NewOrleansSaints.com will look at each position group on the Saints roster over the summer. So far we have looked at four groups: Tight Ends, Safeties, Quarterbacks and Defensive Linemen.
This week we look at the Specialists:
Specialists (4):
# POS NAME HT WT AGE YRs SCHOOL 47 LS Justin Drescher 6-1 230 23 2 Colorado 5 K Garrett Hartley 5-8 196 25 4 Oklahoma 57 LS Jason Kyle 6-3 242 39 17 Arizona State 6 P Thomas Morstead 6-4 225 25 25 Southern Methodist
#5 Garrett Hartley
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Did you know?
*He made his first 16 field goals attempts, setting an NFL record for consecutive field goals to start a career.
*He has been perfect in five postseason contests, drilling eight-of-eight field goals and 15-of-15 PATs.
*He's the club's all-time leading scorer in the postseason with 39 points.
*He kicked a career-long with a 52-yard FG on Monday night, Dec. 27.2010, at Atlanta.
*He was a high school teammate of QB Chase Daniel and LS Justin Drescher at Carroll (Southlake, Tex.) High School.
Career Stats:
| SEASON | FGA | FGM | PCT | XPA | XPM | PCT |
| 2008 - NO | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 28 | 28 | 100.0 |
| 2009 - NO | 11 | 9 | 81.8 | 11 | 10 | 90.9 |
| 2010 - NO | 25 | 20 | 80.0 | 40 | 40 | 100.0 |
| TOTAL | 49 | 42 | 85.7 | 79 | 78 | 98.7 |
#6 Thomas Morstead
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Did you know?
*In his two years with the Saints, he has a gross average of 44.7 on 115 punts with a 37.2 net avg.
*He has booted 37 kickoffs in the end zone for touchbacks.
*The ball for the onside kick that he successfully executed in Super Bowl XLIV is currently in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
*He pinned 21 punts inside the 20-yard line in 2010.
*He ranked third in the NFC and sixth in the NFL with a 45.9 gross average and fifth in the NFC with a 38.4 net in 2010.
Career Stats:
Punting:
| SEASON | PUNTS | YDS | NET YDS | AVG | NET AVG | IN20 | TB |
| 2009 - NO | 58 | 2,528 | 2,090 | 43.6 | 36.0 | 18 | 4 |
| 2010 - NO | 57 | 2,618 | 2,188 | 45.9 | 38.4 | 21 | 6 |
| TOTAL | 115 | 5,146 | 4,278 | 44.7 | 37.2 | 39 | 10 |
Kickoff:
| SEASON | KO | YDS | AVG | TB |
| 2009 - NO | 101 | 6,842 | 67.7 | 27 |
| 2010 - NO | 49 | 3,331 | 68.0 | 10 |
| TOTAL | 150 | 10,173 | 67.8 | 37 |
#57 Jason Kyle
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Did you know?
*He has played in 203 career regular-season games along with 11 postseason contests, having stints with Seattle, Cleveland, St. Louis, San Francisco and Carolina before coming to New Orleans.
*He had appeared in 164 consecutive games combining the regular and postseasons, until suffering a midseason shoulder injury in 2010 that sidelined him for the final seven games.
*He led the Arizona State Sun Devils with 130 tackles as a senior in 1994 while starting 11 games at inside linebacker.
*He is a part-owner of two Charlotte area restaurants as well as one in his home state of Arizona. He is also a partner in an investment company based in Charlotte.
Career Stats:
| SEASON | TCK | AST | TOT | FF | FR |
| 2010 - NO | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 - NO | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | |
| 2008 - CAR | 3 | - | 3 | - | - |
| 2007 - CAR | 3 | - | 3 | - | - |
| 2006 - CAR | 3 | - | 3 | - | - |
| 2005 - CAR | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| 2004 - CAR | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 2003 - CAR | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 2002 - CAR | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 2001 - CAR | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 |
| 2000 - STL | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2000- SF | 2 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 1998 - SEA | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| 1996 - SEA | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | - |
| 1995 - SEA | 7 | 4 | 11 | - | - |
| TOTAL | 42 | 13 | 55 | 3 | 3 |
#47 Justin Drescher
Did you know?
*He was signed as a free agent by the Saints in late November 2010.
*He served as the team's long snapper for the final six regular season games and postseason contest.
*He was the long snapper for the Buffaloes for all four of his collegiate seasons in Boulder, appearing in 49 games.
*He was a high school teammate of QB Chase Daniel and K Garrett Hartley at Carroll (Southlake, Tex.) High School.
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