Sundberg (right) during pregame in 2013
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No. 57 Washington Redskins | |||||||
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Position: | Long snapper | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Date of birth: | July 29, 1987 | ||||||
Place of birth: | Phoenix, Arizona | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Phoenix (AZ) North Canyon | ||||||
College: | California | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2009 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||
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Games played: | 91 |
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Tackles: | 9 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Nick Sundberg (born July 29, 1987) is an American football long snapper for the Washington Redskins in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of California. He signed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He was also a member of the Baltimore Ravens.
Sundberg was born in Phoenix, Arizona and played high school football at North Canyon High School. He played left tackle until his junior season, when the coaches moved him to center. Since the previous long snapper had graduated, his coaches also made him the long snapper that season. It was at this point, that Sundberg began training with Ben Bernard. Ben Bernard was Sundberg's offensive and defensive line coach at North Canyon. Sundberg also trained under him to become a better long snapper. They trained 5–6 days a week including lifting weights after Sundberg's senior season. Under Bernard's tutelage, Nick was able to earn a full scholarship to the University of California Berkeley. Sundberg continues to train with Bernard every off-season in Phoenix and now assists him in the training of younger long snappers.
During his senior year, Sundberg was the team's captain and was named All-region honorable mention.
Sundberg also participated in wrestling and track and field at North Canyon.
Sundberg attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he played in 52 consecutive games and served as the long snapper for his entire four-year college career. He won the starting job in preseason as a true freshman and served as the long snapper on field goals and punts in all 13 games all four years at Cal.