Jonathan Condo in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania

Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania

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 is an American football

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 long snapper

Long snapper

In American football and Canadian football, the term long snapper refers to a player who is a specialized center during punts, field goals, and extra point attempts. His job is to snap the ball as quickly and accurately as possible....

 for the Oakland Raiders

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 in the National Football League

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. He played college football

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 at the University of Maryland

University of Maryland, College Park

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Condo played high school football

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 at Philipsburg-Osceola High School. There he was an All-State linebacker

Linebacker

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, and participant in the Big 33 Football Classic

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The Big 33 Football Classic is an all-star American football game featuring the top high-school football players in Pennsylvania. Played since 1957, the game is often described as the "Super Bowl of High School Football." The last 14 contests have pitted players from Pennsylvania against players...

. Condo still holds many of Philipsburg-Osceola's football records.

He was also an all-state selection in baseball, as a catcher on the P-O baseball squad, and in his senior year he won the PIAA Wrestling AAA classification 275 weight limit championship. Jon finished the year with only one blemish on his record.

Condo was an exclusive rights free agent

Free agent

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 in 2008, but the Raiders re-signed him.

On October 19, in a game against the New York Jets

New York Jets

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, the Raiders were forced to punt on a 3 and out. Condo directly snapped the ball to outside linebacker Jon Alston

Jon Alston

-St. Louis Rams:Alston was drafted in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams. In 2006 he made 2 special teams tackles for the Rams. On September 1, 2007, he was released by the Rams.-Oakland Raiders:...

, who ran it for 22 yards on a fake punt play. He was added to the Pro Bowl for 2010.
On July 27, 2011, the Oakland Raiders resigned condo to a 3 year deal.