Jacob Ingram (born February 23, 1985) is a former

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long snapper In American football, the long snapper (or deep snapper) is a center on special teams whose duty is to snap the football over a longer distance, typically around 15 yards during punts, and 7–8 yards during field goals and extra point att ...

. He played college football at

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and was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the

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as a

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Early years

Ingram played football at

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, on the island of

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where he also lettered in track, and grew up with a childhood friend, Sahil Muliyil, who was his "inspiration to play football".

College career

Originally a walk-on at

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, Hawaii coach,

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had him switch full-time to long snapper during his fourth game at Hawaii. He remained the team's long snapper for the rest of his collegiate career.

Professional career

New England Patriots

Ingram was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round (198th overall) of the

, the only

selected in that draft. He competed with veteran long snapper

Nathan Hodel Nathan William Hodel (; born November 12, 1977) is a former American football long snapper. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2001. He played college football at Illinois. Hodel was also a member of the Arizona ...

, who was already on the roster when the Patriots drafted Ingram; Hodel was later released on August 31, 2009. Ingram played in all 16 games of the 2009 season for the Patriots and helped kicker

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to make a career high 53-yard field goal. In 2010, Ingram snapped for the first eight games of the season before being waived on November 10, 2010.

New Orleans Saints

Ingram was signed by the

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on November 20, 2010, replacing Jason Kyle, who was placed on injured reserve. He was waived by the Saints on November 22, 2010, after one game.

Tennessee Titans

Ingram was signed by the Titans before 2011, but was waived on August 18.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On August 27, 2011, Ingram signed with the

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. He was cut on September 3, 2011.

Personal life

His younger brother, Luke was also a long snapper at Hawaii. Following his NFL career, Ingram was a police officer in Lanai for a while and then moved back to Maui.

References

External links

New Orleans Saints bioNew England Patriots bioHawaii Warriors bio
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