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Andrew East

Andrew East

Andrew Dean East (born September 17, 1991) is an American football long snapper who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Vanderbilt, and has also had multiple stints with various NFL teams.

Andrew East
Free agent
Position:Long snapper
Personal information
Born:(1991-09-17)September 17, 1991
Indianapolis, Indiana
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:North Central
(Indianapolis, Indiana)
College:Vanderbilt
Undrafted:2015
Career history
  • Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of 2018
Games played:3
Player stats at **NFL.com [21] **
Games played:3
Player stats at **NFL.com [21] **

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

He signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2015.[1] He was released by the Chiefs on August 30, 2015.[2]

Seattle Seahawks

East signed a reserve/future contract with the Seattle Seahawks on January 4, 2016.[3] He was waived on March 24, 2016.[4]

Oakland Raiders

East was signed by the Oakland Raiders on April 5, 2016.[5] He was waived by the team on August 29, 2016.[6]

Los Angeles Rams

On March 13, 2017, East signed with the Los Angeles Rams.[7] On May 3, 2017, he was waived by the Rams.[8]

Oakland Raiders (second stint)

On July 28, 2017, East was signed by the Raiders.[9] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[10] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Raiders on January 19, 2018.[11] He was waived by the Raiders on April 9, 2018.[12]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On June 14, 2018, East signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.[13] He was waived on July 31, 2018.[14]

Memphis Express

On November 9, 2018, East was allocated to the Memphis Express.[15]

Washington Redskins

On December 15, 2018, East was signed by the Washington Redskins after long snapper Nick Sundberg was placed on injured reserve due to a back injury.[16] He was waived on August 2, 2019.[17]

Personal life

East is married to Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Shawn Johnson East. East and Johnson were engaged on July 24, 2015, at Wrigley Field during a Chicago Cubs game,[18] and were married on April 16, 2016, in Franklin, Tennessee.[19] In April 2019, Johnson and East announced that they are expecting their first child, due October 23, 2019, after suffering a miscarriage in 2017.

References

[1]
Citation Linkwww.tennessean.com"TSU, Vanderbilt, WKU players sign as free agents". Tennessean.com. May 2, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
Sep 26, 2019, 2:12 PM
[2]
Citation Linkwww.arrowheadpride.comThorman, Joel (August 30, 2015). "Chiefs roster cuts: First 11 players have been released". ArrowheadPride.com. SBNation. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
Sep 26, 2019, 2:12 PM
[3]
Citation Link247sports.comLarrabee, Kirk (January 4, 2016). "Reports: Seattle Seahawks sign three to reserve-future deals". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
Sep 26, 2019, 2:12 PM
[4]
Citation Linkwww.seattletimes.comCondotta, Bob (March 24, 2016). "Seahawks waive Andrew East as team continues to make long-snapping moves". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
Sep 26, 2019, 2:12 PM
[5]
Citation Linkwww.silverandblackpride.comDamien, Levi (April 5, 2016). "Raiders add long snapper Andrew East". SilverAndBlackPride.com. SBNation. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
Sep 26, 2019, 2:12 PM
[6]
Citation Linkwww.silverandblackpride.comDamien, Levi (August 29, 2016). "Raiders cuts 2016: Roster trimmed to 75". SilverAndBlackPride.com. SBNation. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
Sep 26, 2019, 2:12 PM
[7]
Citation Linkwww.turfshowtimes.comMcAtee, Joe (March 14, 2017). "LA Rams Solidify Super Bowl Trajectory By Signing Backup Long Snapper Andrew East". TurfShowTimes.com.
Sep 26, 2019, 2:12 PM
[8]
Citation Linkwww.turfshowtimes.comBate, Brandon (May 3, 2017). "LA Rams Cut Four Players on Wednesday, Sign Former 49er". TurfShowTimes.com.
Sep 26, 2019, 2:12 PM
[9]
Citation Linkwww.raiders.com"Raiders Sign Andrew East; Release Austin Howard, Taiwan Jones". Raiders.com. July 28, 2017. Archived from the original on December 31, 2017. Cite uses deprecated parameter |dead-url= (help)
Sep 26, 2019, 2:12 PM
[10]
Citation Linkwww.raiders.com"Raiders Announce Transactions". Raiders.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017. Cite uses deprecated parameter |deadurl= (help)
Sep 26, 2019, 2:12 PM
[11]
Citation Linkraiderswire.usatoday.com"Raiders sign LS Andrew East to reserve/future contract". USAToday.com. January 19, 2018.
Sep 26, 2019, 2:12 PM
[12]
Citation Linkprofootballtalk.nbcsports.comWilliams, Charean (April 9, 2018). "Raiders waive Andrew East". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
Sep 26, 2019, 2:12 PM
[13]
Citation Linkwww.jaguars.com"Jaguars make roster moves". Jaguars.com. June 14, 2018.
Sep 26, 2019, 2:12 PM
[14]
Citation Linkwww.jaguars.com"Jaguars Sign Tight End Deandre Goolsby". Jaguars.com. July 31, 2018.
Sep 26, 2019, 2:12 PM
[15]
Citation Linkwww.commercialappeal.com"AAF: Andrew East, Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson's husband, boards Memphis Express". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
Sep 26, 2019, 2:12 PM
[16]
Citation Linkwww.redskins.com"Redskins Sign Matt Flanagan, Joshua Holsey, Andrew East; Waive Kapri Bibbs, Marcus Smith". Redskins.com. December 15, 2018.
Sep 26, 2019, 2:12 PM
[17]
Citation Linkwww.redskins.com"Redskins Sign DB D.J. White, Waive LS Andrew East". Redskins.com. August 2, 2019.
Sep 26, 2019, 2:12 PM
[18]
Citation Linkwww.people.comRayne, Naja (July 24, 2015). "Shawn Johnson Engaged to Andrew East". People.com. People Magazine. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
Sep 26, 2019, 2:12 PM
[19]
Citation Linkwww.people.comFinan, Eileen (April 16, 2016). "Shawn Johnson Marries NFL Player Andrew East". People.com. People Magazine. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
Sep 26, 2019, 2:12 PM
[20]
Citation Linkwww.vucommodores.comVanderbilt Commodores bio
Sep 26, 2019, 2:12 PM