Coach Scott Groner, an Australia native, was a 3-time All-American punter at Missouri Western State University. With 8 years of coaching kickers, punters, and long snappers under his belt, he is currently the specialists coach at the Colorado School of Mines, and leads the Kohl's Kicking and Punting Denver Training Division.
Groner was also a baseball standout growing up in Australia, playing two years of collegiate baseball before punting at Missouri Western State. He previously worked with the Kansas City Chiefs for six years, followed by 4 years with the Denver Broncos. He currently resides in Denver, Colorado.
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.
