Garrison Sanborn
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| Position: | Long snapper | ||||||||
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| Born: | July 31, 1985 Tampa, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Tampa (FL) Jesuit | ||||||||
| College: | Florida State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2009 | ||||||||
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Garrison Sanborn (born July 31, 1985) is an American professional football long snapper. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Florida State.
Early life
[edit]Sanborn graduated from Tampa Jesuit in 2003 and lettered three years in football as a long snapper, linebacker (junior year) and center (senior year). He won the district championship all three years and advanced to the state semifinals as a senior. He also lettered for four years as a wrestler. His team won wrestling district titles in all four years and won the regional title and placed sixth in the state meet as a senior in the 189-pound class. He married Tara Sanborn in 2011, whom he met at Florida State University. They are united in their Catholic faith. [1]
College career
[edit]Sanborn played for Florida State from 2003 to 2007. He was redshirted in 2003.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Buffalo Bills
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Sanborn signed with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2009.[3] One of the most consistent in the NFL, Sanborn was among the highest paid long snappers. He signed a three-year deal prior to the 2014 season.[4]
On March 6, 2017, Sanborn was released by the Bills.[5]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
[edit]On March 14, 2017, Sanborn signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[6] On September 2, 2017, he was released in the final roster cuts at the end of the preseason, but was re-signed two days later.[7][8]
On August 26, 2018, Sanborn was re-signed by the Buccaneers.[9]
San Francisco 49ers
[edit]On September 23, 2019, Sanborn was signed by the San Francisco 49ers.[10] He was released on October 23.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
[edit]On December 18, 2020, Sanborn signed with the practice squad of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[11] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on February 16, 2021.[12]
On December 7, 2021, Sanborn was signed to the Buccaneers practice squad.[13] He was released on December 13.
Jacksonville Jaguars
[edit]On December 28, 2022, Sanborn was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Small Sacrifices Bring Great Rewards for Buffalo Bills' Player". Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
- ^ "GARRISONSANBORN" (PDF). prod.static.bills.clubs.nfl.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 8, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ "Buffalo Bills Re-Sign LS Garrison Sanborn, Per Report". BuffaloRumblings.com. January 30, 2012.
- ^ "Garrison Sanborn Player Page". Rotoworld.com.
- ^ Brown, Chris (March 6, 2017). "Bills release Carpenter, Robey-Coleman in handful of cuts". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2018.
- ^ "Buccaneers Sign LS Garrison Sanborn". Buccaneers.com. March 14, 2017.
- ^ "Wide Variety of Moves Gets Bucs to 53". Buccaneers.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Scott (September 4, 2017). "Bucs Sign Pro Bowl Safety T.J. Ward". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ Smith, Scott (August 26, 2018). "Bucs Sign Three to Start Last Preseason Week". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ Williams, Charean (September 23, 2019). "49ers agree to terms with long snapper Garrison Sanborn On". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
- ^ Smith, Scott (December 18, 2020). "Bucs Elevate Two from Practice Squad, Sign Punter and Long-Snapper". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ "Five Bucs reserves hit free agency". FantasyGuru.com. February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ Smith, Scott (December 7, 2021). "Bucs Add LS Garrison Sanborn to Practice Squad". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Jaguars sign DL Jeremiah Ledbetter to active roster and LS Garrison Sanborn to practice squad". jaguars.com. December 28, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Pro Football Reference
Media related to Garrison Sanborn at Wikimedia Commons
