John Denney

Infobox NFLactive


name=John Denney
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currentteam=Miami Dolphins
currentnumber=92
currentpositionplain=Long snapper
birthdate=birth date and age|1978|12|13
birthplace=Denver, Colorado
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heightin=5
weight=255
debutyear=2005
debutteam=Miami Dolphins
college=Brigham Young
undraftedyear=2005
pastteams=
* Miami Dolphins (2005-present)
status=Active
highlights=
* 2x Academic All-Mountain West (2002-2003)
statweek=17
statseason=2007
statlabel1=Games played
statvalue1=48
statlabel2=Tackles
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statlabel3=Fumble recoveries
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nfl=DEN261515

John S. Denney (born December 13, 1978 in city-state|Denver|Colorado) is an American football long snapper for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was signed by the Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Brigham Young University.

He is the younger brother of Buffalo Bills defensive end Ryan Denney.cite web | title = TEAM: Roster John Denney Profile | work = MiamiDolphins.com | url = http://www.miamidolphins.com/newsite/team/roster/playerBio.asp?docid=18160 | accessdate = 5 July | accessyear = 2008 ]

Early years

Denney was born to Craig and Sheri Denney in city-state|Denver|Colorado. He learned to play the violin at age 5 and was an Eagle Scout.cite web | title = BYU Football Athlete Profile (John Denney) | work = BYUCougars.com | url = http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=881 | accessdate = 5 July | accessyear = 2008 ] A member of the Mormon Church, Denney served a church mission to city-state|Morristown|New Jersey. As a child, he was a fan of the Denver Broncos.

Denney was a three-year letterman at Horizon High School in city-state|Thornton|Colorado. As a senior, he earned first-team all-conference honors, second-team all-state honors and was his team's Special Teams Player of the Year. A three-time academic all-conference selection, Denney graduated from Horizon in 1997 with National Student-Athlete honors.

College career

Ricks College

Despite being recruited by Northern Colorado, Chadron State and Mesa State, Denney chose to attend Ricks College. He earned All-Region 18 honors as a freshman and helped the school to a 44-14 win over Snow College in the Real Dairy Bowl. In that game, Denney recorded two sacks and two pass deflections.

Brigham Young University

After a season at Ricks College, Denney transferred to Brigham Young University and was redshirted in 2001.

A neck injury sidelined Denney early during his sophomore season in 2002, but he went on to start seven games at left defensive end for the team. He recorded 25 tackles (eight solo) on the season, including five-tackle performances against Colorado State and Utah. Additionally, Denney earned Academic All-Mountain West honors.

As a junior in 2003, Denney earned Academic All-Mountain West honors for the second straight season while starting 12 games at defensive end. He finished he season with 42 tackles (seventh on the team), six tackles for a loss and 4.5 sacks. He was named the team's Defensive Player of the Game twice, against USC and Wyoming.

Denney recorded 27 tackles (8.5 for losses) during his senior season in addition to 4.5 sacks and a forced fumble. Following the season, he was chosen to play in the Hula Bowl.

During his three-year career at BYU, Denney started 29 of the 32 games in which he played and recorded 94 tackles. He also handled long-snapping duties for the Cougars throughout his career. He majored in business management.

Professional career

Miami Dolphins

After going undrafted in the 2005 NFL Draft, Denney was signed by the Miami Dolphins. He beat out incumbent Ed Perry for the team's long-snapping duties, holding the job the entire 2005 season. He was the only undrafted free agent for the Dolphins to appear in every game that season. He recorded five tackles on special teams during the year, including a season-high two stops against the San Diego Chargers on December 11.

In February 2006, Denney underwent surgery on an injured elbow.cite web | title = KFFL - John Denney, DL | work = KFFL.com | url = http://www.kffl.com/player/12375/nfl/news | accessdate = 5 July | accessyear = 2008 ] He played in every game for the Dolphins for the second straight season, recording five tackles. Denney recorded two tackles and recovered a Brad Kassell fumble on a punt against the New York Jets on December 25, leading to a game-tying Olindo Mare field goal in the fourth quarter.

On March 22, 2007, the Dolphins re-signed Denney to a four-year contract through the 2010 season.cite web | title = John Denney | work = Rotoworld.com | url = http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_contract.aspx?sport=Nfl&id=3470 | accessdate = 5 July | accessyear = 2008 ] That season, he appeared in all 16 games for the Dolphins for the third straight year and recorded three special teams tackles.

Through his first three NFL season, Dolphins placekickers made all 81 extra point attempts and 80.9 percent of the field goals (72 of 89) for which Denney was the snapper.

Personal

John is the younger brother of Buffalo Bills defensive end Ryan Denney, who was drafted by the Bills in the second round out of BYU in 2002. Their younger brother, Brett, is currently a defensive end for the Cougars.

Denney and his wife Christy have two sons - Austin and Brock. He lists his favorite movie as "The Endless Summer II", favorite TV show as "Seinfeld" and favorite recording artist as Dave Matthews.

References

External links

* [http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=881 BYU Cougars bio]
* [http://www.miamidolphins.com/newsite/team/roster/playerBio.asp?docid=18160 Miami Dolphins bio]