Case deBruijn (born April 11, 1960) is a Dutch former player of American football who was a punter and placekicker.
He played college football for the Idaho State Bengals and was selected in the eighth round of the 1982 NFL draft by the Chiefs.
[2] He attended Stonewall Jackson High School in Virginia, where he played running back as well as placekicker and punter, earning all-county or all-district honors in three consecutive seasons.
[2] One letter reached Tom Jewell, an assistant football coach at Idaho State University, who gave deBruijn a tryout.
[2][5] As a junior, deBruijn led the United States with a 48 yards-per-punt average and was named first-team all-conference at both punter and kicker.
[2] As a senior in 1981, deBruijn helped the Bengals compile a 12–1 record and capture the Division I-AA national championship, leading the nation in punting with a 45.9 average, the third highest in FCS/I-AA history, and earning first-team All-America honors as well as first-team all-conference honors.
[6] The Kansas City Chiefs ended up selecting deBruijn with the 214th overall pick in the eighth round of the 1982 NFL Draft.
[10] DeBruijn was re-signed by the Chiefs in mid-December, four days before their game against the Denver Broncos, after the team released Gossett.
[13] His play was considered such a "disaster" that, shortly after the match, Kansas City released deBruijn and re-signed Gossett.
[16] After being released by the Saints, deBruijn moved to back to Virginia with his wife, intending to give the NFL one more shot in 1984.
"[2] In February 1984, deBruijn received a surprise call from the Oklahoma Outlaws of the United States Football League (USFL), who gave him a contract.
[13] DeBruijn signed a new contract with Arizona in August 1985;[18] however, the league folded before the 1986 season was to begin, ending his professional football career.