John Kuhn

John Allen Kuhn (born September 9, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL).

He was named PSAC Western Division Offensive Player of the Year in 2003 and was a three-time First-team All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division selection.

A standout in the classroom, Kuhn was a First-team ESPN The Magazine/College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America in both 2003 and 2004 and was named First-team Academic All-District II three-straight years.

He was also chosen as a PSAC Fall Top Ten Award winner as both a junior and senior, the first Shippensburg male student-athlete to have received the award twice.

During the summer of 2003, he had worked as a lab technician for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and during the summer of 2004 he worked for Johnson & Johnson.

In 2004, the Raiders won their first PSAC Western Division Championship since 1988 and advanced to the NCAA Division II national football championship second round with a 10–2 record, marking the team's first 10-win regular season since 1981.

Kuhn holds 27 school records and six PSAC records.

He finished his career with 4,685 yards rushing, 910 carries, 53 touchdowns, 5,300 all-purpose yards and 26 games with at least 100 yards rushing, all school records.

Kuhn led the team in rushing for the third-straight season as a senior and is the only player in team history to total over 1,000 yards rushing in three-straight seasons.

Kuhn graduated with a chemistry degree in December 2004.

After playing college football for Shippensburg University, he was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2005.

Kuhn earned a Super Bowl ring in his first year with the Steelers in Super Bowl XL over the Seattle Seahawks, and another as a member of the Green Bay Packers, against his former team, five years later in Super Bowl XLV.

He was named to three Pro Bowls, all as a Packer.

Kuhn is the son of John Kuhn and Patti Duffy.

He was a four-sport athlete at Dover Area High School in York County, Pennsylvania, playing football, basketball, baseball and track.

In football, he played both offense and defense for the Eagles, rushing for 2,242 yards and 20 touchdowns while also playing inside linebacker.

He was the first Dover player to rush for over 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons.

Kuhn did not receive any Division I scholarship offers to play college football.

A Northeast Region finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy given to the top player in NCAA Division II as a senior, Kuhn was selected to play in the 2005 Whataburger Cactus Bowl on January 7 as a Division II all-star for the North team.

He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2005.

He was released prior to the season, but on November 30 was assigned to the team's practice squad for the final five games.

Kuhn won a Super Bowl ring on February 5, 2006 as a member of the Steelers in Super Bowl XL with their 21–10 win over the Seattle Seahawks.

After spending the first eight weeks of the 2006 season on the Steelers' practice squad, Kuhn was signed to the Steelers active roster on October 31, 2006.

During the 2006 season he appeared in nine games, with two carries for 18 yards, including a 16-yard run on his first NFL carry versus the Cleveland Browns.

He added a two-yarder against the Carolina Panthers.

He also caught one pass for 15 yards, also against Carolina, and had seven special teams tackles for the season.

On October 6, 2006, he was selected in the 8th round of the Arena Football League's Expansion Draft by the New Orleans VooDoo.

His rights had been owned by the San Jose SaberCats, although he never played for them or in the Arena League.

In 2007, Kuhn was signed to the active roster of the Green Bay Packers on September 2, a day after being released by the Steelers.

He joined Rob Davis as Shippensburg University graduates on the Packers roster.

Davis has subsequently retired and joined the Packers front office staff.

Kuhn played in all 16 games for the Packers, primarily on special teams and as a blocking fullback, starting one game, on December 30 versus the Detroit Lions.

He had no carries for the year, with two passes caught for seven yards.

However, he recorded 11 special teams tackles.

The Packers re-signed Kuhn, who was an exclusive rights free agent, on March 19, 2008.

In 2008, he again played in all 16 games, including three starts.

For the season, he ran eight times for 10 yards and caught four passes for 21 yards and scored his first two NFL touchdowns.

In 2013, he was inducted into the Shippensburg University athletic hall of fame by his long time friend, roommate, and 3rd string safety Kevin Boyle.

Kuhn ranked 17th in Division II in rushing yards per game and was 34th in all-purpose yards.

He was chosen as a First-team American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-American and Third-team Associated Press (AP) Little All-American.