Andrew DePaola

2023 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Named as a starter for the Pro Bowl for a second-consecutive season. First long snapper to earn back-to-back Pro Bowl honors since Rams LS Jake McQuaide in 2016 and 2017.
• Handled all long-snapping duties for the Vikings in 2023.
• Helped RB Ty Chandler execute two successful fake punts during the 2023 season, including Chandler's 31-yard run on a fake punt at Denver in Week 11, the fourth-longest fake punt in franchise history

HONORS

• Associated Press Second-Team All-Pro - Special Teams (2023)
• Associated Press First-Team All-Pro - Special Teams (2022)
• Pro Bowl Selection (2x - 2022, 2023)

2023 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Named as a starter for the Pro Bowl for a second-consecutive season. First long snapper to earn back-to-back Pro Bowl honors since Rams LS Jake McQuaide in 2016 and 2017.
• Handled all long-snapping duties for the Vikings in 2023.
• Helped RB Ty Chandler execute two successful fake punts during the 2023 season, including Chandler's 31-yard run on a fake punt at Denver in Week 11, the fourth-longest fake punt in franchise history

HONORS

• Associated Press Second-Team All-Pro - Special Teams (2023)
• Associated Press First-Team All-Pro - Special Teams (2022)
• Pro Bowl Selection (2x - 2022, 2023)

2022 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Named as a starter for the Pro Bowl, the first of this career.
• Handled long-snapping duties for all 17 games, helping P Ryan Wright have one of the best punting seasons in team history and K Greg Joseph connect on five game-winning field goals.

2021 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Handled long-snapping duties for every game of the 2021 season and finished with four special teams tackles on the season.

2020 | MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Appeared in 7 games and had one special teams tackle in 2020 after becoming the Vikings long snapper in Week 11.
• Signed to the Vikings practice squad on 11/21.
• Made his Vikings debut vs. Dallas after being elevated from the practice squad for the Week 11 matchup (11/22).
• Standard elevation from practice squad to active roster on 11/28, the day before playing vs. Carolina.
• Served as the Vikings long snapper as K Dan Bailey went 2-for-2 on FGs and PAT attempts and P Britton Colquitt averaged 51.0 yards on three punts vs. Carolina (11/29).
• Signed to Vikings active roster on 12/2.
• Made lone special teams tackle of season at Detroit (1/3).

2018 | OAKLAND RAIDERS

• Had season-ending ACL tear in season opener, going on Injured Reserve on 9/13.
• Signed as a free agent with Oakland on 3/16.

2017 | CHICAGO BEARS

• Played in all 16 games for Chicago after spending all of training camp and preseason with Tampa Bay.
• Pat O'Donnell set career highs in punts (87), yards (4,708) and average (47.0), finishing in the top-10 in the league in each category.

2016 | TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

• Played in all 16 contests for the third consecutive season.
• Snapped for K Roberto Aguayo in his rookie season as he connected on 32-of-34 PATs.
• Bryan Anger finished third in the league with 37 punts inside the 20 in his first season with the Buccaneers.

2015 | TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

• Played in all 16 contests and recorded four special teams tackles for the second straight year.
• Jake Schum set career high with 56 punts for 2,348 yards.
• Recorded one special teams tackle vs. Tennessee (9/13).
• Made one tackle and snapped for seven punts at Houston (9/27).

2014 | TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

• Played in all 16 games and had four special teams tackles.
• Made NFL debut and had one tackle vs. Carolina (9/7).
• Registered one stop on special teams vs. both New Orleans (10/5) and Minnesota (10/26).
• Made one tackle on special teams at Carolina (12/14).

2013 | TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

• Spent offseason and training camp with team.

2012 | TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

• Signed as a free agent 8/12, released 8/27.

COLLEGE - RUTGERS

• Appeared in 39 games during his career at Rutgers (2005-09), including every game his final three seasons.
• Rutgers went 36-16 during his tenure, winning four straight bowl games, playing under Head Coach Greg Schiano.
• While serving as holder in 2007, threw a 15-yard TD pass vs. South Florida on a fake FG.
• Recorded five tackles (5 solo) during the 2009 season, his lone season as the full-time long snapper.
• Was on depth chart as a QB early in college career, moving to WR in 2008 and took over long-snapping duties when regular snapper was injured.
• Served as the primary holder for FGs from 2006-08.
• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2005.

PREP - HEREFORD (MD.)

• Helped Hereford High School in Parkton, Md., to the 2A state title as a sophomore and runner-up finish as a senior.
• Was a three-year starter at QB.
• Threw for 2,092 yards with 22 TDs as a senior, earning All-Metro and All-State honors.
• Earned All-County honors twice and County Offensive Player of the Year by the Baltimore Sun.
• Earned All-Metro honors as a baseball player.