Background
Tim was born to Mark Masthay, who currently serves as the chairman of the chemistry department at the University of Dayton and to Jean Masthay, currently Executive Director of PregnancyCare in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Tim was born to Mark Masthay, who currently serves as the chairman of the chemistry department at the University of Dayton and to Jean Masthay, currently Executive Director of PregnancyCare in Cincinnati, Ohio.
He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2009, but released before the first 2009 pre-season game. He played college football at Kentucky. He was nicknamed "Ginger Wolverine" by his Packers teammates for his long red sideburns.
Masthay played youth soccer in Des Moines for the Johnston Hornets.
Masthay played both football and soccer, as well as baseball and basketball at Murray High School in Murray, Kentucky. His positions on the school"s football team included punter, placekicker, kickoff returner, wide receiver, and special teams coach.
In the off-seasons, he, along with Thomas Morstead, Pat McAfee, T. J. Conley, Dan Bailey are currently instructors for Kohl"s Kicking Camps, a training camp from high-school upwards especially for kickers, punters and long snappers. While majoring in economics at the University of Kentucky, Masthay played football for the Kentucky Wildcats as a punter.
Postseason appearances
2009 Liberty Bowl
2007 Music City Bowl
2006 Music City Bowl
Indianapolis Colts
Masthay was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent following the 2009 NFL Draft on May 1, 2009.
He was waived on August 10, 2009. Green Bay Packers
Masthay was signed to a reserve/future contract with the Green Bay Packers in a deal announced by general manager Ted Thompson on January 15, 2010. On November 3, 2010, he was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week.
During the 2011 NFL season, Masthay set Green Bay franchise records for gross and Netto punting averages for a season with 45.6 and 38.6 yard averages respectively.
In Week 2 of the 2012 NFL season, he threw a 27 yard touchdown pass to TE Tom Crabtree off of a fake field goal. (This gave him a perfect career passer rating of 1583, although such ratings are not entered as records unless numerous passes are thrown)
During the 2013 season he performed the team"s kickoff duties for some games.