A punter from Arizona State became the breakout star of the NFL combine after out-benching his peers

[doniceage]

Arizona State punter Michael Turk made a name for himself at the NFL combine in a way few players of his position usually do — the bench press.

On Thursday, Turk, who is listed 6-foot, 226 lb, did 25 repetitions of 225 lb on the bench press, a modern record for punters, according to NFL.com's Chase Goodbread.

To put his feat into perspective, Turk out-benched every wide receiver at the combine and all but one tight end. He also beat out 19 offensive linemen.

https://www.businessinsider.com/mich...combine-2020-2

[FireRob]

Got to love punters....or hate them.

[jplcom]

On Thursday, Turk, who is listed 6-foot, 226 lb, did 25 repetitions of 225 lb on the bench press, a modern record for punters, according to NFL.com's Chase Goodbread.

He outbenched my man Pat O'Donnell by 2 reps. Back in 2014 O'Donnell tied 1 WR and beat every other one. He also outbenched Jadaveon Clowney.

http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/...ell?id=2543611

Another fun fact about Turk, his uncle is none other than the immortal Matt Turk:

https://www.pro-football-reference.c...T/TurkMa20.htm

[bakemeister52]

Totally amazing and his uncle was a tall punter and I remember his 77 yard punt!

Bake