Jon Dorenbos

Jon Dorenbos

Dorenbos signing autographs at training camp
No. 46 Philadelphia Eagles
Position:	Long Snapper
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1980-07-21) July 21, 1980 (age 36)
Place of birth:	Humble, Texas
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:	Garden Grove (CA) Pacifica
College:	Texas–El Paso
Undrafted:	2003
Career history
Buffalo Bills (2003–2004) Tennessee Titans (2005–2006) Philadelphia Eagles (2006–present)
Roster status:	Injured reserve
Career highlights and awards
2× Pro Bowl (2009, 2014)
Career NFL statistics as of 2016
Games played: 201 Total tackles: 37 Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Jonathan Paul "Jon" Dorenbos (/ˈdɔːrnbəs/; born July 21, 1980) is an American football long snapper for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football at the University of Texas at El Paso. Dorenbos has also played for the Tennessee Titans.

Dorenbos has a parallel career as a professional magician. He was a finalist on season 11 of the television program America's Got Talent, performing his magic acts. He finished in 3rd place for the season.

Dorenbos grew up in Woodinville, Washington, and on August 2, 1992, when he was 12, his mother, Kathy, was killed by his father, Alan, a software specialist. His father was charged with and convicted of second-degree murder, and sentenced to 13 years and eight months in prison. Dorenbos was sent to a foster home. After a legal battle, he was adopted by his aunt and uncle, Susan and Steve Hindman. To ease his mind, Dorenbos turned to performing magic.

Dorenbos attended Pacifica High School in Garden Grove, California, where he was a letterman in football, basketball, hockey and baseball. He earned all-league honors in football and baseball. He made Dean's list and was an honor roll student in high school. Dorenbos originally attended Golden West College in Huntington Beach, California. During his freshman year, his best friend who was attending University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), Paul Tessier, called to ask if he would like to be the long snapper for the UTEP Miners football team, which needed one. At the time, Dorenbos was not the long snapper at Golden West; he played linebacker and fullback. He took some video footage from high school, added footage of the Golden West long snapper, and sent it to the coaches at UTEP. He was eventually recruited and became the long snapper for UTEP in 23 games over three seasons. He averaged almost 10 tackles each year at UTEP on punt coverage. Dorenbos earned a business degree from UTEP, with emphasis in economics, finance and marketing.