No. 60 – New York Jets | |||||||
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Position: | Center | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Fargo, North Dakota, U.S. | April 27, 1993||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 306 lb (139 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Shanley (Fargo, North Dakota) | ||||||
College: | Missouri | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2016 / round: 5 / pick: 144 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2024 | |||||||
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Connor McGovern (born April 27, 1993) is an American professional football center for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Missouri and was selected by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL draft. He has also played in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints.
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 4+1⁄4 in (1.94 m) | 306 lb (139 kg) | 32+7⁄8 in (0.84 m) | 10+3⁄8 in (0.26 m) | 5.11 s | 1.73 s | 2.93 s | 4.65 s | 7.50 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) | 9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) | 33 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine [1] [2] |
McGovern was selected by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL draft with the 144th overall pick. [3]
After not playing in his rookie season, McGovern played in 15 games, starting the final five games of the season at right guard in place of the injured Ronald Leary.
In 2018, McGovern was named the starting right guard to begin the season as Ronald Leary was moved to left guard after beating out incumbent starter Max Garcia. He was moved over to starting center in Week 11 following a season-ending injury to Matt Paradis, and started there the rest of the season.
In 2019, McGovern was named the starting center after Paradis left via free agency, starting all 16 games.
On April 2, 2020, McGovern signed a three-year, $27 million contract with the New York Jets. [4] He started all 16 games at center in 2020.
McGovern entered the 2021 season as the Jets starting center. He suffered a knee injury in Week 16 and was placed on injured reserve on December 27. [5]
McGovern re-signed with the Jets on April 24, 2023. [6] He was named the Jets starting center for 2023, starting the first seven games before being placed on injured reserve on October 31, 2023. [7]
On September 11, 2024, McGovern was signed to the Jets practice squad. [8]
On October 4, 2024, McGovern was signed by the New Orleans Saints off the Jets practice squad. [9] He played in six games (five starts) for the Saints before he was waived by the team on November 11. [10]
On November 11, 2024, McGovern was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets. [11]
In 2020, McGovern married Devin Dilling.
McGovern comes from an affluent family from Fargo, North Dakota, his grandfather Ron Offutt according to a Forbes article titled "The Sultan of Spuds" is one of the wealthiest people in North Dakota. [12] Some of his family members include Griffin Neal (Cousin):, [13] Keith McGovern (Father); [14] President of RD Offutt Company and Ron Offutt (Grandfather). [15] RD Offutt Farms is the primary supplier of frozen french fries for the McDonald's corporation. [16]
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