Andrew Economos

{{Short description|American football player (born 1982)}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox NFL biography | image = | current_team = | number = 48 | position = Long snapper | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|6|24|mf=y}} | birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lbs = 250 | high_school = Marist (Atlanta) | college = Georgia Tech | undraftedyear = 2005 | draftyear = | draftround = | draftpick = | pastteams = * Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2005}}–{{NFL Year|2006}})* * Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2006}}–{{NFL Year|2013}}) | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 108 | statlabel2 = Total tackles | statvalue2 = 23 | statlabel3 = Forced fumbles | statvalue3 = 1 | pfr = EconAn20 }}

'''Andrew John Economos''' (born June 24, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a long snapper in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2005. Economos was also a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

==Early life== Economos graduated from Atlanta's Marist High School and was a letterman in football, basketball, hockey and baseball. In basketball, he led his team to the 2000 Georgia State Championship as a senior.

==College career== Economos was a long snapper at Georgia Tech and named to the 2003-2004 ACC Academic Honor Roll.<ref>{{cite web | title=Perfecting His Game | website=Buccaneers.com| date=2008-08-06 | url=https://www.buccaneers.com/news/perfecting-his-game-2174608 | access-date=2025-09-01}}</ref> At Tech, he became a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

==Professional career== On April 24, 2005, signed as an undrafted free agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars after he wasn't drafted in the 2005 NFL draft. He was released in 2006 after spending time on the practice squad.

On June 13, 2008, Economos signed a 5-year, $4 million contract to remain with the Buccaneers, who he has been a long snapper since 2006. He snapped for Tampa Bay all of 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andrew Economos Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/E/EconAn20.htm |language=en |access-date=2025-09-01}}</ref>

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==External links== *[http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/economos_andrew00.html Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071205103117/http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/economos_andrew00.html |date=December 5, 2007 }}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Economos, Andrew}} Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:Players of American football from Atlanta Category:American football long snappers Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football players Category:Jacksonville Jaguars players Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players Category:Marist School (Georgia) alumni Category:American people of Greek descent Category:Sportspeople of Greek descent Category:21st-century American sportsmen