{{Short description|American football player (born 1982)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox gridiron football person | image = | name = Kyle Basler | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|12|27}} | birth_place = Olympia, Washington, U.S. | Height_ft = 6 | Height_in = 3 | Weight_lbs = 238 | Position = Punter | high_school = Elma (WA) | College = Washington State | playing_years1 = 2006 | playing_team1 = Cleveland Browns | playing_years2 = 2007 | playing_team2 = Frankfurt Galaxy }} '''Kyle Basler''' (born December 27, 1982) is an American former football punter. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent out of Washington State.<ref name=Basler>{{cite web|url=http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/player.php?id=2858 |title=Cleveland Browns – Players – Kyle Basler |accessdate=2007-04-28 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011122724/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/player.php?id=2858 |archivedate=2007-10-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Early life== Basler attended Elma High School and helped his team to the state Championship in his freshman year.
==College career== Basler attended Washington State. He played in 48 games and his 255 career punts for 10,794 yards was a school record. He was a sports management major.
==Professional career== Basler was selected by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent. However, he was cut at the end of training camp.<ref name=Basler /> He was signed to the Browns' active roster following the end of the 2006 season and was allocated to NFL Europa where he played for the Frankfurt Galaxy.<ref name=Basler />
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/player.php?id=2858 Cleveland Browns bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011122724/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/player.php?id=2858 |date=2007-10-11 }}
==Further reading== *{{cite news |author=Strickland, Carter |title=Leading with his foot |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41532200/the_spokesmanreview/ |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |via=Newspapers.com |date=October 18, 2003 |accessdate=January 2, 2020}} *{{cite news |author=Pederson, Brian J. |title=Cougars' Basler a unique MVP |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41532280/arizona_daily_star/ |newspaper=Arizona Daily Star |via=Newspapers.com |date=September 24, 2004 |accessdate=January 2, 2020}} *{{cite news |author=Preston, Michael |title=Having world of success |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41532390/the_spokesmanreview/ |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |via=Newspapers.com |date=June 23, 2007 |accessdate=January 2, 2020}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Basler, Kyle}} Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Olympia, Washington Category:American football punters Category:Washington State Cougars football players Category:Cleveland Browns players Category:Frankfurt Galaxy players
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