Saverio Rocca
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Career Summary
Saverio Rocca is a former Australian rules football forward and NFL punter who played for Philadelphia and Washington.
AFL reporting records 257 Australian Football League games and 748 goals for Rocca, followed by an NFL career that began with Philadelphia in 2007.
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Path to the NFL
Rocca moved to the United States for a Philadelphia punting trial shortly after ending his AFL career.
Collingwood reports that he went to Philadelphia for a trial one week after his AFL retirement. AFL reporting describes later trials and his eventual opportunity with the Eagles.
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NFL Career
Rocca punted in the NFL for Philadelphia and Washington after his AFL career.
AFL records list 64 Philadelphia games, 299 punts and a 42.9-yard career average through 2010. Collingwood reports that he then played three seasons with Washington before ending his NFL career.
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Career Accomplishments
Rocca won two Anzac Day Medals during his Collingwood career.
AFL reports that he earned the 1995 medal after kicking nine goals against Essendon and a second in 1998 after kicking seven. He was also Collingwood's leading goalkicker in seven seasons.
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Playing Style
Rocca's powerful kicking was central to both his AFL forward career and his move to NFL punting.
AFL reporting describes him as one of the sport's biggest kicks, while his NFL transition relied on that kicking ability in the punting role.
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Legacy
Rocca is remembered as a prolific AFL forward who made a second professional career as an NFL punter.
He finished his AFL career with 748 goals from 257 games, including 514 in 156 Collingwood appearances, before his seven-season NFL journey.
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21492, 00-0024515, 1973-11-20, Saverio Rocca, Saverio, Rocca
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