Mobile, Ala. — Standing there at the 30-yard-line without his signature rec specs, one could hardly recognize Michigan State punter Bryce Baringer, as he chatted with Chicago Bears special-teams assistant Carlos Polk.
But, listen to him talk about the craft, and he's easily identified as the First-Team All-America who led the nation in net average (49.0) during his final season in East Lansing.
Baringer, 23, has had a successful week of Senior Bowl practices, but not because he's ‘showing what he can do' in the way other prospects find success during the annual event. He put cleat-to-pigskin 161 times during his career at Michigan State and routinely did it in booming fashion over his last two years.