Former Packers punter Tim Masthay finds calling as a football (soccer) coach

Former Green Bay Packers punter Tim Masthay isn't finished with football yet.

Well, make that the other football: soccer.

Masthay, 31, who was cut by the Packers on Aug. 30, 2016, in a surprise move when Jacob Schum was signed, has joined the Centre College (Ky.) men's soccer coaching staff as a volunteer assistant.

According to the school's website, Masthay will be responsible for managing the Division III team's communications, goalkeeping and assisting in leadership of all coaching, recruiting and administrative duties.   

“After having me at home the past two years, I think she (wife Amanda) is ready for me to be out of the house,” Masthay told Kentucky syndicated columnist Larry Vaught. “She loves the idea and is excited about it."

Masthay is the career leader in gross and net punting average at the University of Kentucky.

He also starred in multiple sports for Murray High School (Ky.) and was an all-state selection in soccer and football. As a senior he scored 23 goals, which tied him for the fourth most in the state.

In six seasons with the Packers, Masthay punted 390 times and averaged 44.2 yards gross and 39.0 net.

In 2015, Masthay shattered the franchise record for net punting average that was set by Jerry Norton in 1963. No player had ever come within a yard of Norton's 39.2-yard net.

Masthay finished the regular season with a net of 40.2, which ranked 14th in the NFL and first all time in Green Bay, where winds, frozen footballs and chilly temperatures traditionally prevent punters from ranking high in league rankings.

"I think Tim bought into whatever he can to help this football team," said Ron Zook, the Packers' first-year coordinator of special teams, at the time. "Very, very unselfish. We've asked him to do some things rather than worry about gross punt. Let's get net."

Now Masthay's focus will be on a different field with a different net.