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Holy Kapinos!

The AP released yesterday that former Penn State punter Jeremy Kapinos has been signed by the Green Bay Packers after a round of tryouts. Kapinos, who kicked infrequently last year with Jets, will replace Derrick Frost of the Packers who has been relatively inconsistent this year.

The all-time punt yardage leader in Nittany Lion history and 2006 graduate was a Ray Guy Award finalist and a third-team All-American while at Penn State. However, he was shafted by the NFL 2 years ago and was not invited to the NFL Combine. This clearly was a bad move as Kapinos was named the Big Ten Player of the Week four times during his collegiate career - AND HE'S A PUNTER.

Although it didn't count in the stat sheet, Kapinos launched a 90+ yard punt during an early non-conference game in 2006. On a 4th and long from inside the Lions five yard line, Kapinos punted from deep in the end zone. The ball sailed over the receivers head and finally rolled to a stop on the opposite two yard line bringing Beaver Stadium to a frenzy. Unfortunately, the play was whistled dead mid-punt due to a false start on the offense.

It's good to see Kapinos get another shot in the NFL. There were a couple times during his Penn State career where he was the most potent offensive weapon on the field for the Lions. While I doubt he'll be that for the Packers, I'll sure be rooting for him.