Sam Paulescu Seems Like A Pretty Straightforward Guy



When I wrote about new Redskins punter Sam Paulescu yesterday, I mentioned just how lively the position has been over the last two years, but I don't think I gave the basic numbers: Paulescu, assuming he punts the ball on Sunday, will be the fourth guy to that for the Redskins this season, and the sixth in the last two. I also recapped much of the bloggable zaniness of the last five guys who punted the ball, and speculated that we'd find out more about Paulescu's quirks today.

In a brief conversation today, though, Paulescu seems largely free of obvious quirks. Where Glenn Pakulak talked about the nomadic lifestyle of the journeyman punter and his side gig as a bartender, Paulescu sounded pretty darn goal-oriented when I asked what he'd been doing during the season.

"Training," he said. "You don't do the NFL and get a full-time job. I did help out at a local high school, a Christian school, back in Denver, and I love working with kids. So three hours a day I go there, help 'em out in the weight room and just coach 'em up a little bit. I love that."

Okay, that makes sense. Anything else?

"The rest of the time I've been training and, you know what?" This, I figured, was where he'd drop some kind of quirky punter bomb. BASE jumping or Le Parkour or something.

Not exactly. "Hanging out with my wife," he said. "Just got married eight months ago, and I can say I really enjoy the time with my wife. It's been a blessing to have that."

In the end, of course, nothing that Paulescu does off the field is particularly relevant to his stay with the Redskins, no matter how quirky it is or isn't. "More importantly than anything is the fact that we just win," he said. "I know that's just the bottom line, so whatever I can do to help, I'm gonna do the best I can."

Shaun Suisham seemed confident enough in his third holder of this season. "I think Sam's gonna do just fine this weekend," he said, restraining his own characteristic Canadian zaniness. "Things are smooth and went well in practice; I don't anticipate any issues at all."

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The team released running back Quinton Ganther to make room for Paulescu.

UPDATE: Word is that Paulescu speaks fluent Romanian. Is that quirky? I don't even know anymore.

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