Joe Cardona
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| New England Patriots - No. 49 | |
| Long snapper | |
| Date of birth: April 16, 1992 | |
| Place of birth: El Cajon , California | |
| Size: 1.88 m | Weight: 110 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2015 for the New England Patriots | |
| Career | |
| College : Navy | |
| NFL Draft : 2015 / Round: 5 / Pick: 166 | |
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| Current status: active | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| Games | 80 |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Joe Cardona (* 16th April 1992 in El Cajon , California ) is an American American football poker players on the position of Long Snappers . He plays for the New England Patriots in the National Football League (NFL).
Cardona played football at the local Granite Hills High School and received a degree in business administration from the United States Navy Academy in Annapolis . For the Midshipmen , the official college football team of the US Navy, he established himself as one of the best long snapper and special teams players in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). In the 2015 NFL Draft , Cardona was selected as the 166th player by the New England Patriots. This made Cardona only the fourth pure long snapper to be signed in an NFL draft. On September 10, 2015, Cardona made his debut against the Pittsburgh Steelers . After he failed in the 2015 AFC finals with New England at the Denver Broncos , he was part of the team that won the Super Bowl LI in 2016 .
Since Cardona is still a regular officer in the service of the US Navy until at least 2020 (e.g. he could be assigned immediately in the event of war), a special rookie contract was drawn up for him . He got “only” 100,000 US dollars in hand money (it would be normal for a newcomer to his draft position to be around twice that amount), but he gets higher premiums in return. In addition, he does his duty on a ship (the USS Zumwalt ) during the football-free time and has to be released from the United States Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) for the NFL for each season . For the 2016 season , Ray Mabus allowed him and colleague Keenan Reynolds of the Baltimore Ravens to play football in the NFL until the end of the season.
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- ↑ Inside look at Patriots rookie Joe Cardona's contract reflects unique situation , espn.com
- ↑ Former Navy long snapper Joe Cardona signs four-year, $ 2.47 million contract , Baltimore Sun
Web links
- ESPN player card (English)
- Joe Cardona on patriots.com (English)
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| SURNAME | Cardona, Joe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 16, 1992 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | El Cajon , California , United States |