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Position: | Center | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Independence, Iowa | April 24, 1958||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | John Foster Dulles | ||||
College: | North Texas | ||||
Undrafted: | 1980 | ||||
Career history | |||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
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Gregory Merle Davidson (born April 24, 1958) is a former American football center who played in the National Football League for three seasons. [1] He played college football at North Texas and was signed by the Houston Oilers as an undrafted free agent in 1980.
Davidson signed with the Houston Oilers as an undrafted free agent following the 1980 NFL draft. He played in 39 games for Houston over the next three seasons, serving as the backup center and long snapper. He was released before the 1983 season.
In 1984, Davidson was signed by the San Antonio Gunslingers and quickly traded to the Michigan Panthers. [2] Davidson did not play for either team.
Davidson was signed by the Houston Gamblers on April 26, 1984. [3] He played six games for the Gamblers in the 1984 season.
Davidson has four sons, including Beau and Christian Davidson, who both played college football. Beau played long snapper and tight end at Syracuse and North Texas from 2003 to 2007. He currently serves as the director of player personnel at University of Connecticut. [4] [5] Christian played long snapper at North Texas from 2005 to 2009, and currently coaches at Azle High School in Azle, Texas. [6]
Justin Snow is a former American football long snapper who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Baylor University. He signed as an undrafted free agent in 2000 with the Indianapolis Colts, who he played twelve seasons with. Winning Super Bowl XLI with the Colts against the Chicago Bears is his biggest accomplishment.
Cullen Crawford Loeffler is a former American football long snapper. He played college football at Texas, and signed with the Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2004.
Bruce Rankin Matthews is an American former professional football player who played as a guard, center, offensive tackle, and long snapper in the National Football League (NFL) for 19 seasons, from 1983 to 2001. He spent his entire career playing for the Houston / Tennessee Oilers / Titans franchise. Highly versatile, Matthews played every position on the offensive line throughout his NFL career, starting in 99 games as a left guard, 87 as a center, 67 as a right guard, 22 as a right tackle, 17 as a left tackle, and was the long snapper on field goals, PATs, and punts. Having never missed a game due to injury, Matthews' 293 NFL games started is the third most of all time, behind quarterbacks Brett Favre and Tom Brady.
Adam Blayne Schreiber is an American former football center and long snapper who played National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons with seven different teams.
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Wendall Williams is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at University of the Cumberlands and was signed by the Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2016. He made many media headlines after he broke the 40-yard dash record, with a time of 4.19 seconds unofficially.
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Anthony Kukwa is an American football long snapper who is a free agent. He initially attended Ball State University and later transferred to Lake Erie College, where he played long snapper and tight end. Kukwa is Lake Erie's first ever student-athlete to sign an NFL contract.
Beau Benzschawel is an American football guard who is a free agent. He played college football at Wisconsin and signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He has also played for the Houston Texans, Washington Football Team, and Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Mitchell Fraboni is an American football long snapper for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arizona State and went undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft. He was signed and released from the Houston Texans of the NFL in the 2021 offseason.
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