Patrick Mannelly
Encyclopedia
Patrick Mannelly is an American football
long snapper
for the Chicago Bears
of the NFL. He was originally selected with the 36th pick of the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft
out of Duke University
.
, where he was a good student and a letterman in football
and basketball
. In football, he was invited to the Georgia-Florida All-Star game after his senior season. Mannelly graduated from Marist High School in 1993.
and was a four-year starter at longsnapper and a two-year starter on the offensive line. He missed a majority of senior year due to a mysterious hip injury. http://www.longsnapper.com/duke.shtml
. He has played in 200 games with the Bears over his twelve year career. Currently, Mannelly is the longest tenured player on the team's current roster, http://www.chicagobears.com/team/player52.html and on September 27, 2010 NFL Season, Mannelly broke Steve McMichael
's Chicago Bears record for most games played as a Bear, with 192. In 2006, kicker Robbie Gould
claimed that Mannelly played a pivotal part of his productive season, and praised him in his Pro Bowl acceptance speech. http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=2832 Additionally, many of Mannelly's teammates consider him one of the NFL's unsung heroes.http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=2843 In a 2011 game against the San Diego Chargers
, Mannelly ruptured his ACL, and was placed on injured reserve.
. He is married to Tamara John, the daughter of former Major League Baseball
pitcher Tommy John
. The couple has one daughter who was born on Christmas Eve 2005. Mannelly is also a spokesperson for the American Lung Association's Athletes and Asthma program. http://www.chicagobears.com/team/player.asp?player_id=52
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....
for the Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
of the NFL. He was originally selected with the 36th pick of the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft
NFL Draft
The National Football League Draft is an annual event in which the National Football League teams select eligible college football players and it is their most common source of player recruitment. The basic design of the draft is each team is given a position in the drafting order in reverse order...
out of Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
.
High school years
Mannelly attended Marist High School in Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
, where he was a good student and a letterman in 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...
and basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
. In football, he was invited to the Georgia-Florida All-Star game after his senior season. Mannelly graduated from Marist High School in 1993.
College career
Mannelly attended Duke UniversityDuke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
and was a four-year starter at longsnapper and a two-year starter on the offensive line. He missed a majority of senior year due to a mysterious hip injury. http://www.longsnapper.com/duke.shtml
Professional career
The Bears drafted Mannelly in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft1998 NFL Draft
The 1998 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 18-19, 1998...
. He has played in 200 games with the Bears over his twelve year career. Currently, Mannelly is the longest tenured player on the team's current roster, http://www.chicagobears.com/team/player52.html and on September 27, 2010 NFL Season, Mannelly broke Steve McMichael
Steve McMichael
-World Wrestling Federation :After the end of his NFL career, he appeared at ringside in the WWF for Lawrence Taylor at WrestleMania XI on April 2, 1995 in Hartford, Connecticut. Taylor was wrestling Bam Bam Bigelow and there were several football players at ringside to keep wrestlers from...
's Chicago Bears record for most games played as a Bear, with 192. In 2006, kicker Robbie Gould
Robbie Gould
Robert Paul "Robbie" Gould III is an American football placekicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Penn State...
claimed that Mannelly played a pivotal part of his productive season, and praised him in his Pro Bowl acceptance speech. http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=2832 Additionally, many of Mannelly's teammates consider him one of the NFL's unsung heroes.http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=2843 In a 2011 game against the San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, Mannelly ruptured his ACL, and was placed on injured reserve.
Personal life
Mannelly was born to Jay and Patty Mannelly. His brother, Bernard, played college football for Notre DameNotre Dame Fighting Irish football
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame. The team is currently coached by Brian Kelly.Notre Dame competes as an Independent at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level, and is a founding member of the Bowl Championship Series coalition. It is an...
. He is married to Tamara John, the daughter of former Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
pitcher Tommy John
Tommy John
Thomas Edward John Jr. is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball whose 288 career victories rank as the seventh highest total among left-handers in major league history...
. The couple has one daughter who was born on Christmas Eve 2005. Mannelly is also a spokesperson for the American Lung Association's Athletes and Asthma program. http://www.chicagobears.com/team/player.asp?player_id=52