david dieHl - New York Giants

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Long SNapper/LINEBACKER
Height - 6-4
Weight - 249
College - Brown
high school - PHILLIPS ACADEMY (MASS.)
Birthdate - May 24, 1984
How Acquired - Draft (4th round, 2007)
NFL Exp. - 6th Year
Giants Exp. - 6th Year
new york football giants
TRANSACTIONS:
- Originally a 4th round (116th pick overall)
draft choice by the Giants in 2007.
GIANTS NOTES:
- Zak’s father Steve DeOssie was a linebacker
and deep snapper with the Dallas
Cowboys, New York Giants, New York Jets
and New England Patriots…Steve DeOssie
played in 175 games in 12 NFL seasons,
including more than 4 years with the
Giants (1989-93). He delivered the snap
for Matt Bahr’s 42-yard field goal as time
expired that gave the Giants a victory over
the San Francisco 49ers in the 1990 NFC
Championship Game. A week later, DeOssie
started at left inside linebacker in the Giants’
Super Bowl XXV victory over the Buffalo
Bills.
- Steve and Zak DeOssie (a member of
the Giants teams that won Super Bowls XLII
and XLVI) are 1 of 13 father-son tandems to
reach the Super Bowl, but the only 1 to win
Super Bowls with the same franchise.
- Named to the 2008 NFC Pro Bowl team as
the “need” player and served as the snapper
for his teammates, punter Jeff Feagles and
placekicker John Carney…Also played in the
Pro Bowl following the 2010 season.
CAREER NOTES:
- Has played in all 94 regular-season and 9
postseason games in his career as the long
snapper and on coverage teams…Has 47
career regular-season special teams tackles,
one forced fumble and 7 postseason special
teams tackles…Selected to the NFC Pro Bowl
team as a special teams player in 2008 and
2010.
2012 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
- Saw action as the long snapper at
Baltimore (12/23).
- Saw action as the long snapper at Atlanta
(12/16) and recorded one special teams
tackle.
- Saw action as the long snapper vs. New
Orleans (12/9)...Recorded one special teams
tackle.
ZAK DEOSSIE
- Saw action as the long snapper at
Washington (12/3).
- Saw action as the long snapper vs. Green
Bay (11/25)...Recorded one special teams
tackle.
- Saw action as the long snapper at
Cincinnati (11/11).
- Saw action as the long snapper vs.
Pittsburgh (11/4) and assisted on a special
teams tackle.
- Saw action as the long snapper at Dallas
(10/28) and recorded one special teams
tackle and a forced fumble on Cowboys punt
returner Dez Bryant in the first quarter,
- Saw action as the long snapper vs.
Washington (10/21).
- Saw action as the long snapper at San
Francisco (10/14).
- Saw action as the long snapper vs.
Cleveland (10/7).
- Saw action as the long snapper at
Philadelphia (9/30).
- Saw action as the long snapper at Carolina
(9/20).
- Saw action as the long snapper and
recorded one special teams tackle vs. Tampa
Bay (9/16).
- Saw action as the long snapper and
recorded one tackle vs. Dallas (9/5).