| Chad Kessler | |
| Number: | 8 |
| Position: | Punter |
| Birth Date: | 24 June 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lbs: | 197 |
| High School: | Lake Mary (FL) |
| College: | LSU |
| Undraftedyear: | 1998 |
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Chad Stephen Kessler (born June 24, 1975) is a former American football punter who played college football at Louisiana State University from 1994 to 1997. and attended Lake Mary High School in Lake Mary, Florida.[1] He was also a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL).[2] He now is an Ear, Nose and Throat doctor. His family includes; wife and three children.
Kessler was named first-team All-SEC in 1995. As a senior in the 1997 season, Kessler set the NCAA Division I record for single-season punting average at 50.28 yards per punt, standing until it was broken by Texas A&M punter Braden Mann in 2018.[3] [4] He was again named first-team All-SEC in 1997 and was a consensus All-American selection in 1997.[5]