Rob Davis (American football)

Infobox NFLretired
name=Rob Davis


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caption=
position=Long snapper
number=60
birthdate=birth date and age|1968|12|10
Washington, D.C.
deathdate=
debutyear=1993
finalyear=2007
undraftedyear=1993
college=Shippensburg
teams=
* New York Jets (1993-1994)*
* Baltimore Stallions (1995)
* Kansas City Chiefs (1996)*
* Chicago Bears (1996)
* Green Bay Packers (1997-2007):*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
stat1label=Games played
stat1value=183
stat2label=Fumble recoveries
stat2value=1
stat3label=Tackles
stat3value=41
nfl=DAV692085
highlights=
* "USA Today" All-Joe Team (2006)

Robert Emmett Davis (born December 10, 1968 in Washington, D.C.) is a former American football long snapper for the National Football League and current Director of Player Development for the Green Bay Packers. He was originally signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 1993. He played college football at Shippensburg.

Davis was also a member of the Baltimore Stallions, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers during his career. He played the 11 seasons with the Packers before retiring following the 2007 season and joining the organization's front office.

Early years

Davis attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland and was a student and a letterman in football, wrestling, and lacrosse. Rob Davis graduated from Eleanor Roosevelt High School in 1986.

College career

Rob Davis went on to attend Shippensburg University where he started as defensive tackle. He graduated in 1992 with a degree in Criminal Justice. He is one of only three Shippensburg University alumni to play in the NFL. [ [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/bycollege.htm?sch=Shippensburg NFL Players Listed by College - databaseFootball.com ] ]

Professional career

Early career

Davis was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Jets, but failed to make the team's roster. In 1995 Davis played in the Canadian Football League with the Baltimore Stallions. He was the team's starting long snapper. In 1996 Davis was waived by the Kansas City Chiefs, but he was cut before the season started. The Chicago Bears would sign him that year and Davis played all 16 games as a long snapper.

Green Bay Packers

In 1997 the Green Bay Packers signed Rob Davis as a free agent. He would start the last seven games of the season, as well as the playoffs and Super Bowl XXXII. Davis was the last remaining Packers player aside from Brett Favre who played in Super Bowl XXXII, and was also one of three Player Representatives for the National Football League Players Association on the Packers roster. [ [http://www.nflpa.org/AboutUs/PlayerReps.aspx NFL Players Association - About Us - Player Representatives ] ]

Davis officially retired from the NFL on March 26, 2008. [http://blogs.jsonline.com/packers/archive/2008/03/26/davis-announces-retirement-joins-staff.aspx Davis announces retirement, joins staff - Packers Blog ] ]

Post-playing career

Upon retiring from the NFL, Davis joined the Packers' staff as Director of Player Development. [http://blogs.jsonline.com/packers/archive/2008/03/26/davis-announces-retirement-joins-staff.aspx Davis announces retirement, joins staff - Packers Blog ] ]

External links

* [http://tixinc.com/ship/ Shippensburg Football Tribute Page]
* [http://www.packers.com/team/players/davis_rob/ Green Bay Packers bio]

References