Sammy Baugh’s NFL punt record in jeopardy

Saints punter Thomas Morstead is on pace to break a record that has stood for 76 years

by Dean Mullen

The 2016 season for the New Orleans Saints has been anything but consistent. There have been breakdowns in coverage, turnovers, and heartbreaking losses. However, there is one player that is having an incredible year. Saints fans may know him as “The Leg.”

Does any of these movies ring a bell like: Casablanca, The Maltese Falcons, or even Yankee Doodle Dandy. Perhaps you could ask Frank Sinatra, if he was still alive. That’s how long this punting record has been around. The record has stood by a guy you’ve heard of but probably didn’t think of as being a punter. That guy was named Sammy Baugh.

Known by many as “Slingin” Sammy Baugh by many from his generation; His name is engraved into the NFL Hall of Fame, The College Hall of Fame, and the NFL’s 1940’s All-Decade Team among many others.

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