Patrick Mannelly
{{Short description|American football player (born 1975)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Patrick Mannelly
| image = Patrick-Mannelly-9-13-08-Panthers.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Mannelly with the Chicago Bears in 2008
| number = 65
| position = Long snapper
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|4|18|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 265
| high_school = Marist
(Brookhaven, Georgia)
| college = Duke (1993–1997)
| draftyear = 1998
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 189
| pastteams = * Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1998|2013}})
| highlights = * 100 greatest Bears of all-time{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagobears.com/photos/top-100-bears-of-all-time-100-76 |title=Top 100 Bears of all time: #100-76|publisher=ChicagoBears.com|access-date=2019-05-20}}
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 245
| statlabel2 = Total tackles
| statvalue2 = 46
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 1
| pfr = M/MannPa20
}}
Patrick Mannelly (born April 18, 1975) is an American former professional football long snapper who played for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils and was selected by Chicago in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL draft. Mannelly played with the Bears for 16 years before retiring in 2014. He is considered one of the top long snappers in modern-day football, a title given to him by sports columnist Rick Gosselin{{cite web |url=http://www.talkoffamenetwork.com/rick-gosselins-time-nfl-special-teams-unit/ |title=Rick Gosselin's all-time NFL Special Teams Unit |publisher=Talk Of Fame Network |date=2018-05-17 |access-date=2018-11-16 |archive-date=2018-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011013732/http://www.talkoffamenetwork.com/rick-gosselins-time-nfl-special-teams-unit/ |url-status=dead }} and special teams NFL agent Kevin Gold.{{cite news|last=Biggs|first=Brad|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-spt-bears-patrick-mannelly-award-20190115-story.html|title=Patrick Mannelly Award created to honor college football's best long snapper: 'They need to be recognized'|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=January 15, 2019|access-date=January 15, 2019}}
The Patrick Mannelly Award, which was named after him, is presented to the top NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision senior long snapper.
Early life
Mannelly attended Marist School in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was a letterman in football and basketball. In football, he was invited to the Georgia–Florida All-Star game after his senior season. Mannelly graduated from Marist School in 1993.
College career
Mannelly attended Duke University and was a four-year starter at long snapper and a two-year starter on the offensive line. He missed a majority of senior year due to a mysterious hip injury.{{cite web|url=http://www.longsnapper.com/duke.shtml |title=Patrick Mannelly's College Career |publisher=Longsnapper.com |date= |access-date=2012-09-05}} In Mannelly's final college game he went up against Mel Tucker; 15 years later Tucker would join Mannelly at the Chicago Bears and became the Bears defensive coordinator.
Professional career
The Bears drafted Mannelly in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1998 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1998/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Per the Bears records he snapped the ball 2,282 times during his NFL career without a botched snap.{{cite web|url=http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/06/20/bears-long-snapper-mannelly-to-retire |title=Bears' Long Snapper Mannelly Retires |publisher=CBSchicago |date= 20 June 2014|access-date=2014-06-20}}
In 2006, kicker Robbie Gould claimed that Mannelly played a pivotal part of his productive season, and praised him in his Pro Bowl acceptance speech.{{cite web|last=Mayer|first=Larry|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=2832 |title=Bears Pro Bowlers traversed different path to NFL |publisher=Chicago Bears |date=2006-12-20 |access-date=2012-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324210507/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=2832|archive-date=2012-03-24}} Gould considered him one of the NFL's unsung heroes.{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=2843 |title=Bears feel Mannelly deserves Pro Bowl nod |publisher=Chicago Bears |access-date=2012-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324210516/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=2843|archive-date=2012-03-24}}
On September 27, 2010, Mannelly broke Steve McMichael's Chicago Bears record for most games played as a Bear, with 192 (the record now stands at 245, at the time of his retirement he was tied for 43rd most in NFL history).
In a 2011 game against the San Diego Chargers, Mannelly ruptured his ACL, and was placed on injured reserve.{{cite web|last=Mayer|first=Larry|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=8381 |title=Mannelly out for season with ruptured ACL |publisher=Chicago Bears |date=2011-11-21 |access-date=2012-09-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222120823/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=8381 |archive-date=2011-12-22}}
In 2012, Mannelly broke the record for most seasons with the Bears with 15.{{cite web |last=Mayer |first=Larry |url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Mannelly-will-make-history-Sunday/a7a189c1-6fc0-4335-a676-25f7a9a3a5cf |title=Mannelly will make history Sunday |publisher=Chicago Bears |date= |access-date=2012-09-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911001813/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Mannelly-will-make-history-Sunday/a7a189c1-6fc0-4335-a676-25f7a9a3a5cf |archive-date=2012-09-11 |url-status=dead }} On December 24, 2012, Mannelly signed a one-year deal with the Bears.{{cite web|last=Mayer|first=Larry|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Mannelly-inks-one-year-extension-through-2013/b89c8182-688c-497f-afc2-7abb1dd6b855|title=Mannelly inks one-year extension through 2013|publisher=Chicago Bears|date=2012-12-24|access-date=2012-12-24|archive-date=2012-12-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227002655/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Mannelly-inks-one-year-extension-through-2013/b89c8182-688c-497f-afc2-7abb1dd6b855|url-status=dead}}
Mannelly retired on June 20, 2014, after a 16-year career. Mannelly ended his career with 81 special teams tackles, the third most by a Bear since 1995 (when the statistic was first officially recorded), and the longest tenured player in team history.{{cite web|last=Mayer|first=Larry|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Mannelly-retires-after-16-seasons/b4bb97ba-cc69-482a-a26d-e26abb96df22|title=Mannelly retires after 16 seasons|publisher=Chicago Bears|date=2014-06-20|access-date=2014-06-23}}
{{blockquote|"Mannelly was a perfectionist. He turned long-snapping into a science. He was the first to count the rotations of the ball on a short snap so the holder never gets the laces, and he also developed cutting edge drills that are used by most special-teams coaches today."|Dave Toub, Bears special-teams coach{{cite web |url=http://www.talkoffamenetwork.com/rick-gosselins-time-nfl-special-teams-unit/ |title=Rick Gosselin's all-time NFL Special Teams Unit |publisher=Talk Of Fame Network |date=2018-05-17 |access-date=2018-11-16 |archive-date=2018-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011013732/http://www.talkoffamenetwork.com/rick-gosselins-time-nfl-special-teams-unit/ |url-status=dead }}}}
Life after football
On September 2, 2014, Mannelly debuted with Chicago sports talk radio station 670 The Score as a co-host to Matt Spiegel. Less than a year later, Mannelly left the show citing a lack of interest in covering sports besides football. He will remain on the station as a football analyst.{{cite web|last=Mayer|first=Larry|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Patrick-Mannelly-leaving-radio-show/39123c85-eec8-4a87-ae9c-bec0a881fb83|title=Patrick Mannelly leaving radio show|publisher=Chicago Bears|date=2015-02-03|access-date=2016-04-08|archive-date=2015-05-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506041345/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Patrick-Mannelly-leaving-radio-show/39123c85-eec8-4a87-ae9c-bec0a881fb83|url-status=dead}}
In 2019, Mannelly partnered with NFL agent Kevin Gold and trainer Chris Rubio to create the Patrick Mannelly Award, given to the best long snapper in college football.
Personal life
Mannelly was born to Jay and Patty Mannelly. His brother, Bernard, played college football for Notre Dame. He and Tamara John, the daughter of former Major League Baseball pitcher Tommy John, were married in 1998.{{cite news|author=|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/21/style/weddings-tamara-john-james-mannelly.html |title=Weddings: Tamara John, James Mannelly |work=The New York Times |date=1998-06-21 |access-date=2012-09-05}} The couple has one daughter who was born on Christmas Eve 2005. Mannelly is also a spokesperson for the American Lung Association's Athletes and Asthma program.{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/team/roster/Patrick-Mannelly/dde56ddf-bb11-46b4-8427-4434cfc5c291#tab-stats-summary|title=Patrick Mannelly|work=Chicago Bears|access-date=2013-03-30|archive-date=2013-03-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313162845/http://www.chicagobears.com/team/roster/Patrick-Mannelly/dde56ddf-bb11-46b4-8427-4434cfc5c291#tab-stats-summary|url-status=dead}}
Mannelly was a recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award on April 8, 2014.{{cite web|last=Mayer|first=Larry|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Mannelly-to-receive-Ed-Block-Award/498d74d7-1e5f-4d0d-8036-c0c02bd1c74a|title=Mannelly to receive Ed Block Award|publisher=Chicago Bears|date=2014-03-07|access-date=2014-03-07|archive-date=2014-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308011746/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Mannelly-to-receive-Ed-Block-Award/498d74d7-1e5f-4d0d-8036-c0c02bd1c74a|url-status=dead}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.longsnapper.com/ Official website]
- [http://www.chicagobears.com/team/roster/Patrick-Mannelly/dde56ddf-bb11-46b4-8427-4434cfc5c291 Chicago Bears bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219165332/http://www.chicagobears.com/team/roster/patrick-mannelly/dde56ddf-bb11-46b4-8427-4434cfc5c291/ |date=2012-12-19 }}
- [https://patrickmannellyaward.com Patrick Mannelly Award]
- [https://www.windycitygridiron.com/2017/3/15/14934044/the-life-of-the-long-snapper-patrick-mannelly-chicago-bears-super-bowl-xli-lovie-smith-nfl-duke The Life of the Long Snapper]
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Category:American football long snappers
Category:Chicago Bears players
Category:Duke Blue Devils football players