BIOGRAPHY
Dustin Colquitt was born May 6, 1982, in Knoxville, Tennessee. After going to college at Tennessee, he was drafted as the 99th overall pick by the Kansas City Chiefs.
During the 2007 NFL season, he set the franchise record for the longest punt with an 81-yard punt. On February 28, 2008, Colquitt was signed to a five-year contract extension worth $8.5 million. Colquitt had career highs during the 2009 NFL season in both punts and punting yards with 96 and 4,361, respectively. His 4,361 punting yards were second to Jim Arnold's 4,397 during the 1984 NFL season. In 2010, he was voted the winner of the Ed Block Courage Award.
In the 2012 season, he had a punting average of 46.8, the highest he has ever had in a season. From 2005 to 2012, Colquitt had 657 career punts with a 44.7-yard average. Colquitt was named to his first Pro Bowl in 2012. On March 5, 2013, Colquitt signed a five-year contract extension worth $18.75 million, with $8.9 million guaranteed, making him the NFL's highest-paid punter.
In 2016, Colquitt was named to his second Pro Bowl after fellow punter Pat McAfee declined to play due to an injury. During the 2017 NFL season, he became the Chief's all-time leader in both punts and punting yards passing Jerrel Wilson. On March 15, 2018, Colquitt signed a three-year contract extension with the Chiefs. During the 2019 season, Colquitt played in and won his first Super Bowl after the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31–20.
Colquitt was released on April 28, 2020. In his 15 seasons with the Chiefs, he set multiple team records including being tied with fellow punter Jerrel Wilson for the longest-tenured player in franchise history.
On September 7, 2020, Colquitt signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was released on October 23.
On December 18, 2020, Colquitt signed with the practice squad of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
On December 24, 2020, the Jacksonville Jaguars signed Colquitt to their active roster from the Tampa Bay practice squad. He was waived on January 5, 2021.
On January 7, 2021, right before the playoffs, Colquitt signed with the practice squad of the Kansas City Chiefs. His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on February 16, 2021.
