Jonathan Condo (born August 26, 1981) is an American former professional football

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who played in the

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(NFL) for the Oakland Raiders, the Atlanta Falcons and the

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. He played college football for the

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was signed by the

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as an

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in 2005.

Early years

Condo attended

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. 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

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and All-Big 8 Conference honors at running back, linebacker and punter. He participated in the

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. He was an All-State selection in baseball, as a catcher on the P-O baseball squad. As a senior, he won the PIAA Wrestling AAA classification 275 lb weight limit championship, while finishing the year with only one blemish on his record.

College career

Condo attended the

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, where he played for the Maryland Terrapins football team. He became the team's

as a sophomore and also served as a backup

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. 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

by the

after

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on April 29. He made the team as the

over Jeff Robinson. Although he played in the first three games of the season, his struggles forced the team to waive him on September 28. He was replaced with L. P. Ladouceur.

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

On November 29, 2006, he was signed by the Oakland Raiders to their practice squad and would become the team's

the next year. Condo was an exclusive rights

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, 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

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, who ran it for 22 yards on a fake punt play. He was added to the Pro Bowl for 2010 after kicker

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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

, and defensive lineman

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. 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. 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. On December 16, 2015, he was placed on the

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with a shoulder injury and was replaced with Thomas Gafford. On March 20, 2017, he was re-signed by the Raiders. On March 14, 2018, Condo was not re-signed by the Raiders, and became a free agent.

Atlanta Falcons

On December 4,

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, Condo was signed by the Atlanta Falcons to replace and injured Josh Harris. He appeared in the final four games and wasn't re-signed at the end of the season.

San Francisco 49ers

On September 17, 2019, Condo was signed by the

to replace a struggling Colin Holba. He announced his retirement on September 23, after one game played with the team, and was placed on the reserve/retired list. He was replaced with Garrison Sanborn.

References

External links

Maryland Terrapins bio
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