Jacob McQuaide (born December 7, 1987) is an American professional

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. He was signed by the

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as an

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in 2011. McQuaide played

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for the

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Early life

McQuaide attended

Elder High School Elder High School is a Catholic all-male, college-preparatory high school in the Price Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. The high school has been in existence for over 100 years, and is a diocesan high school within the Archdiocese of Cinc ...

. As a sophomore, he contributed to the football team winning an

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State Championship. As a senior, he had 10 receptions for 125 yards at

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. He also lettered in

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. He walked-on at

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. As a

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freshman, he was rotated in the first seven games at

, along with seniors Dimitrios Makridis and Jackson Haas. He was removed from the rotation the rest of the season because of inconsistency issues and did not play in the last 6 contests. As a sophomore, he was named the team's long snapper for punts and placement kicks, while earning a football scholarship. During his college career, he remained as team's long snapper, but was never able to take snaps or record any stats at the

position. He was a part of 3

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championships (

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and

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Professional career

St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams

McQuaide was signed as an

by the

after the

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on July 29. As a rookie, he beat

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for the long snapper job. He served as the Rams' long snapper every game from 2011 to 2020. As a member of the

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, McQuaide was selected to his first

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as a "need" player on January 18, 2017. He was selected to his second consecutive Pro Bowl as a "need" player on January 17, 2018. On March 9, 2018, McQuaide signed a three-year contract extension with the Rams through the 2020 season. During his time with the Rams, he appeared in all 160 regular season games through his first ten seasons and made 10

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tackles.

Dallas Cowboys

On March 22, 2021, McQuaide signed with the

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to replace long snapper L. P. Ladouceur, reuniting with

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John Fassel, who was his coach with the Rams, along with his former teammate

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Greg Zuerlein. On March 14, 2022, McQuaide re-signed with Dallas on a one-year contract. He was released in a planned move during final roster cuts on August 30, and re–signed on September 1, after players' allocations to the designated to return

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were official. In the fourth game against the

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, he suffered a torn left

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on his final snap. On October 4, 2022, he was placed on the injured reserve list, forcing to miss the first games of his career. He was replaced with

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Detroit Lions

On March 20, 2023, McQuaide signed a one-year contract with the

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. He was waived on August 7, 2023. He was re-signed to the

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on November 1, following an injury to Scott Daly and signed to the active roster on November 15.

Chicago Bears

On October 15, 2024, McQuaide signed with the

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practice squad. He was released on October 29.

Minnesota Vikings

On November 5, 2024, McQuaide signed with the

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to replace the injured

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. He was promoted to the active roster on November 27 and waived on December 3.

Miami Dolphins

On December 16, 2024, McQuaide was signed to the

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practice squad, and promoted to the active roster the next day.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McQuaide, Jake 1987 births Living people Players of American football from Cincinnati American football long snappers Ohio State Buckeyes football players St. Louis Rams players Los Angeles Rams players National Conference Pro Bowl players Elder High School alumni Dallas Cowboys players Detroit Lions players Chicago Bears players Minnesota Vikings players Miami Dolphins players