Ken Amato

**Ken Amato**
Personal information
No. 58
Linebacker / Long snapper
Date of birth: (1977-05-18) May 18, 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth: Puerto Rico
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Weight: 245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
College: Montana State
Undrafted in 2003
Debuted in 2003 for the Tennessee Titans



Career history
Tennessee Titans (2003–2011)
Career highlights and awards
N/A
Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2011
Games played	112
Tackles	36
Fumble recoveries	1
Stats at NFL.com

Kenneth Carlos Amato (born May 18, 1977) is a longsnapper and a linebacker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. Amato's descent is from Puerto Rico.

High school career[]

Ken Amato attended Braddock High School in Miami, Florida. He was a Dade County All-Star Team member in football, and also participated in volleyball and in track and field as a high jumper. Amato learned to long snap in his last year playing Pop Warner football, but he did not do it again until college.^[1]

College career[]

Amato attended Moorpark Junior College for two years, then transferred to Montana State University. He served as the longsnapper all four years. As a sophomore, he won All-Conference honors. As a junior, he played defensive end and linebacker, and posted 48 tackles and 2.5 sacks. As a senior, he had 3 sacks, 1 fumble recovery, and 41 tackles.

Professional career[]

After being released on two separate occasions by the Carolina Panthers, Amato signed with the Titans on August 12, 2003. He played as longsnapper in every regular season game for Tennessee that season, also serving on special teams.

Family[]

Amato’s father, Paul, is Italian-Irish and his mother, Isora Gotay, is from Puerto Rico. Amato married his wife Sandi in July of 2004. The couple resides in Brentwood, Tennessee. They have a daughter named Jazlyn (born May-6-2007).^[1]

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Tennessee Titans bio

External links[]

Tennessee Titans bio

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v · d · eCurrent long snappers in the National Football League
American Football Conference
AFC East Garrison Sanborn (Buffalo Bills) John Denney (Miami Dolphins) Danny Aiken (New England Patriots) Tanner Purdum (New York Jets)	AFC North Morgan Cox (Baltimore Ravens) Clark Harris (Cincinnati Bengals) Christian Yount (Cleveland Browns) Greg Warren (Pittsburgh Steelers)	AFC South Jon Weeks (Houston Texans) Justin Snow (Indianapolis Colts) Jeremy Cain (Jacksonville Jaguars) Ken Amato (Tennessee Titans)	AFC West Lonie Paxton (Denver Broncos) Thomas Gafford (Kansas City Chiefs) Jon Condo (Oakland Raiders) Mike Windt (San Diego Chargers)
National Football Conference
NFC East L. P. Ladouceur (Dallas Cowboys) Zak DeOssie (New York Giants) Jon Dorenbos (Philadelphia Eagles) Nick Sundberg (Washington Redskins)	NFC North Chris Massey (Chicago Bears) Don Muhlbach (Detroit Lions) Brett Goode (Green Bay Packers) Matt Katula (Minnesota Vikings)	NFC South Joe Zelenka (Atlanta Falcons) J. J. Jansen (Carolina Panthers) Justin Drescher (New Orleans Saints) Andrew Economos (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)	NFC West Mike Leach (Arizona Cardinals) Jacob McQuaide (St. Louis Rams) Brian Jennings (San Francisco 49ers) Clint Gresham (Seattle Seahawks)

Persondata
Name	Amato, Ken
Alternative names
Short description	American football playeral career After being released on two separate occasions by the Carolina Panthers, Amato signed with the Titans on August 12, 2003. He played as longsnapper in every regular season game for Tennessee that season, also serving on special teams. [edit]Family
Date of birth	May 18, 1977
Place of birth	Puerto Rico
Date of death
Place of death

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