Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Tress Way was born April 18, 1990, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is a punter in the NFL.

At the start of the 2015 season, Way was voted as the team's special teams captain. Overall, he finished the 2015 season with 70 punts for 3,224 net yards for a 46.6 average.

On March 4, 2016, the Redskins extended a tender to Way. The Redskins later signed him to a five-year contract extension on March 12. He finished the 2016 season with 49 punts for 2,209 net yards for a 45.08 average.

In the 2017 season, Way finished with 83 punts for 3,794 net yards for a 45.7 average.

In Week 10 of the 2018 season, Way punted five times for a net average of 47.8, downing four punts inside the 20-yard line, in a 16–3 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, earning him NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. Overall, Way finished the 2018 season with 79 punts for 3,581 net yards for a 45.33 average.

In Week 13 of the 2019 season, Way hit two of his five punts inside the 20 with an average of 58 yards per punt and a long of 79 yards in a 29–21 win over the Carolina Panthers, earning NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. For his performance in 2019, Way was voted to the 2020 Pro Bowl, as well as being named second-team All-Pro.