Nick Sundberg

Nick Sundberg

No. 57     Washington Redskins
Long snapper
Personal information
Date of birth: July 29, 1987 (1987-07-29) (age 24)
Place of birth: Phoenix, Arizona
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Weight: 246 lb (112 kg)
Career information
College: University of California, Berkeley
Undrafted in 2009
Debuted in 2010 for the Washington Redskins
Career history
Carolina Panthers (2009)* Baltimore Ravens (2009)* Washington Redskins (2010–present) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
N/A
Career NFL statistics as of 2010
Games played	16
Stats at NFL.com

Nick Sundberg (born July 29, 1987) is an American football long snapper in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of California, Berkeley.

Early life

Sundberg was born in Phoenix, Arizona and played high school football at North Canyon High School. He played left tackle until his junior season, when the coaches moved him to center. Since the previous long snapper had graduated, his coaches also made him the long snapper that season. During his senior year, Sundberg was the team's captain and was named All-region honorable mention.

Sundberg also participated in wrestling and track and field at North Canyon.

College career

Sundberg attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he played in 52 consecutive games and served as the long snapper for his entire four-year college career. He won the starting job in preseason as a true freshman and served as the long snapper on field goals and punts in all 13 games during his first two seasons.^[1] During his junior year in 2007, Sundberg again played in all 13 games and was dead-on with 128-of-129 snaps (99.2%). His lone bad snap of the season came against the University of Washington on an extra point in rainy, cold conditions. He started all 13 games once again as a senior.^[1]

Sundberg graduated with a degree in legal studies in three-and-a-half years.

Professional career

Sundberg was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Carolina Panthers on May 1, 2009. He was waived by the Panthers on August 7, 2009 and was signed to the Baltimore Ravens practice squad on December 23, 2009.^[2] On January 29, 2010, he was signed by the Redskins as a free agent and has served as Washington's long snapper throughout the 2010 season.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Player Bio: Nick Sundberg". University of California, Berkeley. http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/sundberg_nick00.html. Retrieved 2011-01-02. 
2. ^ "Ravens Sign Second Long Snapper". Baltimore Ravens. http://blogs.baltimoreravens.com/2009/12/23/ravens-sign-second-long-snapper/. Retrieved 2011-01-02. 

External links

• Washington Redskins bio
• Baltimore Ravens bio
• Carolina Panthers bio
• California Golden Bears bio