FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Austin McNamara's journey to becoming one of the NFL's top young punters began on a computer screen.

The New York Jets ' first-year standout loved playing soccer and basketball while growing up in Gilbert, Arizona, but never participated in organized football until he got to high school. That's when McNamara thought, just for kicks, he'd give a new sport a try.

And with his soccer background, McNamara had an idea where he'd be best suited on the football field.

“I knew kicking would come a little more natural for me,” McNamara said. “And it did. I think it clicked right away.”

But not before McNamara and his father Brian spent countless hours on YouTube watching videos of every kicker and punter they could find — college and NFL games, workout videos, whatev

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