Wofford punter Jimmy Miner has signed a free-agent contract with the St. Louis Rams.

Miner is the first Terrier to ink a pro football deal since former punter Brandon Kale with the Carolina Panthers in 2000.

A four-time All-SoCon selection, Miner is the Terriers' career leader in average at 40.4 yards. He set a single-season school record with a 42.2 mark as a junior in 2002. He topped the SoCon and ranked eighth nationally as a sophomore with a 42.0 average.

Miner was instrumental in making Wofford the SoCon's winningest football team the last two seasons with a 21-5 overall record and 14-2 league mark. He earned Terrier Player of the Week honors after Wofford's 7-6 win over Furman this past season when five of his six punts were downed inside the 20-yard line, enabling the Terriers to win the field position battle.

Miner also received Wofford Player of the Week accolades after a 7-6 victory at South Carolina State in the 2002 campaign. He averaged 47.8 yards in that contest as the Bulldogs had an average starting field position of their own 14-yard line.

Twenty of Miner's 60 punts in 2003 went inside the 20. Twelve punts were fair caught with just two touchbacks. In his final game, he averaged 46.3 yards on six kicks, including two over 50 yards, in Wofford's Division I-AA semifinal-round playoff contest versus Delaware.

The Kennesaw, Ga., native was the Terriers' punter since the opening practice of his freshman season. He helped Wofford place fourth nationally in net punting (39.1 yards) in 2002 and 13th (36.7) last season.