 Mannelly with the Chicago Bears in 2008 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Long snapper | ||||||||
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| Born: | April 18, 1975 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Marist (Brookhaven, Georgia) | ||||||||
| College: | Duke (1993–1997) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1998 / round: 6 / pick: 189 | ||||||||
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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[2] and special teams NFL agent Kevin Gold.[3]
The Patrick Mannelly Award, which was named after him, is presented to the top NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision senior long snapper.
- ^ "Top 100 Bears of all time: #100-76". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ "Rick Gosselin's all-time NFL Special Teams Unit". Talk Of Fame Network. May 17, 2018. Archived from the original on October 11, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ Biggs, Brad (January 15, 2019). "Patrick Mannelly Award created to honor college football's best long snapper: 'They need to be recognized'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 15, 2019.