Jacob Ingram (born February 23, 1985) is a former American football long snapper. He played

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at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and was drafted by the

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in the sixth round of the

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as a center.

Early years

Ingram played football at Mililani High School in Mililani, Hawaii, on the island of Oahu where he also lettered in track, and grew up with a childhood friend, Sahil Muliyil, who was his "inspiration to play football".

College career

Originally a

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at defensive end, Hawaii coach, June Jones had him switch full-time to long snapper during his fourth game at Hawaii. He remained the team's long snapper for the rest of his collegiate career.

Professional career

New England Patriots

Ingram was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round (198th overall) of the

, the only long snapper selected in that draft. He competed with veteran long snapper Nathan Hodel, who was already on the roster when the Patriots drafted Ingram; Hodel was later released on August 31, 2009. Ingram played in all 16 games of the

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season for the Patriots and helped kicker Stephen Gostkowski to make a career high 53-yard

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. In

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, Ingram snapped for the first eight games of the season before being waived on November 10, 2010.

New Orleans Saints

Ingram was signed by the New Orleans Saints on November 20, 2010, replacing Jason Kyle, who was placed on

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. He was waived by the Saints on November 22, 2010, after one game.

Tennessee Titans

Ingram was signed by the Titans before 2011, but was waived on August 18.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On August 27, 2011, Ingram signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was cut on September 3, 2011.

Personal life

His younger brother, Luke was also a long snapper at Hawaii. Following his NFL career, Ingram was a police officer in Lanai for a while and then moved back to Maui.

References

External links

New Orleans Saints bioNew England Patriots bioHawaii Warriors bio
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