New Orleans Saints program cover story - Thomas Morstead

Punter delivers consistent results for Saints

Thomas Morstead is a perfectionist, a man who constantly is searching for better ways to refine his art and to squeeze more production into his job.

And no punter in New Orleans Saints history – and few in NFL history – has managed to squeeze out more production than the former fifth-round draft pick (in 2009) from Southern Methodist.

His career gross average is 47 yards, his net is 41 and he has 116 punts downed inside the 20 in six previous seasons. Last year he finished first in the NFC and second in the NFL in net punting average (42.9). He’s third on the NFL’s all-time gross punting average list (46.96), is the league’s all-time career net…