sport.wikisort.org - AthleteLeonidas E. "Lonie" Paxton III (born March 13, 1978) is a former American football long snapper. He played college football at Sacramento State and was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2000. Paxton also played for the Denver Broncos.
American football player (born 1978)
Not to be confused with the American politician Lonnie Paxton.
American football player
Lonie Paxton |
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Position: | Long snapper |
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Born: | (1978-03-13) March 13, 1978 (age 44) Orange, California |
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Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
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Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) |
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College: | Sacramento State |
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Undrafted: | 2000 |
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- New England Patriots (2000–2008)
- Denver Broncos (2009–2011)
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- 3× Super Bowl champion (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX)
- New England Patriots All-Dynasty Team
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Games played: | 184 |
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Tackles: | 11 |
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Player stats at NFL.com |
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Early years
When Paxton was a child growing up in southern California, he and his father would attend Los Angeles Rams games, where his father, a retired construction worker and football fan, had season tickets in seats right next to where the long snappers would practice during the game. At Centennial High School in Corona, California, Paxton was a three-year starter as a two-way lineman and long snapper. As a senior, he was selected as the team's Lineman of the Year.
College career
At Sacramento State, Paxton was a four-year starter as a long snapper and an offensive lineman. As a junior, he was part of an offensive line that blocked for the NCAA Division I-AA rushing leader. As a senior, he helped his team lead the Big Sky Conference in rushing yards per game with 234.2 rushing yards per game. He majored in communications at Sacramento State. He earned Rookie of the Year honors as a freshman, junior of the year and co-lineman of the year as a senior.
Professional career
New England Patriots
Paxton snapped on nine of Adam Vinatieri's game-winning field goals over four seasons, including his game-winning 48-yarder at the end of Super Bowl XXXVI. He famously made a snow angel in the end zone after Vinatieri kicked a 23-yard field goal in overtime to give the Patriots a 16-13 victory over the Oakland Raiders which put them in the 2001 AFC championship game. He repeated his victory snow angel on the Louisiana Superdome turf after Vinatieri's kick beat the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI.
In 2003, Paxton established the Active Force Foundation, a non-profit organization that designs and donates special sports equipment to physically challenged athletes.
Denver Broncos
On February 27, 2009, Paxton signed a five-year, $5.3 million contract with the Denver Broncos. The deal included a $1 million signing bonus. This made Paxton the second-highest paid long snapper in the NFL, slightly behind Ryan Pontbriand of the Cleveland Browns.
He was released by Denver on February 15, 2013.
Retirement
On August 1, 2017, Paxton signed a one-day contract with the Patriots to officially retire in New England.
Personal life
Paxton is the oldest of 6 siblings with 2 brothers and 3 foster brothers and sisters. He has worked with the Shriners Hospitals for Children in Sacramento, California. He is half Greek on his father's side;[1] his father's lineage is from Sparta, Greece.[2]
He married Meghan Vasconcellos, a former New England Patriots Cheerleader, on February 26, 2011.[3][4]
Notes and references
External links
New England Patriots All–Dynasty Team (2001–2019) |
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- Offense
- Brady (QB)
- Faulk (RB)
- Dillon (RB)
- White (RB)
- Brown (WR)
- Welker (WR)
- Moss (WR)
- Edelman (WR)
- Graham (TE)
- Gronkowski (TE)
- Light (T)
- Vollmer (T)
- Solder (T)
- Andruzzi (G)
- Mankins (G)
- Thuney (G)
- Koppen (C)
- Defense
- Seymour (DE)
- Warren (DE)
- Wilfork (DT)
- McGinest (OLB) (OLB)
- Vrabel (OLB)
- Ninkovich (OLB)
- Bruschi (ILB)
- Phifer (ILB)
- Hightower (ILB)
- Law (CB)
- Samuel (CB)
- Gilmore (CB)
- Harrison (S)
- Chung (S)
- McCourty (S)
- Special Teams
- Johnson (Ret.)
- Hobbs (Ret.)
- Edelman (Ret.)
- Vinatieri (PK)
- Allen (P)
- Izzo (ST)
- Slater (ST)
- Paxton (LS)
- Cardona (LS)
- Coach
- Belichick
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New England Patriots Super Bowl XXXVI champions |
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- 4 Adam Vinatieri
- 11 Drew Bledsoe
- 12 Tom Brady (MVP)
- 13 Ken Walter
- 14 Walter Williams
- 15 Jimmy Farris
- 16 Scott McCready
- 19 Damon Huard
- 21 J. R. Redmond
- 22 Terrance Shaw
- 23 Antwan Harris
- 24 Ty Law
- 25 Leonard Myers
- 26 Matt Stevens
- 27 Terrell Buckley
- 28 Brock Williams
- 29 Hakim Akbar
- 30 Je'Rod Cherry
- 31 Ben Kelly
- 32 Antowain Smith
- 33 Kevin Faulk
- 34 Tebucky Jones
- 35 Patrick Pass
- 36 Lawyer Milloy
- 38 Ray Hill
- 44 Marc Edwards
- 45 Otis Smith
- 48 Arther Love
- 49 Jabari Holloway
- 50 Mike Vrabel
- 51 Bryan Cox
- 52 Ted Johnson
- 53 Larry Izzo
- 54 Tedy Bruschi
- 55 Willie McGinest
- 58 Matt Chatham
- 59 Andy Katzenmoyer
- 60 Drew Inzer
- 61 Stephen Neal
- 62 Setema Gali
- 63 Joe Andruzzi
- 64 Greg Randall
- 65 Damien Woody
- 66 Lonie Paxton
- 67 Grey Ruegamer
- 68 Tom Ashworth
- 70 Adrian Klemm
- 71 Chris Sullivan
- 72 Matt Light
- 74 Kenyatta Jones
- 75 Maurice Anderson
- 76 Grant Williams
- 77 Mike Compton
- 80 Troy Brown
- 81 Charles Johnson
- 82 Curtis Jackson
- 83 Rod Rutledge
- 84 Fred Coleman
- 85 Jermaine Wiggins
- 86 David Patten
- 88 Terry Glenn
- 90 Marty Moore
- 91 Bobby Hamilton
- 92 David Nugent
- 93 Richard Seymour
- 94 Jace Sayler
- 95 Roman Phifer
- 96 Brandon Mitchell
- 97 Riddick Parker
- 98 Anthony Pleasant
- 99 Kole Ayi
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- Head coach: Bill Belichick
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- Coaches: Ned Burke
- Romeo Crennel
- Brian Daboll
- Jeff Davidson
- Ivan Fears
- Pepper Johnson
- Eric Mangini
- Josh McDaniels
- Randy Melvin
- Markus Paul
- Rob Ryan
- Dante Scarnecchia
- Brad Seely
- Charlie Weis
- Mike Woicik
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New England Patriots Super Bowl XXXVIII champions |
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- 4 Adam Vinatieri
- 6 Rohan Davey
- 10 Jamin Elliott
- 12 Tom Brady (MVP)
- 13 Ken Walter
- 16 Kliff Kingsbury
- 17 Dedric Ward
- 18 Chas Gessner
- 19 Damon Huard
- 21 Mike Cloud
- 22 Asante Samuel
- 23 Antwan Harris
- 24 Ty Law
- 26 Eugene Wilson
- 30 Je'Rod Cherry
- 31 Larry Centers
- 32 Antowain Smith
- 33 Kevin Faulk
- 34 Chris Akins
- 35 Patrick Pass
- 37 Rodney Harrison
- 38 Tyrone Poole
- 39 Shawn Mayer
- 44 Fred McCrary
- 46 Brian Kinchen
- 48 Tully Banta-Cain
- 49 Sean McDermott
- 50 Mike Vrabel
- 51 Don Davis
- 52 Ted Johnson
- 53 Larry Izzo
- 54 Tedy Bruschi
- 55 Willie McGinest
- 58 Matt Chatham
- 59 Rosevelt Colvin
- 60 Wilbert Brown
- 61 Stephen Neal
- 62 Tim Provost
- 63 Joe Andruzzi
- 64 Gene Mruczkowski
- 65 Damien Woody
- 66 Lonie Paxton
- 67 Dan Koppen
- 68 Tom Ashworth
- 70 Adrian Klemm
- 71 Russ Hochstein
- 72 Matt Light
- 75 Jamil Soriano
- 76 Brandon Gorin
- 77 Mike Compton
- 80 Troy Brown
- 81 Bethel Johnson
- 82 Daniel Graham
- 83 Deion Branch
- 84 Fred Baxter
- 85 J. J. Stokes
- 86 David Patten
- 87 David Givens
- 88 Christian Fauria
- 90 Dan Klecko
- 91 Bobby Hamilton
- 92 Ted Washington
- 93 Richard Seymour
- 94 Ty Warren
- 95 Roman Phifer
- 96 Rick Lyle
- 97 Jarvis Green
- 98 Anthony Pleasant
- 99 Ethan Kelley
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- Head coach: Bill Belichick
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- Coaches: Romeo Crennel
- Brian Daboll
- Jeff Davidson
- Ivan Fears
- Sean Gustus
- John Hufnagel
- Pepper Johnson
- Josh McDaniels
- Eric Mangini
- Markus Paul
- Rob Ryan
- Dante Scarnecchia
- Brad Seely
- Charlie Weis
- Mike Woicik
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New England Patriots Super Bowl XXXIX champions |
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- 4 Adam Vinatieri
- 6 Rohan Davey
- 8 Josh Miller
- 10 Kevin Kasper
- 12 Tom Brady
- 13 Jim Miller
- 14 P. K. Sam
- 18 Cedric James
- 19 Ricky Bryant
- 21 Randall Gay
- 22 Asante Samuel
- 23 Omare Lowe
- 24 Ty Law
- 26 Eugene Wilson
- 27 Rabih Abdullah
- 28 Corey Dillon
- 29 Earthwind Moreland
- 30 Je'Rod Cherry
- 31 Hank Poteat
- 32 Kory Chapman
- 33 Kevin Faulk
- 34 Cedric Cobbs
- 35 Patrick Pass
- 37 Rodney Harrison
- 38 Tyrone Poole
- 39 Guss Scott
- 42 Dexter Reid
- 46 Zeron Flemister
- 47 Justin Kurpeikis
- 48 Tully Banta-Cain
- 49 Eric Alexander
- 50 Mike Vrabel
- 51 Don Davis
- 52 Ted Johnson
- 53 Larry Izzo
- 54 Tedy Bruschi
- 55 Willie McGinest
- 58 Matt Chatham
- 59 Rosevelt Colvin
- 61 Stephen Neal
- 63 Joe Andruzzi
- 64 Gene Mruczkowski
- 65 Lance Nimmo
- 66 Lonie Paxton
- 67 Dan Koppen
- 68 Tom Ashworth
- 69 Buck Rasmussen
- 70 Adrian Klemm
- 71 Russ Hochstein
- 72 Matt Light
- 74 Billy Yates
- 75 Vince Wilfork
- 76 Brandon Gorin
- 80 Troy Brown
- 81 Bethel Johnson
- 82 Daniel Graham
- 83 Deion Branch (MVP)
- 84 Benjamin Watson
- 85 Jed Weaver
- 86 David Patten
- 87 David Givens
- 88 Christian Fauria
- 90 Dan Klecko
- 91 Marquise Hill
- 93 Richard Seymour
- 94 Ty Warren
- 95 Roman Phifer
- 96 Rodney Bailey
- 97 Jarvis Green
- 98 Keith Traylor
- 99 Ethan Kelley
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- Head coach: Bill Belichick
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- Coaches: Romeo Crennel
- Brian Daboll
- Jeff Davidson
- Ivan Fears
- Pepper Johnson
- Josh McDaniels
- Eric Mangini
- Matt Patricia
- Markus Paul
- Dean Pees
- Dante Scarnecchia
- Brad Seely
- Cory Undlin
- Charlie Weis
- Mike Woicik
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