Garrison Sanborn

Garrison Sanborn (born July 31, 1985) 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 2009. He played college football at Florida State.

Garrison Sanborn
Sanborn in 2017
Free agent
Position:Long snapper
Personal information
Born: (1985-07-31) July 31, 1985
Tampa, Florida
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Tampa (FL) Jesuit
College:Florida State
Undrafted:2009
Career history
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2018
Games played:159
Tackles:15
Fumble recoveries:1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early years

Sanborn graduated from Tampa Jesuit in 2003 and lettered three years in football as a long snapper, linebacker (junior year) and center (senior year). He won the district championship all three years and advanced to the state semifinals as a senior. He also lettered for four years as a wrestler. His team won wrestling district titles in all four years and won the regional title and placed sixth in the state meet as a senior in the 189-pound class. He married Tara Sanborn in 2011, whom he met at Florida State University. They are united in their Catholic faith. [1]

College career

Sanborn played for Florida State from 2003 to 2007. He was redshirted in 2003.[2]

Professional career

Buffalo Bills
Sanborn playing for the Bills in 2014.

Sanborn signed with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2009.[3] One of the most consistent in the NFL, Sanborn was among the highest paid long snappers. He signed a three-year deal prior to the 2014 season.[4]

On March 6, 2017, Sanborn was released by the Bills.[5]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On March 14, 2017, Sanborn signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[6] On September 2, 2017, he was released in the final roster cuts at the end of the preseason, but was re-signed two days later.[7][8]

On August 26, 2018, Sanborn was re-signed by the Buccaneers.[9]

San Francisco 49ers

On September 23, 2019, Sanborn was signed by the San Francisco 49ers.[10] He was released on October 23.

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References
  1. "Small Sacrifices Bring Great Rewards for Buffalo Bills' Player".
  2. "GARRISONSANBORN" (PDF). prod.static.bills.clubs.nfl.com. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  3. "Buffalo Bills Re-Sign LS Garrison Sanborn, Per Report". BuffaloRumblings.com. January 30, 2012.
  4. "Garrison Sanborn Player Page". Rotoworld.com.
  5. Brown, Chris (March 6, 2017). "Bills release Carpenter, Robey-Coleman in handful of cuts". BuffaloBills.com.
  6. "Buccaneers Sign LS Garrison Sanborn". Buccaneers.com. March 14, 2017.
  7. "Wide Variety of Moves Gets Bucs to 53". Buccaneers.com. September 3, 2017.
  8. Smith, Scott (September 4, 2017). "Bucs Sign Pro Bowl Safety T.J. Ward". Buccaneers.com.
  9. Smith, Scott (August 26, 2018). "Bucs Sign Three to Start Last Preseason Week". Buccaneers.com.
  10. Williams, Charean (September 23, 2019). "49ers agree to terms with long snapper Garrison Sanborn On". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
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