to Mike Tolbert for 28 yards. Scifres boomed his way into the Chargers’ record books in 2012. Already the team’s record-holder for career punting average (45.3), Scifres was voted the team’s Special Teams Player of the Year last season after setting a new team record with an average of 48.3 yards per punt, a mark that shattered the previous high of 46.7, which he set back in 2010. And thanks to the Chargers’ outstanding coverage units, Scifres posted a 40.6-yard net average in 2012, second in the franchise’s 53-year history. In 2014, U-T San Diego wrote that Scifres "arguably was the team MVP" in a Week 11 win over the Oakland Raiders after he landed punts on the Raiders' own 2-, 4-, 6-, 8- and 12-yard line. In a 23–14 loss in Week 14 to the New England Patriots, he suffered a clavicle fracture on a blocked punt, when his body was twisted mid-air and his shoulder landed hard on the ground. The Chargers placed him on injured reserve after he had season-ending surgery. On April 30, 2016, Scifres was released by the Chargers, who informed him that they were going to select punter Drew Kaser in the 2016 NFL draft that day. Carolina Panthers Scifres signed a one-year contract with the Carolina Panthers on June 7, 2016. He was released via injury settlement on August 31, 2016. References External links Carolina Panthers bio 1980 births Living people People from Destrehan, Louisiana People from Metairie, Louisiana Players of American football from New Orleans American football punters Destrehan High School alumni Western Illinois Leathernecks football players San Diego Chargers players Carolina Panthers players