Andrew East

Andrew East
Free agent
Position: Long snapper
Personal information
Born: (1991-09-17) September 17, 1991
Indianapolis, Indiana
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school: North Central
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
College: Vanderbilt
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Andrew East (born September 17, 1991) is an American football long snapper who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Vanderbilt, and has also had multiple short stints with various NFL teams.

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft, he signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on May 11, 2015.[1] He was released by the Chiefs on August 30, 2015.[2]

Seattle Seahawks

East signed a reserve/future contract with the Seattle Seahawks on January 4, 2016.[3] He was waived on March 24, 2016.[4]

Oakland Raiders

East was signed by the Oakland Raiders on April 5, 2016.[5] He was waived by the team on August 29, 2016.[6]

Los Angeles Rams

On March 13, 2017, East signed with the Los Angeles Rams.[7] On May 3, 2017, he was waived by the Rams.[8]

Oakland Raiders (second stint)

On July 28, 2017, East was signed by the Raiders.[9] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[10] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Raiders on January 19, 2018.[11] He was waived by the Raiders on April 9, 2018.[12]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On June 14, 2018, East signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.[13] He was waived on July 31, 2018.[14]

Personal life

East is married to Olympic gymnastics champion Shawn Johnson. East and Johnson were engaged on July 24, 2015, at Wrigley Field during a Chicago Cubs game,[15] and were married on April 16, 2016, in Franklin, Tennessee.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "TSU, Vanderbilt, WKU players sign as free agents". Tennessean.com. May 2, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ Thorman, Joel (August 30, 2015). "Chiefs roster cuts: First 11 players have been released". ArrowheadPride.com. SBNation. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  3. ↑ Larrabee, Kirk (January 4, 2016). "Reports: Seattle Seahawks sign three to reserve-future deals". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ Condotta, Bob (March 24, 2016). "Seahawks waive Andrew East as team continues to make long-snapping moves". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  5. ↑ Damien, Levi (April 5, 2016). "Raiders add long snapper Andrew East". SilverAndBlackPride.com. SBNation. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  6. ↑ Damien, Levi (August 29, 2016). "Raiders cuts 2016: Roster trimmed to 75". SilverAndBlackPride.com. SBNation. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  7. ↑ McAtee, Joe (March 14, 2017). "LA Rams Solidify Super Bowl Trajectory By Signing Backup Long Snapper Andrew East". TurfShowTimes.com.
  8. ↑ Bate, Brandon (May 3, 2017). "LA Rams Cut Four Players on Wednesday, Sign Former 49er". TurfShowTimes.com.
  9. ↑ "Raiders Sign Andrew East; Release Austin Howard, Taiwan Jones". Raiders.com. July 28, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Raiders Announce Transactions". Raiders.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Raiders sign LS Andrew East to reserve/future contract". USAToday.com. January 19, 2018.
  12. ↑ Williams, Charean (April 9, 2018). "Raiders waive Andrew East". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  13. ↑ "Jaguars make roster moves". Jaguars.com. June 14, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Jaguars Sign Tight End Deandre Goolsby". Jaguars.com. July 31, 2018.
  15. ↑ Rayne, Naja (July 24, 2015). "Shawn Johnson Engaged to Andrew East". People.com. People Magazine. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  16. ↑ Finan, Eileen (April 16, 2016). "Shawn Johnson Marries NFL Player Andrew East". People.com. People Magazine. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
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