Jamie Gillan

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Jamie Gillan
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Gillan with the Cleveland Browns in 2019
No. 6 – New York Giants
Position:Punter
Personal information
Born: (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 26)
Arbroath, Scotland
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:Leonardtown High School (Leonardtown, Maryland)
College:Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2022
Punts:189
Punt yards:8,656
Punt average:45.8
Inside 20:67
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Jamie Gillan (born 4 July 1997), nicknamed the Scottish Hammer, is a Scottish professional American football punter for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arkansas–Pine Bluff.

Early years

Originally from Arbroath, Gillan first played for Highland Rugby Club, before attending and playing rugby for Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh. In 2013, he moved to Leonardtown, Maryland, where his father was stationed as a member of the Royal Air Force, and Gillan began playing American football in high school there.[1] He then went on to play college football at Arkansas–Pine Bluff,[2] receiving the scholarship offer through a Facebook invitation.[3] Across his four years at Arkansas–Pine Bluff, Gillan had a total of 9,024 yards on 214 punts and average of 42.2 yards per punt.[4] During a pre-draft workout, he reportedly popped three regulation-size NFL footballs.[5]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+1⁄4 in
(1.86 m) 		207 lb
(94 kg) 		30+1⁄8 in
(0.77 m) 		8+7⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		 36.5 in
(0.93 m)		 9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)		 23 reps
All values from Pro Day[6]

Cleveland Browns

After going undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft, Gillan signed with the Cleveland Browns.[7] In the team's second 2019 preseason game against the Indianapolis Colts, Gillan blasted a 74-yard punt.[8] On August 31, 2019, he was named the starting punter for the Cleveland Browns over veteran Britton Colquitt.

In Week 2, Gillan punted six times, five landing inside the 20 with a long of 47 in a 23–3 win over the New York Jets, earning him AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. After having 11 punts inside the 20 and only allowing 19 punt return yards Gillan was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month in September.[9] In Week 5, Jamie Gillan punted 7 times for 397 yards including a 71-yard punt that set a career long for Gillan. Gillan ended his rookie season with 63 punts for 2913 yards (2622 net yards) with 28 punts downed inside the 20 yard line which earned him a spot on the Pro Football Writers Association All-Rookie team.

Gillan was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Browns on July 30, 2020,[10] and activated from the list four days later.[11]

Gillan was waived by the Browns on December 22, 2021.[12]

Buffalo Bills

On December 24, 2021, Gillan was signed to the Buffalo Bills practice squad.[13]

New York Giants

On February 7, 2022, the New York Giants signed Gillan to reserve/future contract and he became the lead contender to be the Giants' 2022 punter when the team released Riley Dixon in March.[14][15] He kicked several field goals in a preseason game against the Bengals following an injury to Graham Gano,[16] and made the 53 man roster.[17]

Personal life

Gillan is nicknamed "The Scottish Hammer."[18]

Gillan originally came to the United States on a NATO visa through his father. This was never changed to a work visa when he joined the NFL. When he traveled to London to play in a game with the New York Giants in October 2022, the visa issue delayed his return to the United States, and U.S. diplomats had to intervene to issue him a new passport.[19][20]

References

  1. ^ D'Andrea, Christian (6 May 2019). "'Scottish Hammer' tells us all about his wild journey to the NFL". SBNation.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Jamie Gillan – Football". UA Pine Bluff Athletics. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  3. ^ Grossi, Tony (4 May 2019). "The legend of the Scottish Hammer precedes punting prospect Jamie Gillan to Browns rookie camp". ESPN.com. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. ^ Forbes, Greg (22 February 2019). "Path To The Draft: An Interview With The "Scottish Hammer" Jamie Gillan". Ninety-Nine Yards: American Football for UK fans. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  5. ^ Withers, Tom. "Great scot: Browns rookie punter has Scottish heritage". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 Draft Scout Jamie Gillan, Arkansas-Pine Bluff NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  7. ^ "#NFLGOLDENLION: Jamie Gillan Signs with Cleveland Browns as Undrafted Free Agent". UA Pine Bluff Athletics. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Gillan Drills 74-Yard Punt In Browns' Preseason Win". UA Pine Bluff Athletics. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Patrick Mahomes, Russell Wilson among Players of the Week". NFL.com. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Browns place P Jamie Gillan on Reserve/COVID-19 list". ClevelandBrowns.com. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Browns make roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Browns activate TE Austin Hooper, LB Jacob Phillips and make other roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. 22 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Bills elevate WR Isaiah Hodgins and OL Bobby Hart for Bills at Patriots | Week 16". BuffaloBills.com. 24 December 2021.
  14. ^ Hickey, Kevin (7 February 2022). "Giants sign QB Davis Webb, P Jamie Gillan to futures contracts". Giantswire.com.
  15. ^ "Giants release veteran punter Riley Dixon". Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  16. ^ Traina, Patricia. "Giants Could Bring in Another Kicker While Graham Gano is Sidelined". Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  17. ^ "How the roster was built: Notes & competitions won". Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  18. ^ Stubbs, Roman (22 September 2019). "The Scottish Hammer: How Jamie Gillan went from Scotland to an HBCU to Browns rookie standout". Washington Post. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  19. ^ Raanan, Jordan (11 October 2022). "Sources: Giants punter not yet back from London". ESPN.com. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  20. ^ "Giants punter Jamie Gillan back with team after being stuck in London due to passport issues, per report". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
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