SAV ROCCA RUMORS & GOSSIP
Rocca Came Here To Win A Championship
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Shortly before Christmas, I had the opportunity to talk football with Australian Broadcasting Corporation correspondent Craig McMurtrie and his cameraman Louie Eroglu at Redskins Park.
It turned out that not only has Redskins punter Sav Rocca been a punting stud in Washington this season, but he’s also turned heads 10,000 miles away in his native Australia. The reason...
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January 04, 2012
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Rocca’s Punts Turning Heads Down Under
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Australian Broadcast Corporation (the other ABC) correspondent Craig McMurtrie and his trusted cameraman Louie Eroglu have been based in Washington, D.C. for about a year now, covering the many political and social happenings in the United States.
Prior to August, the NFL and Redskins weren’t really on their radar for newsworthiness. But that was before the Redskins...
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December 22, 2011
Gameday Q&A: Sav Rocca chasing championship dream in second pro career
After going through three different punters during the 2010 season, the Washington Redskins found some much-needed stability this year with the acquisition of free agent Sav Rocca.
The 38-year-old Australian has recorded 26 punts inside the 20-yard-line and only one touchback this season, which ties him for first in the NFC and second in the NFL.
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December 18, 2011
Sav Rocca hopeful injury isn’t serious
Washington Redskins punter Sav Rocca was hopeful that the second-quarter injury that he suffered isn’t too serious, although it hampered his efforts during the second half.
Rocca injured his left ankle midway through the second quarter, when New York Jets linebacker Garrett McIntyre ran into him shortly after Rocca got off a 37-yard punt.
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December 04, 2011
A Redskin fan in a Sav Rocca jersey
Look, there aren’t a lot of heroes out there right now. So why not butcher up an existing jersey and turn it into an homage to the first-year punter, I guess. Via @dcmadness202.
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November 07, 2011
Sav Rocca’s World Tour Continues
As the plane touched down in Toronto yesterday, it was an all too familiar feeling for Redskins punter Sav Rocca. The Italian-Australian footballer has now played for four teams, across two major professional sports, on three continents, four countries, spanning 21 years.
“I’ve played in Australia, the U.S., Canada, and we played an exhibition game in London when I...
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October 30, 2011
Redskins punter Sav Rocca has no problem tackling
When the Redskins signed punter Sav Rocca as a free agent just before training camp, they hoped to bring some stability to a position that has been anything but stable in recent years. What they got Sunday: Rocca’s normal contributions in the kicking game, plus a game-ending tackle.
“Coming from Australian football, we had to tackle all the time,” said the 6-foot-5, 265-pound...
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September 18, 2011
Redskins P Rocca awaits work visa, stuck in Australia
Washington Redskins punter Sav Rocca is not in training camp - he's actually stranded in Australia.
Rocca is awaiting the United States government to grant him a work visa so he can join his team.
Coach Mike Shanahan jokingly offered a solution for Rocca, who is expected to be in camp by Monday.
"If not, I told him to get married to an American and that'll make it...
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August 04, 2011
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August 04, 2011
Sav Rocca One Step Cloesr to Keeping His Job
Rocca's competition recently got a little bit thinner.For all the change that has taken place for the Eagles over the offseason, one of the most surprising parts of it might be where they haven't changed as punter Sav Rocca appears set to maintain his starting spot in 2010.The Eagles signed Durant Brooks, a former Ray Guy award winner and sixth-round draft pick of the Washington...
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May 26, 2010
Eagles Desperately Trying to Replace Sav Rocca
Rocca is basically playing on borrowed time in Philly.Sav Rocca continues to break records as the Eagles' punter, but that's more a testament to the lack of talent at the position throughout the team's history than it is to Rocca's play. Outside of Sean Landeta, the Eagles haven't exactly had notable punters like, say, the Oakland Raiders.And now, after a shaky...
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April 29, 2010
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