Zak DeOssie
DeOssie with the New York Giants in 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Position | Long snapper | ||||||||||
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| Born | May 25, 1984 North Andover, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 248 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Phillips (Andover, Massachusetts) | ||||||||||
| College | Brown (2003–2006) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2007: 4th round, 116th overall pick | ||||||||||
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Zackary Robert DeOssie (dee-AH-see; born May 25, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a long snapper for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). DeOssie played college football for the Brown Bears as a linebacker, which was the position he was selected as by the Giants during the fourth round of the 2007 NFL draft. DeOssie would change positions after the team needed an emergency long snapper midway during his rookie season and remained there for the rest of his career. DeOssie was a two-time Pro Bowl selection and two-time Super Bowls champion with the Giants in Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI, both against the New England Patriots. He is the son of former NFL linebacker Steve DeOssie; the two hold the distinction of being the first father-son duo to win Super Bowls with the same franchise.