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Michael Palardy

PN · ARI

33 yrs

Tennessee

Description

Position: PN
Team: ARI
Status: RET
Born: 1992-07-06
Age: 33
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185 lb
College: Tennessee
Draft: 2015 · R? · Pick ? · ?
Rookie yr: 2015

Contract

EXPIRED

APY: $1.2M/yr
Total: $1.2M
Guaranteed: $0K
% of cap: 0.5%
Term: 2024–2025 (1y)

Career Résumé

7 seasons

Seasons	7 2016–2024
Games	84
Punts	376
Punt Yds	16,840

Year	Tm	G	Pnts	Yds	Avg	Net	Long	In20	TB
2024	ARI	4	13	559	43.0	39.1	54	1	1
2022	NE	8	42	1,781	42.4	37.3	58	10	5
2021	MIA	17	78	3,489	44.7	40.1	65	31	5
2019	CAR	16	75	3,452	46.0	38.7	62	25	3
2018	CAR	16	61	2,759	45.2	41.0	59	24	4
2017	CAR	16	71	3,269	46.0	—	63	—	—
2016	CAR	7	36	1,531	42.5	—	56	—	—

College

No college stats linked.

Career Milestones

league finishes · rank since 1999

Stat	Career	Since '99	Led	Top 5	Top 10
Punt Yds	16,840	30th	—	1	2

League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)

Stat Profile

2025 · vs 34 peers

Yds/Pnt

42.46

Pnts/g

5.394

Long

583

PlayerMedian (50th)

Postseason

team record · since 1999

Round	W	L
Playoffs	0	1
Conf. Championship	0	0
Super Bowl	0	0

NextGen Stats

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Athletic Profile

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Comparable Players

2024 · stat-profile similarity

Trenton GillATL27y
27 punts · 43.3 avg · Long 57
92%
vs
Pat O'DonnellARI35y
24 punts · 45.1 avg · Long 56
91%
vs
Blake GillikinARI28y
38 punts · 49.7 avg · Long 63
78%
vs
Mitch WishnowskyBUF34y
22 punts · 45.2 avg · Long 58
75%
vs
Sam MartinCAR36y
54 punts · 46.7 avg · Long 65
74%
vs

Yr	Tm	Punts	Punt Yds
17	CAR	71	3269
18	CAR	61▼	2759▼
19	CAR	75▲	3452▲
21	MIA	78▲	3489▲
22	NE	42▼	1781▼
24	ARI	13▼	559▼

Punting & Placement

career · by season

39.4

Net Avg

44.8

Gross Avg

33.8%

Inside 20

6.7%

TB %

Yr	Punts	Net	In20%	TB%
'24	13	39.1	7.7%	7.7%
'22	42	37.3	23.8%	11.9%
'21	78	40.1	39.7%	6.4%
'19	75	38.7	33.3%	4.0%
'18	61	41.0	39.3%	6.6%

net avg = (gross − returns − 20·touchbacks) / punts · long 65