Derek Rackley
Rackley with the Seattle Seahawks in 2006 | |||||||||||||
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| Positions | Long snapper, Tight end | ||||||||||||
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| Born | July 18, 1977 Apple Valley, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Apple Valley | ||||||||||||
| College | Minnesota (1996–1999) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2000: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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Derek Lance Rackley (born July 18, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a long snapper and tight end for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Rackley is currently a football analyst and broadcaster for the Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast nightly television show, SportsNite, as well as a game and studio analyst for the Big Ten Network (BTN) and Westwood One. Rackley also regularly appears on The Big Ten Pulse also on BTN. Derek Rackley worked as an Analyst for select Sunday night Football games on Westwood One in 2021 and select NFL games for Westwood One since 2022.