Darr became known as the "road warrior" to the Kohl's staff throughout high school, college and leading up to his NFL rookie season with the Miami Dolphins, driving across country every chance he had to get training with the Kohl's coaching staff, and to compete against other top punters in attendance
After redshirting his freshman year at the University of Tennessee, Matt Darr went on to have a solid career that ended with a senior year average of 42.2 yards.
After graduating in 2015, Darr was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent and would compete against a veteran NFL Pro Bowl punter. Winning the preseason competition, Darr was named the starting punter and would be selected to the PFWA All-Rookie Team for the 2015 NFL season. His career punting average for 182 punts is 46.0 yards.
Matt Darr gives back regularly, and teaches athletes at a Kohl's Training Camp
With three kickers overall taken in the NFL Draft, the sixth round was a big one. All with similar attributes, when the first was selected, other teams knew they had to act fast. Within the span of ten draft picks, all three top kickers on draft boards were taken by teams looking for a kicker.
36 of the last 46 NFL drafted specialists over the past 10 years have been Kohl's attendees. Here's a look at all 44 Kohl's athletes taken in the NFL Draft and how involved they were with the Kohl's Staff.
