Jeff Overbaugh (born November 24, 1993) is a former American football long snapper. He played college football at San Diego State.
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| Position: | Long snapper | ||||||
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| Born: | November 24, 1993 Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 234 lb (106 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Anchorage (AK) Service | ||||||
| College: | San Diego State | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2016 | ||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Professional career
editLos Angeles Rams
editOverbaugh signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent on June 10, 2016.[1] He was waived by the Rams on August 30, 2016.[2]
Denver Broncos
editOn January 2, 2017, Overbaugh signed a future contract with the Denver Broncos.[3] He was waived by the Broncos on May 4, 2017.[4]
Chicago Bears
editOn August 28, 2017, Overbaugh signed with the Chicago Bears following an injury to Patrick Scales.[5] He was waived by the Bears on September 3, 2017, after the team claimed Andrew DePaola off waivers.[6]
Minnesota Vikings
editOn December 26, 2017, Overbaugh signed with the Minnesota Vikings following an injury to Kevin McDermott.[7]
Atlanta Falcons
editOn September 2, 2018, Overbaugh was signed to the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad.[8] He was promoted to the active roster on September 6, 2018, due to an injury to Josh Harris.[9] He was waived on September 10, 2018.[10]
Atlanta Legends
editOn December 27, 2018, Overbaugh signed with the Atlanta Legends.[11][12] The league ceased operations in April 2019.[13]
In popular culture
editThe Conners
editIn the episode "Smoking Penguins and Santa on Santa Action", the kids buy Dan Conner a Chicago Bears game-worn jersey for his birthday. When Dan sees the name Overbaugh he asks who he is. Darlene explains that he was the long snapper that played for the Bears for a week in 2017 and that she thinks that Overbaugh was the only other bidder for the jersey. Dan is excited to have the jersey.
References
edit- ^ "Rams Waive/Injured DT Louis Trinca-Pasat, Sign LS Jeff Overbaugh". NFL Trade Rumors. June 10, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ Bain, Nate (August 30, 2016). "Rams Announce First Round of Roster Cuts". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "Broncos sign 11 players to future contracts". DenverBroncos.com. January 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 28, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "Broncos Waive Three Players". NFL Trade Rumors. May 4, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (August 28, 2017). "Meredith, Scales both sustained torn ACLs". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (September 3, 2017). "Bears claim three players off waivers". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "Vikings Place Nick Easton on IR, Sign Long Snapper Overbaugh". Vikings.com. December 26, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ McFadden, Will (September 2, 2018). "Falcons sign 10 players to practice squad". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ^ McFadden, Will (September 6, 2018). "Falcons waive Richard Jarvis, sign Jeff Overbaugh off practice squad". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ McFadden, Will (September 10, 2018). "Falcons waive Deante Burton, Jeff Overbaugh; sign trio of players". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ "Overbaugh kicks off inaugural AAF season with Atlanta Legends". Alaska Sports Hall of Fame. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ Bragg, Beth (February 6, 2019). "Service High grad continues football career in new pro league". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
External links
edit- San Diego State Aztecs bio Archived 2017-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Minnesota Vikings bio Archived 2017-12-30 at the Wayback Machine