Andrew Dean East (born September 17, 1991) is a former

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. He played

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at Vanderbilt, and has also had multiple stints with various NFL teams, most recently the

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High school career

East was named a captain of the North Central High School football team in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was a three-year starter on defense and special teams for the 5A division school in the Indianapolis area. When East was a sophomore and junior, he started at the linebacker position, posting 110 tackles as a junior. He was named the All-Around-Area linebacker while starting as a long-snapper. As a senior, East contributed 64 tackles and seven quarterback sacks as a first-year starter. He also received the Indiana Academic All-State honors award.

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

He signed with the

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as an

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on May 11, 2015. He was released by the Chiefs on August 30, 2015.

Seattle Seahawks

East signed a reserve/future contract with the

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on January 4, 2016. He was waived on March 24, 2016.

Oakland Raiders

East was signed by the

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on April 5, 2016. He was waived by the team on August 29, 2016.

Los Angeles Rams

On March 13, 2017, East signed with the

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. On May 3, 2017, he was waived by the Rams.

Oakland Raiders (second stint)

On July 28, 2017, East was signed by the Raiders. He was waived on September 2, 2017. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Raiders on January 19, 2018. He was waived by the Raiders on April 9, 2018.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On June 14, 2018, East signed with the

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. He was waived on July 31, 2018.

Memphis Express

On November 9, 2018, East was allocated to the

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Washington Redskins

On December 15, 2018, East was signed by the

after long snapper Nick Sundberg was placed on injured reserve due to a back injury. He was waived on August 2, 2019. He announced his retirement in a video on his family’s

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channel on February 25, 2022.

Personal life

East is married to Olympic gymnast and gold medalist

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. East and Johnson were engaged on July 24, 2015, at

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during a

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game, and were married on April 16, 2016, in

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. The couple live in

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. They have two children, a daughter who was born in October 2019 and a son who was born in July 2021. East competed on season 13 and 14 of ''

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''.

References

External links

Vanderbilt Commodores bio
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