Andrew East

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Andrew East
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East at John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School in 2021
No. 55, 48
Position: Long snapper
Personal information
Born: (1991-09-17) September 17, 1991 (age 32)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 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
Games played:3
Player stats at NFL.com

Andrew Dean East (born September 17, 1991) is a former American football long snapper. He played college football at Vanderbilt, and has also had multiple stints with various NFL teams, most recently the Washington Redskins (now Commanders).

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High school career

East was named a captain of the North Central High School football team in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was a three-year starter on defense and special teams for the 5A division school in the Indianapolis area.

When East was a sophomore and junior, he started at the linebacker position, posting 110 tackles as a junior. He was named the All-Around-Area linebacker while starting as a long-snapper.

As a senior, East contributed 64 tackles and seven quarterback sacks as a first-year starter. He also received the Indiana Academic All-State honors award. [1]

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

East signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2015. [2] He was released by the Chiefs on August 30, 2015. [3]

Seattle Seahawks

East signed a reserve/future contract with the Seattle Seahawks on January 4, 2016. [4] He was waived on March 24, 2016. [5]

Oakland Raiders

East was signed by the Oakland Raiders on April 5, 2016. [6] He was waived by the team on August 29, 2016. [7]

Los Angeles Rams

On March 13, 2017, East signed with the Los Angeles Rams. [8] On May 3, 2017, he was waived by the Rams. [9]

Oakland Raiders (second stint)

On July 28, 2017, East was signed by the Raiders. [10] He was waived on September 2, 2017. [11] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Raiders on January 19, 2018. [12] He was waived by the Raiders on April 9, 2018. [13]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On June 14, 2018, East signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars. [14] He was waived on July 31, 2018. [15]

Memphis Express

On November 9, 2018, East was allocated to the Memphis Express. [16]

Washington Redskins

On December 15, 2018, East was signed by the Washington Redskins after long snapper Nick Sundberg was placed on injured reserve due to a back injury. [17] He was waived on August 2, 2019. [18]

He announced his retirement in a video on his family’s YouTube channel on February 25, 2022. [19]

Personal life

East is married to Olympic gymnast and gold medalist Shawn Johnson. East and Johnson were engaged on July 24, 2015, at Wrigley Field during a Chicago Cubs game, [20] and were married on April 16, 2016, in Franklin, Tennessee. [21] The couple live in Nashville, Tennessee. They have three children: a daughter born in October 2019, [22] a son born in July 2021, [23] and a third child born December 2023. [24]

East competed on season 13 and 14 of American Ninja Warrior .

In 2022, East donated $50,000 to Feeding America and activated "THE GREAT RESET", which sent YouTuber Ryan Trahan back to one penny.

In 2022, East and his wife joined the ownership group of Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League. [25]

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  2. ↑ "TSU, Vanderbilt, WKU players sign as free agents". Tennessean.com. May 2, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ Thorman, Joel (August 30, 2015). "Chiefs roster cuts: First 11 players have been released". ArrowheadPride.com. SBNation. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
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  9. ↑ Bate, Brandon (May 3, 2017). "LA Rams Cut Four Players on Wednesday, Sign Former 49er". TurfShowTimes.com.
  10. ↑ "Raiders Sign Andrew East; Release Austin Howard, Taiwan Jones". Raiders.com. July 28, 2017. Archived from the original on December 31, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
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  13. ↑ Williams, Charean (April 9, 2018). "Raiders waive Andrew East". ProFootballTalk.
  14. ↑ "Jaguars make roster moves". Jacksonville Jaguars. June 14, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Jaguars Sign Tight End Deandre Goolsby". Jacksonville Jaguars. July 31, 2018.
  16. ↑ "AAF: Andrew East, Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson's husband, boards Memphis Express". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Redskins Sign Matt Flanagan, Joshua Holsey, Andrew East; Waive Kapri Bibbs, Marcus Smith". Washington Commanders. December 15, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Redskins Sign DB D.J. White, Waive LS Andrew East". Washington Commanders. August 2, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  19. ↑ The East Family (February 25, 2022). "retiring from the NFL". YouTube. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  20. ↑ Rayne, Naja (July 24, 2015). "Shawn Johnson Engaged to Andrew East". People. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  21. ↑ Finan, Eileen (April 16, 2016). "Shawn Johnson Marries NFL Player Andrew East". People. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  22. ↑ "Shawn Johnson East and Husband Andrew East Welcome a Daughter: 'You Are Our Everything'". People . November 4, 2019.
  23. ↑ "Shawn Johnson East and Husband Andrew East Welcome Baby Boy: 'Soaking Up Every Minute'". People. July 20, 2021.
  24. ↑ "Shawn Johnson East and Husband Andrew East Welcome Third Baby: A boy. Barrett "Bear" Madison East. 'So Much Magic'". Peoplemag. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
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