Joe Cardona. Long snapper for the New England Patriots. 2x Super Bowl champ. NFB senior of ’14, class of 2015. Not ONLY an NFL footballer, but also an officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Hailing from El Cajon, California, Joe was drafted in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL draft, making him one of the few players designated as a long snapper ever to be drafted. Now Joe has 2 Super Bowl rings… (Super Bowls LI and LIII).
His dual career has seen him excel in both, recently securing a four-year contract extension with the Patriots worth $6.3 million, making him the highest-paid long snapper in the NFL.
Doing the hard things - “Takes commitment, humility, and steadfastness”, “What can you bring to the game”, “Struggle is the best thing that you could possibly have”, “Before anything good happens, you’re going to struggle”