(The shortest punt ever was actually negative-7 yards by Sean Landeta of the New York Giants in the 1985 playoffs (returned five yards for a touchdown), and there have been at least two 1-yard punts.) Although he was a good punter, he became nationally infamous in 1972 for a botched punt against the Chicago Bears which made him the butt of a joke on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
The shortest punt ever was actually negative-7 yards by Sean Landeta of the New York Giants in the 1985 playoffs (returned five yards for a touchdown), and there have been at least two 1-yard punts. Although he was a good punter, he became nationally infamous in 1972 for a botched punt against the Chicago Bears which made him the butt of a joke on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.