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, most recently the Washington Redskins.

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

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]

High School career

2007-2010

East was named Captain of the North Central High School football team in Indianapolis, Indiana. He played as a three-year starter on defense and special teams for the 5A division school in the Indianapolis area.

When East was sophomore and junior, he started at the Linebacker position, posting 110 tackles as a junior. Named the All-Around-Area Linebacker while starting as snapper.

As senior, East contributed 64 tackles and seven Quarterback sacks as first-year starter. He also received the Indiana Academic All-State honors award.[18]

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,[19] and were married on April 16, 2016, in Franklin, Tennessee.[20] Their daughter, Drew Hazel East, was born on October 29, 2019.

Other work

East now runs a successful YouTube channel called The East Family with his wife a former Olympic Gold medalist Shawn Johnson East, with a total of 1.12 million subscribers. Content usually includes vlogging of his wife's day-to-day life and collaborations with other Olympian gymnasts such as Nastia Liukin and Nile Wilson and YouTube stars such as Bratayley and Whitney Bjerken. East also has his own podcast titled "Redirected" and a podcast with his wife, "Couple things," where they discuss all things relationships and marriage.

References
  1. "TSU, Vanderbilt, WKU players sign as free agents". Tennessean.com. May 2, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  2. Thorman, Joel (August 30, 2015). "Chiefs roster cuts: First 11 players have been released". ArrowheadPride.com. SBNation. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  3. Larrabee, Kirk (January 4, 2016). "Reports: Seattle Seahawks sign three to reserve-future deals". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  4. Condotta, Bob (March 24, 2016). "Seahawks waive Andrew East as team continues to make long-snapping moves". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  5. Damien, Levi (April 5, 2016). "Raiders add long snapper Andrew East". SilverAndBlackPride.com. SBNation. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  6. Damien, Levi (August 29, 2016). "Raiders cuts 2016: Roster trimmed to 75". SilverAndBlackPride.com. SBNation. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  7. McAtee, Joe (March 14, 2017). "LA Rams Solidify Super Bowl Trajectory By Signing Backup Long Snapper Andrew East". TurfShowTimes.com.
  8. Bate, Brandon (May 3, 2017). "LA Rams Cut Four Players on Wednesday, Sign Former 49er". TurfShowTimes.com.
  9. "Raiders Sign Andrew East; Release Austin Howard, Taiwan Jones". Raiders.com. July 28, 2017. Archived from the original on December 31, 2017.
  10. "Raiders Announce Transactions". Raiders.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  11. "Raiders sign LS Andrew East to reserve/future contract". USAToday.com. January 19, 2018.
  12. Williams, Charean (April 9, 2018). "Raiders waive Andrew East". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  13. "Jaguars make roster moves". Jaguars.com. June 14, 2018.
  14. "Jaguars Sign Tight End Deandre Goolsby". Jaguars.com. July 31, 2018.
  15. "AAF: Andrew East, Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson's husband, boards Memphis Express". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  16. "Redskins Sign Matt Flanagan, Joshua Holsey, Andrew East; Waive Kapri Bibbs, Marcus Smith". Redskins.com. December 15, 2018.
  17. "Redskins Sign DB D.J. White, Waive LS Andrew East". Redskins.com. August 2, 2019.
  18. "The Players of 2013" (PDF). Vanderbilt Athletics. Nashville, Tennessee: Vanderbilt University. 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2019 – via "Vanderbilt Football Through the Years".
  19. Rayne, Naja (July 24, 2015). "Shawn Johnson Engaged to Andrew East". People.com. People Magazine. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  20. Finan, Eileen (April 16, 2016). "Shawn Johnson Marries NFL Player Andrew East". People.com. People Magazine. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
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