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Rigoberto Sanchez

  • PUNTS 24
  • NET 41.4
  • IN20 9

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HT/WT: 6-0, 195 lbs
Birthplace: Chico, CA
Age: 32
School: Hawaii
Experience: 10

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2026 Punting

STATS PUNTS
Punts
YDS
Punting Yards
NET
Net Punting Average
IN20
Punts Inside the 20
TB
Touchbacks
FC
Punts Resulting in a Fair Catch
Regular Season 24 1198 41.4 9 1 6

Top Rigoberto Sanchez News

  • Colts' Rigoberto Sanchez: Ready for Week 7

    Sanchez (foot) no longer holds any injury designation ahead of Sunday's game against the Vikings.

    Sanchez injured his foot during the Colts' Week 6 loss to the Titans when his punt was blocked and returned for a touchdown. The punter and holder has recovered from the injury just in time to suit up for Sunday's contest against the Vikings.

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  • Colts' Rigoberto Sanchez: Injured during blocked punt

    Sanchez (foot) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Titans, Jake Arthur of Roundtable.io reports.

    Sanchez injured his foot in the fourth quarter when the Titans blocked his punt for a touchdown. With Sanchez questionable to return, kicker Spencer Shrader may have to take over punting duties for the Colts' special teams.

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  • Colts' Rigoberto Sanchez: Signs through 2028

    Sanchez signed an extension through 2028 with the Colts on Thursday, Stephen Holder of ESPN.com reports.

    Sanchez is entering his 10th season as the Colts' primary punter and kickoff specialist. He enjoyed a career season in 2025, landing 50 percent of his punts inside the 20 and recording a 44.7-yard net average, the second-best mark in the league.

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  • Colts' Rigoberto Sanchez: Gets first punt of season

    Sanchez had one punt for 46 yards that had no return in Sunday's win at Tennessee. It was his first punt of the season.

    The Colts didn't punt on any of their first 20 drives of the season, which is tied for the fifth-longest streak since 1993.

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  • Colts' Rigoberto Sanchez: Agrees to extension with Indy

    The Colts are re-signing Sanchez to a three-year contract, James Boyd of The Athletic reports.

    Sanchez has served as the primary punter and kickoff specialist in Indianapolis since the start of the 2017 season, and it doesn't seem like he's eager to leave any time soon. He was solid in 2023, averaging 48.3 yards per punt.

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  • Colts' Rigoberto Sanchez: Feeling 100 percent

    Colts special teams coordinator Brian Mason told reporters Thursday that Sanchez (Achilles) is fully healthy again, Joel A. Erickson of The Indianapolis Star of the Indianapolis Star reports.

    After suffering a torn Achilles weeks before the start of the 2022 NFL season, Sanchez has since had time to move past the issue. This will be his seventh year in Indianapolis after originally making the roster as an undrafted free agent. Expect Sanchez to immediately take over the punting and holding duties once again.

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  • Colts' Rigoberto Sanchez: Making slight progress in rehab

    Sanchez (Achilles) didn't participate in the Colts' offseason practices, but he did do some punting on the rehab fields, Mike Chappell of FOX59 reports.

    Sanchez tore his Achilles tendon last offseason while doing sprints and missed the entire 2022 campaign. His status for the start of 2023 remains unclear, but the Colts currently don't have another punter on their roster, suggesting they feel confident with Sanchez's progress in his rehab.

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  • Colts' Rigoberto Sanchez: Placed on injured reserve

    The Colts placed Sanchez (Achilles) on injured reserve Tuesday.

    Sanchez sustained a torn Achilles' tendon during practice last week and will officially be unavailable for the 2022 season. Matt Haack should serve as the Colts' starting punter to begin the year.

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  • Colts' Rigoberto Sanchez: Suffers torn Achilles

    Sanchez sustained a torn Achilles' tendon during practice Tuesday, Stephen Holder of ESPN.com reports.

    In all likelihood, Sanchez will require surgery and will miss the entire 2022 season. Besides being considered one of the better punters in the league, Sanchez is the only one on Indianapolis' roster, so the Colts will need to seek a replacement on the free-agent market.

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AFC South Standings

Team Div Overall
1-1-0 6-2-0
2-1-0 2-5-0
1-2-0 2-6-0
1-1-0 1-7-0