Meet the Bears' new secret weapon: Aussie punter Tory Taylor

On this episode of Football Night in Chicago, Bears rookie punter Tory Taylor joins FNIC to talk about how he made it to the NFL as an Australian, secret plans for this season's new style of kickoff, what he expects from 'Hard Knocks,' the challenge of punting in 'Bear Weather' and more.
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[@kyledabearsfan]

Hes only been punting 5 years? Dude is a natural, his kicks at Iowa were nuts. I was actually happy we drafted a punter 😂

[@eddiegoss5753]

He was a rugby player before football, he's going to be a beast!

[@waycam77]

@@eddiegoss5753 I'm pretty sure he learned his craft playing AFL. Not many people play rugby in Melbourne.

[@Agitator-vi9fr]

"The Crocodile punter" is my favorite !

[@teunbongenaar8740]

The Boomerang!

[@johntucker5994]

I really like this guy's unpretentious and grounded approach to what he does. He knows he is good, but he knows that he first and foremost has to focus on just doing his job.

[@user-ix9mr1qr3t]

unpretentious and grounded? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@johntucker5994]

@@user-ix9mr1qr3t just another online *ss. Make a point or be silent.

[@mgo4917]

@@user-ix9mr1qr3tYeah Doofus, unpretentious and grounded unlike you with your stupid emojis like you’re in Jr. High.

[@selfmarketing]

Worth the pick. He's going to be a weapon. Even punting the ball will be fun to watch. That's hard to do. Oh, and he will 100% be featured on Hard Knocks.

[@JL-cf1ub]

I'm excited to see this guy punt. I've never been this hyped for a punter, lol

[@PhillipV-qm4mf]

7:34 lmfao when the coach calls you a trick shot guy, you are going to make the team. Never in my life have I ever heard of this much hype for a punter, he's going to make the team😂

[@TyDivineCreator]

He’s gonna be huge remember this. He’s going to be reasons we win some games

[@ialsolikethecfl7151]

Love this dude. Also helped with an amazing charity in Iowa.

[@leethecomedian]

All those 3 and out offensive possessions and it takes this long to think of that? Kids a stud he punted the Hawkeyes to a big ten championship appearance. It sure wasn't the offense.

[@avidsiman]

06:47 Somebody tell David Haugh there are only 4 Tuesdays in August.

[@jimbradley7058]

August is gonna be a long month this year. More summertime!!!

[@jailbreak852]

That Australian coffee is ripper

[@dreate780]

Hopefully, he's the second coming of Ray Guy. His elite ball placement, could end up being Utterly devastating to the opposing team's field position

[@gentlemans.guidance365]

Hes perfect for Chicago!

[@philosophy20]

Dawg....."Boomerang" 🪃 is a Top Tier nickname, for Tory! Niiiice one Flus! 👊🏽🐻⬇️

[@Eon320]

He gives top tier nicknames

[@GillieWilson-ze2df]

Secret weapon . Taylor looks like he could play linebacker in a pinch !

[@reggiee6002]

Crocodile Punter🫡

[@kevinb6745]

🐊🦵🏈

[@teunbongenaar8740]

The Boomerang!

[@rogwarrior1018]

Hopefully we have found another kicker (I know a punter) to follow in the footsteps of Kevin Butler, Robbie Gould, Carlos Santos, and Connor Barth. I love he recognizes Clark in the WNBA. Let's go Bears!!

[@zenniesimmons1691]

Bears getting ready 💪

[@craigkdillon]

Caleb is such a nice guy. He promised to make TT's job easy by keeping him off the field. I am sure TT will return the favor by saving Caleb's ass when he screws up.

[@gugliemig]

Bear Down under

[@cimerians]

He has the confidence of a Kevin Butler I love it

[@arcadedudes8268]

He's The Foot from down under

[@alexamerling79]

The Crocodile punter!

[@teunbongenaar8740]

The Boomerang!

[@g13magurany]

We will see, but it looks like the opponents will be starting back at their 10 not the 35 🐻👇🏼

[@craigkdillon]

Sounds to me that his punting ability makes him part of the offense, not defense.

[@tyreepowell8367]

Tory Taylor Is The Best Punter In Chicago

[@Strong978]

Tory "The Leg" Taylor. Bear Down!!

[@monstersofmidway2239]

Bruh his punts look like perfect spirals sheeesh

[@joshmartin4815]

Punting is winning

[@woodstocknation1961]

A linebacker consistently punting the ball 60+ yards

[@blindingirisjake]

Dude punts the ball dead. 3rd round punter???? Future HoF punter for sure!

[@tyreepowell8367]

Tory Taylor Is A Great Fit For The Bears 🐻🧡💙 In Chicago

[@SaholG]

Great interview David. Great questions and TT gave some beauty answers ! Salute !

[@jrowdygi1837]

He sounds like Angus.

[@TomGrubbe]

More like Malcom

[@javelldunn3379]

The Crocodile punter

[@teunbongenaar8740]

The Boomerang!

[@user-te5xg5xg4g]

Will he go on the field to punt while smoking, like the one in the movie "the Replacements?" lol

[@user-te5xg5xg4g]

I'm glad we drafted him. Best of luck Tory 🏈🦘

[@kenalexandremeridi]

My baby

[@SurvivalistAmber]

Can’t be taking fifteen steps running sideways before punting the ball in the pros boy. 🤷‍♀️

[@smittyque2567]

Yeah like you have experience doing it 🙄

[@SurvivalistAmber]

@@smittyque2567 👀👀😉

[@Downtownboys]

I’m more excited for the punter than the QB.

[@atibasimons8990]

Legatron

[@kevinb6745]

🐊🦵🏈

[@lelko8]

His time off now could be Museum of Science and Industry .Take mom and dad when in to town. Then '' Top of the Rock'' for dinner ,, Can he out kick Reggie Roby ?

[@hawaiiantimes7702]

Is this where the franchise is at now? We’re getting hyped up over a punter? Maybe you’re right with all the “3 and outs” this offense gets.

[@holistic_holidaze6469]

getting hyped about the season and everything it entails including the punter!

[@kevinb6745]

Special Teams is often the X factor. The effect of being able to pin elite offenses deep inside the 5 or 10 can’t be discounted

[@Jasper118]

Either you haven’t been paying attention to the pre draft coverage or you’re just an angry little man but this dude was hyped all year

[@hawaiiantimes7702]

@@Jasper118 I might be angry but I’m not little lol.

[@hawaiiantimes7702]

@@kevinb6745 I hear you. I just wanna start winning games and not punting the ball all the time. When you punt the ball, it means you fail to score any points on that particular drive. Tired of being a defensive minded team. Score more points and win more games. I just think they should’ve spend that pick on an offensive lineman. I’ll still root for the kid though

[@tometheridge6188]

Crocodile punter

[@teunbongenaar8740]

The Boomerang!

[@WeAreWhoYouThoughtWeWere]

Crocodile Punter

[@teunbongenaar8740]

The Boomerang!

[@jessefay4984]

Bears fans are so dumb hyping this guy up. He's a punter. He'll punt maybe 3 times a game. Not worth a 4th.

[@commonsense3921]

Not even for someone who could possibly be the greatest punter ever??

[@ufailure4196]

Horrible interviewer. Tried to give Tory a crappy new nickname. Why does anyone care about who makes coffee better, what does that have to do with football?

[@jailbreak852]

The coffee thing was funny in a sense. I doubt anyone goes to America or Australia for their coffee. I should have said North America

[@selfmarketing]

It's a 12 minute interview on a local NBC affiliate. At least they didn't ask him about deep dish pizza for the millionth time.

[@JEm-zc7xp]

Dude, f*ck coffee.

[@NoBullsh_t]

Sav Rocca HTTR💪