Jon Condo
{{Short description|American football player (born 1981)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Jon Condo
| image = Jon Condo.JPG
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| alt =
| caption = Condo with the Oakland Raiders in 2009
| number = 46, 59
| position = Long snapper
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|8|26|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 245
| high_school = Philipsburg-Osceola {{nowrap|(Philipsburg, Pennsylvania)}}
| college = Maryland (2001–2004)
| undraftedyear = 2005
| pastteams =
- Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|2005}})
- New England Patriots (2006)*
- Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|2006|2017}})
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|2018}})
- San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2019}})
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 181
| statlabel2 = Total tackles
| statvalue2 = 50
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 4
| pfr = CondJo20
}}
Jonathan Condo (born August 26, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a long snapper in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Oakland Raiders, Atlanta Falcons and San Francisco 49ers. He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins was signed by the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2005.
Early life
Condo attended Philipsburg-Osceola Area High School. As a junior, he rushed for 1,008 yards and nine touchdowns, averaged 17 tackles per game and received All-conference honors as a running back, linebacker and punter. As a senior, he rushed for nearly 1,000 yards, had more than 100 tackles, 13 sacks and 3 interceptions. He set school career records for rushing yards (2,700) and tackles (374). He received first-team All-state honors at linebacker and All-Big 8 Conference honors at running back, linebacker and punter. He participated in the Big 33 Football Classic.
He was also an All-State selection in baseball as a catcher on the P-O baseball squad. As a senior, he was a state champion wrestler, winning the PIAA 275 lb championship in the AAA classification, finishing the year with only one blemish on his record.
College career
Condo attended the University of Maryland, College Park, where he played for the Terrapins. He became the team's long snapper as a sophomore and also served as a backup defensive end.
He was the starter at long snapper for 38 straight games. As a senior, he appeared in all 13 games and received the team award for "Top Special Teams Performer", becoming the first pure long snapper to earn the honor in school history.
Professional career
=Dallas Cowboys=
Condo was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after 2005 NFL draft on April 29. He made the team as the long snapper over Jeff Robinson.{{Cite web |date=September 8, 2005 |title=Parcells letting Payton call plays, Bledsoe more Bill-like |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=nfl&id=2156121 |access-date=March 20, 2020 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}} Although he played in the first three games of the season, his struggles forced the team to waive him on September 28.{{cite web|title=Chad Johnson has more dances planned|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2174945|website=ESPN|date=September 28, 2005|accessdate=March 20, 2020}} He was replaced with L. P. Ladouceur.{{cite web|title=L.P. Ladouceur's 203-game journey to Dallas started with Bay Area van ride|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/dallas-cowboys/post/_/id/4764494/from-a-van-ride-to-203-games-l-p-ladouceurs-journey-with-the-cowboys|website=ESPN|date=December 14, 2017|accessdate=March 20, 2020}}
=New England Patriots=
On January 17, 2006, he was signed to a futures contract by the New England Patriots. He was released on August 21.
=Oakland Raiders=
Image:Jon Condo at Falcons at Raiders 11-2-08.JPG
On November 29, 2006, he was signed by the Oakland Raiders to their practice squad and would become the team's long snapper the next year.
Condo was an exclusive rights free agent in 2008, but the Raiders re-signed him. On October 19, in a game against the New York Jets, the Raiders were forced to punt on a 3 and out. Condo directly snapped the ball to outside linebacker Jon Alston, who ran it for 22 yards on a fake punt play. He was added to the Pro Bowl for 2010 after kicker Sebastian Janikowski made 33 field goals and punter Shane Lechler posted a 47.0 average.
On July 27, 2011, the Oakland Raiders re-signed Condo to a three-year deal. He was again selected to play in the 2012 Pro Bowl. He joined teammates punter Shane Lechler, kicker Sebastian Janikowski, and defensive lineman Richard Seymour.
On September 10, 2012, Condo left a game against the San Diego Chargers with a concussion. In his absence, the backup long snapper, Travis Goethel, botched two snaps and had another punt blocked.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/8367297/oakland-raiders-wr-jacoby-ford-surgery |title=Jacoby Ford to have foot surgery |publisher=ESPN |date=September 11, 2012|accessdate=February 12, 2020}} The Raiders went on to lose the game 22–14, and much of the blame was put on the special teams' miscues.
On August 4, 2013, Condo signed a three-year contract extension with the Oakland Raiders.{{cite news|last=McDonald |first=Jerry |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2013/08/04/oakland-raiders-sign-long-snapper-jon-condo-to-extension/ |title=Oakland Raiders sign long-snapper Jon Condo to extension |work=San Jose Mercury News |date=August 4, 2013 |accessdate=February 5, 2020}} On December 16, 2015, he was placed on the injured reserve list with a shoulder injury and was replaced with Thomas Gafford.{{cite news|last=Williamson |first=Bill |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/14376537/long-snapper-jon-condo-oakland-raiders-season-shoulder-injury|title=Raiders place long snapper Jon Condo on IR, sign Thomas Gafford |work=ESPN |date=December 15, 2017 |accessdate=March 20, 2020}}
On March 20, 2017, he was re-signed by the Raiders.{{cite news|last=Alper |first=Josh |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/03/20/raiders-re-sign-long-snapper-jon-condo/ |title=Oakland Raiders re-sign long-snapper Jon Condo |work=ProFootballTalk |date=March 20, 2017 |accessdate=March 20, 2020}} On March 14, 2018, Condo was not re-signed by the Raiders, and became a free agent.{{cite web|title=Raiders won't bring long snapper Jon Condo back in 2018|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=nfl&id=22684622|website=Raiders.com|date=March 8, 2018|accessdate=March 20, 2020}}
=Atlanta Falcons=
On December 4, 2018, Condo was signed by the Atlanta Falcons to replace and injured Josh Harris.{{Cite web |url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/falcons-place-josh-harris-on-injured-reserve-promote-justin-zimmer-to-active-ros |title=Falcons place Josh Harris on injured reserve, promote Justin Zimmer to active roster |last=Tabeek |first=Matthew |date=December 4, 2018 |website=AtlantaFalcons.com |access-date=March 20, 2020}} He appeared in the final four games and was not re-signed at the end of the season.
=San Francisco 49ers=
On September 17, 2019, Condo was signed by the San Francisco 49ers to replace a struggling Colin Holba.{{Cite web |url=https://www.49ers.com/news/49ers-announce-roster-moves-x4997 |title=49ers Announce Roster Moves |date=September 17, 2019 |website=49ers.com |access-date=March 20, 2020}} He announced his retirement on September 23, after one game played with the team, and was placed on the reserve/retired list.{{Cite news |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/09/23/49ers-put-ls-jon-condo-on-reserve-retired-list-after-one-game-with-team/ |title=49ers put LS Jon Condo on reserve/retired list after one game with team |last=Alper |first=Josh |date=September 23, 2019 |access-date=September 23, 2019 |website=NBCSports.com}} He was replaced with Garrison Sanborn.
References
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External links
- [https://umterps.com/news/2013/4/9/208127432.aspx Maryland Terrapins bio]
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Category:People from Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania
Category:Players of American football from Pennsylvania
Category:American Conference Pro Bowl players
Category:American football long snappers
Category:Dallas Cowboys players
Category:Maryland Terrapins football players
Category:New England Patriots players
Category:Oakland Raiders players