Name Danny Aiken Weight: 255 lb (116 kg) Height 1.93 m | College: Virginia Spouse Kelly Pierson (m. 2015) Undrafted: 2011 Siblings Matt Aiken | |
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Position: Long snapper / Tight end Date of birth: (1988-08-28) August 28, 1988 (age 27) Role American football long snapper Parents Douglas Aiken, Vicki Aiken Education Fork Union Military Academy, University of Virginia, Cave Spring High School Similar People Ryan Allen, Dan Connolly, Josh Kline, Joe Vellano, Sealver Siliga Profiles | ||
Place of birth: Oxford, Connecticut | ||
Cavalier Sports Weekly
Daniel Lee Aiken (born August 28, 1988) is an American football long snapper who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Virginia after a prep year at Fork Union Military Academy.
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- Cavalier Sports Weekly
- Early years
- College career
- Buffalo Bills
- New England Patriots
- Carolina Panthers
- New York Giants
- References
Early years
While attending Cave Spring High School, Aiken lettered in football. During his high school career, he played on the defensive line, at quarterback, and in his early years on junior varsity he played offensive line. At quarterback in his senior year, he led the Knights to a 9–1 regular season and 1–1 playoff record.
College career
He played college football at the University of Virginia, was the team's long snapper all four years, and was a reserve tight end but caught no passes while there. He played under coach Mike London.
Buffalo Bills
In May 2011, the Buffalo Bills signed him as an undrafted free agent. They later waived him in August 2011.
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots claimed him off waivers on September 4, 2011, and he was named the team's starting long snapper and an emergency tight end.
On March 7, 2014, Aiken was re-signed to a 1-year contract. He was released from the team on August 30, 2014, but re-signed on September 4. On February 1, 2015, Aiken won Super Bowl XLIX with the Patriots. At the conclusion of the 2014-2015 season Aiken was not resigned by the Patriots due to back surgery and their drafting of Joe Cardona in the 2015 NFL Draft to be the team's new long snapper.
Carolina Panthers
Aiken was signed by the Carolina Panthers on November 25, 2015 after an injury to the Panthers long snapper J.J. Jansen. On November 27, 2015, Aiken was waived.
New York Giants
On December 8, 2015, Aiken was signed as a free agent by the New York Giants to replace long snapper Zak DeOssie, who suffered a wrist injury and was placed on season-ending injured reserve. On December 31, 2015, Aiken was placed on season-ending injured reserve due to a thumb injury, and was replaced by Tyler Ott.