinois, Scifres was the only punter from NCAA Div 1-AA (now called the Football Championship Division) to become a 2002 finalist of the Ray Guy award, given to the nation's top punter. He set a school and conference record with an 89-yard punt against Southwest Missouri State in 2000. Scifres also kicked a game-winning 56-yard field goal in his first career FG attempt in 1999. Two-time First-team All-American selection by Football Gazette, Three-time All-conference...
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