Background and career
Britton Douglas Colquitt (born March 20, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in December 2009. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.
Colquitt played football, basketball and soccer at Bearden High School in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Colquitt played college football for the Volunteers at the University of Tennessee, where he majored in political science. During the 2005, 2006, and 2007 seasons, he was the Volunteers first team punter. He earned consensus first-team All-SEC honors in 2006 and second-team All-SEC honors in 2007. While at the University of Tennessee, Colquitt had a well-publicized saga with alcohol problems. He was first suspended from the University of Tennessee football team in March 2004 after three alcohol-related arrests, despite having only arrived on campus in 2003. In his junior season, he was suspended for the first five games of the season and had his scholarship stripped after being arrested on charges of DUI and leaving the scene of an accident.
Colquitt signed with the Denver Broncos on April 28, 2009. He was waived on September 1, 2009.
Colquitt was signed to the practice squad of the Miami Dolphins on December 22, 2009.
Colquitt was signed to the Broncos' active roster from the Miami Dolphins' practice squad on December 30, 2009.
