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Adam Schreiber

b. 1962

American football player

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Born 1962. Adam Schreiber is an American american football player.

Adam Blayne Schreiber (; born February 20, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a center and long snapper in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons with seven different teams. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns.

Early life Schreiber attended S. R. Butler High School where he was a star on the varsity football team, graduating in 1980.

He then played college football for the Texas Longhorns.

Professional career Coming out of college in 1984, he was first drafted by the Houston Gamblers as a territorial pick in the USFL draft and then, later in the year, by the Seattle Seahawks in the ninth round of the 1984 NFL draft. He signed with the Seahawks and was cut by them at the end of training camp that year, but then re-signed with them five weeks later. He played in six games for the Seahawks as a guard, but was again cut at the start of training camp in 1985.

He was signed by the New Orleans Saints two months later and played one game for them before again being released at the end of training camp. A few weeks later he was signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles to replace Jim Gilmore.

In 1987, for the first time in his career, he was the starter all season—missing only the strike games. In the offseason he was signed again by the Eagles and then moved to long snapper. Six games in, he was waived by the Eagles, but then immediately picked up by the New York Jets finishing the season as their long snapper. After starting just one game in his first three seasons, he started all 16 in 1993 at center. It the most productive season of his career. Despite his success in 1993, he was cut by the Vikings during the following summer, but picked up by the New York Giants about a month later. and currently resides in Panama City Beach, Florida.

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University of Texas at Austin, S. R. Butler High School
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Adam Blayne Schreiber

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Who is Adam Schreiber?

American football player

When was Adam Schreiber born?

Adam Schreiber was born on 20 February 1962 in Galveston.

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Adam Schreiber is an american football player.

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Adam Schreiber is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Adam Schreiber

· Wikidata: Q4679741

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