Rick Lovato

Rick Lovato
No. -- Free agent
Position: Long snapper
Personal information
Date of birth: (1992-09-09) September 9, 1992
Place of birth: Neptune, New Jersey
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 249 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school: Middletown (NJ) South
College: Old Dominion
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2016
Games played: 3
Tackles: 0
Fumble recoveries: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Richard Peter "Rick" Lovato Jr. (born September 9, 1992) is an American football long snapper who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Old Dominion. Lovato was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He has also played for the Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins.

Early years

Lovato was born in Neptune, New Jersey,[1] the son of Rick and Maureen Lovato.[2] He attended Middletown High School South in Middletown, New Jersey, where he started long snapping as a freshman.[1] He also saw time at center and on the defensive line.[2]

College career

Lovato played college football for the Old Dominion Monarchs football team from 2011 to 2014.[2] He appeared in all 50 games as the Monarchs’ long snapper.[1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 2 in 235 lb 5.18 s 1.75 s 2.88 s 4.63 s 7.78 s 25.5 in 8 ft 6 in 20 reps
All values are from Pro Day[3]

Chicago Bears

After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft, Lovato signed with the Chicago Bears on May 3, 2015.[4] On August 30, 2015, he was released by the Bears.[5]

Green Bay Packers

On December 22, 2015, Lovato was signed by the Green Bay Packers after starting long snapper Brett Goode suffered a season-ending knee injury.[6] Prior to being signed, he was working at a sandwich shop in Lincroft, New Jersey owned by his father and uncle.[7] Lovato became the first Old Dominion alumnus to play in a regular-season NFL game after handling snapping duties for every punt and field goal against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 16.[8] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Packers during final team cuts.[9]

Washington Redskins

On November 19, 2016, Lovato was signed by the Washington Redskins to fill in for the injured Nick Sundberg.[10] He was released on November 29, 2016.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Green Bay Packers: Rick Lovato". Packers.com. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Old Dominion Monarchs: Rick Lovato". ODUSports.com. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Rick Lovato - Old Dominion, LS : 2015 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  4. ↑ Mayer, Larry (May 3, 2015). "Bears add 15 undrafted free agents". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  5. ↑ Mayer, Larry (August 30, 2015). "Bears cut Jennings, Mundy to IR". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ "LS Brett Goode placed on injured reserve". Packers.com. December 22, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  7. ↑ Demovsky, Rob (December 23, 2015). "Subs to snaps: Rick Lovato, from sandwich shop to Packers' long-snapper". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  8. ↑ Minium, Harry (January 8, 2016). "ODU's Rick Lovato: from sub-making in Jersey to punt-snapping in Green Bay". PilotOnline.com. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Packers keep six undrafted rookies, including QB Joe Callahan". Packers.com. September 3, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  10. ↑ Czarda, Stephen (November 19, 2016). "11/19: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  11. ↑ Czarda, Stephen (November 29, 2016). "Redskins Sign Defensive Lineman A.J. Francis To Active Roster". Redskins.com.
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