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New England’s Australian punter enters Sunday’s AFC East clash in strong early-season form, with the Patriots’ improving complementary football set to be tested by a Jets defence coming off an eight-sack performance.
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New England’s Australian punter enters Sunday’s AFC East clash in strong early-season form, with the Patriots’ improving complementary football set to be tested by a Jets defence coming off an eight-sack performance.
Mitch Wishnowsky was required to punt only twice as New England controlled possession, territory and scoreboard pressure against Las Vegas, turning a low-volume outing into a useful measure of the Patriots’ offensive ...
New England’s late-season addition has already handled 14 punts in four games, and his four-punt outing in Buffalo gives the Patriots another reason to trust his directional control against the Raiders.
Mitch Wishnowsky gave New England one of the few clean individual returns from its 35-6 defeat in Jacksonville, but his 73-yard punt and 53.0-yard average were ultimately evidence of damage limitation rather than a fu...
Mitch Wishnowsky delivered another composed field-position performance in New England’s 20-3 win over Pittsburgh, but his immediate return to the Patriots’ practice squad shows that production has not yet translated i...
Mitch Wishnowsky is back on New England’s active roster for a second consecutive week, giving the Australian punter another chance to convert an emergency assignment into sustained NFL involvement.
Mitch Wishnowsky ’s first game for New England was not a statement built around one spectacular punt. It was a four-attempt performance shaped by control, repeatability and the quiet value of keeping Seattle away from...
Mitch Wishnowsky has made New England’s post-cutdown roster, but only as developmental depth. With Matt Haack positioned to punt against Seattle, the Australian veteran’s immediate task is to stay ready for an opening...
Mitch Wishnowsky has landed on New England’s practice squad after losing his Buffalo job, but Bryce Baringer’s injury has turned an apparent demotion into a live Week 1 pathway.
Buffalo’s August 11 depth chart kept Mitch Wishnowsky ahead of rookie Tommy Doman. The Bills’ second preseason game against Cleveland now offers the clearest comparison yet of incumbency, holding duties and punting ex...
The 2026 International Player Pathway class is less about immediate NFL selection than testing whether Australia can produce impact players beyond the punting game.
The first regular-season NFL game in Australia is now less than a month away, but the league’s landmark Melbourne fixture is unlikely to feature any of the country’s established NFL players.