Michael Louis Schneck 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...

 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....

 who most recently played for the Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

. He was originally signed 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...

 as an undrafted free agent in 1999. He played collegiately

College football

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 at the University of Wisconsin

Wisconsin Badgers football

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.

Early years

Schneck attended Whitefish Bay High School

Whitefish Bay High School

Whitefish Bay High School is a comprehensive public secondary school located in the village of Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, United States. Approximately 950 students attend the school from September through June, in grades 9 through 12...

, where in addition to handling longsnapping duties, he was a two-time All-League linebacker and the team captain and the Team MVP as a senior.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Beginning in 1999, Schneck spent the first six years of his career as the Steelers' long snapper.

Buffalo Bills

He was signed as a free agent by the Bills in 2005. Schneck was selected to his first Pro Bowl

Pro Bowl

In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those...

 in 2005

2006 Pro Bowl

The 2006 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl was played on February 12, 2006 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. It marked the 27th consecutive time that the National Football League's all-star game was held in Honolulu...

, alongside teammate Brian Moorman

Brian Moorman

Brian Donald Moorman is an American football punter who currently plays for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 1999. He played collegiately at Pittsburg State.Moorman is a two-time Pro Bowl selection for...

. He was released by the Bills during final cuts on September 1, 2007.

Atlanta Falcons

On October 2, 2007, he signed with the Falcons. Schneck announced his retirement from the NFL on March 4, 2010.

Personal

Married to Amanda, and the two have a daughter, Kylie and sons, Joseph and Samuel.