Andrew Economos

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Andrew Economos
No. 48
Position: Long snapper
Personal information
Born: (1982-06-24) June 24, 1982 (age 42)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school: Atlanta (GA) Marist
College: Georgia Tech
Undrafted: 2005
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:108
Total tackles:23
Forced fumbles:1
Player stats at PFR

Andrew John Economos (born June 24, 1982) is a former American football long snapper. He played college football at Georgia Tech and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2005. Economos was also a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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Early life

Economos graduated from Atlanta's Marist High School and was a letterman in football, basketball, hockey and baseball. In basketball, he led his team to the 2000 Georgia State Championship as a senior.

College career

Economos was a long snapper at Georgia Tech and named to the 2003-2004 ACC Academic Honor Roll. At Tech, he became a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

Professional career

On April 24, 2005, signed as an undrafted free agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars after he wasn't drafted in the 2005 NFL draft. He was released in 2006 after spending time on the practice squad.

On June 13, 2008, Economos signed a 5-year, $4 million contract to remain with the Buccaneers, who he has been a long snapper since 2006. He snapped for Tampa Bay all of 2007.

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