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Patrick Mannelly retires
Posted: June 20th, 2014, 3:02 pm
by Devil in the Blue Dress
Former Duke football player, Patrick Mannelly, has decided to retire. He's left his mark as a superb long snapper for the Bears.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/fo ... 7562.story
Who says Duke doesn't have NFL quality players?????
Re: Patrick Mannelly retires
Posted: June 21st, 2014, 7:47 am
by CameronBornAndBred
Mannelly, 39, announced his retirement, concluding a distinguished career that includes 245 games and 2,282 plays without a botched snap.
Only two long snappers in the history of the NFL have appeared in more games. Trey Junkin holds the record with 281 and David Binn played in 256.
That is amazing. To put things in perspective, his coach at Duke was Fred Goldsmith, the QB on his last team was freshmen Spencer Romine, and Duke coach Scottie Montgomery was still playing as just a sophomore.