Kendall Robert Gammon (born October 23, 1968 in Rose Hill, Kansas

Rose Hill, Kansas

Rose Hill is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,931.-Geography:Rose Hill is located at...

) is a retired American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 player who played multiple positions for the Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs

The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...

. Gammon currently serves as a field reporter for the Kansas City Chiefs' radio broadcasts on "101 The Fox"

KCFX

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Career

NFL
Gammon was originally drafted

NFL Draft

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 by the Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...

 in the 1992 NFL Draft

1992 NFL Draft

The 1992 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 26–27, 1992. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft...

, after a four-year career at Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg State University, also called Pitt State or PSU, is a public university with approximately 7,100 students located in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States. A large percentage of the student population consists of residents within the Pittsburg region; the gender proportion is relatively equal...

. In college, he played tight end

Tight end

The tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be...

, offensive tackle, and offensive guard

Guard (American football)

In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....

, and handled the long-snaping

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....

 duties. When he went to the Steelers, he was the long snapper from 1992

1992 NFL season

The 1992 NFL season was the 73rd regular season of the National Football League.Due to the damage caused by Hurricane Andrew, the New England Patriots–Miami Dolphins game that was scheduled for September 6 at Joe Robbie Stadium was rescheduled to October 18. Both teams originally had that...

 to 1995

1995 NFL season

The 1995 NFL season was the 76th regular season of the National Football League. The league expanded to 30 teams with the addition of the Carolina Panthers and the Jacksonville Jaguars...

, and occasionally filled in on the offensive line. He spent four seasons in New Orleans

New Orleans Saints

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, and signed with the Chiefs as a free agent

Free agent

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 in February 2000. He was named to the Pro Bowl

Pro Bowl

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 in 2005 as a special teams player, handling the long snapping duties for the AFC

American Football Conference

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 team. Gammon has a recently published book on the shelves called Life's a Snap. The Chiefs released Gammon prior to the 2007 season

2007 NFL season

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Post NFL
In January 2008, Gammon returned to PSU, in Pittsburg, Kansas

Pittsburg, Kansas

Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County, in southeastern Kansas, United States. It is the most populous city in Crawford County and in southeastern Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 20,233.-History:...

, and serves as the university’s first major gifts officer for the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. He also is active in research and developmental studies in breast cancer.

He is also active in the business world as well, he is the co-owner of Paradise Nursery, a retail/wholesale distributor of nursery products in Kansas City.

Currently he is the author of two books, Lifes a Snap and Leadership Lessons from the Best of the NFL.