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Divemaster
05-03-2015, 04:53
http://bit.ly/GBSeahawk
Green Beret Nate Boyer scores contract with Seahawks
Alex Marvez FOX SPORTS
A decorated 34-year-old military veteran is about to begin an NFL career.
Long snapper Nate Boyer -- a Bronze Star recipient who played at the University of Texas following his service as a Green Beret -- is signing with Seattle as a college free agent.
During multiple tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq, Boyer taught himself how to long snap. He transferred those skills to the University of Texas where Boyer handled those duties the past three seasons. Boyer didn't misfire in more than 500 snap attempts for the Longhorns.
Although much older than other veterans and undersized for an NFL long snapper at 5-foot-11 and 225 pounds, Boyer impressed teams during workouts and his pre-draft training at Jay Glazer's Unbreakable Performace Center in Los Angeles.
A source told FOX Sports that Boyer had multiple NFL offers to sign but chose the Seahawks where he will be competing with veteran Clint Gresham for a roster spot.
Boyer graduated from Texas with honors and was enrolled in the school's masters program. He also did relief work in Darfur before joining the Army.
Glad to see he was selected......
Good luck and Congrads.......
Good for him!
I wish him the very best success in this next chapter of his life!
Started out with 10th SFG, Awesome of him. Good luck and Congrads!!
Chairborne64
05-03-2015, 13:28
Good for him! I hope he gets a spot.
Great job there...good for him, great effort.
The Reaper
05-03-2015, 17:19
Good luck, hermano!
TR
Golf1echo
05-15-2015, 10:20
Bump: http://www.seahawks.com/news/2015/05/09/former-green-beret-nate-boyer-brings-always-compete-attitude-seahawks
Glad to see he was selected......
Again!
Very cool...congrats!
Dragbag036
05-23-2015, 04:24
Congrats!
Streck-Fu
08-18-2015, 12:40
Cut to make room for a QB.... Sad to hear as he worked his ass off to get there.
RENTON, Wash. -- The Seattle Seahawks have released rookie Nate Boyer, a 34-year-old former U.S. Army Green Beret who was trying to make the team as a long-snapper.
Boyer confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday that he has been released, a move that was first reported by Fox Sports. The Seahawks needed a roster spot to sign quarterback Jake Waters since backup Tarvaris Jackson is likely out for at least the next two weeks with a high ankle sprain.
The Seahawks later confirmed the moves Tuesday.
Boyer made his NFL debut Friday, handling long-snapping duties in the second half of the Seahawks' preseason opener. He was credited with a tackle.
He led the team onto the field Friday, carrying an American flag.
"That was cool," he said, according to the team's website. "I was actually pretty emotional, just because I always think about my buddies who I fought with, or the ones who are overseas right now. And usually in college you don't stay out there for the national anthem, so that got to me too. That whole thing. But just knowing how many of those guys were watching, it's really special. It was neat."
Boyer served in Iraq and Afghanistan before joining the University of Texas football team and then signed with Seattle in May after going undrafted. At the time, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider said the team could benefit from Boyer's presence, even if he was a long shot to unseat Clint Gresham as Seattle's long-snapper.
"He's just a phenomenal person, and he's a competitor, and he's tough and he represents a lot of really, really cool things that, quite frankly, I think would be really good for a lot of us to be around," Schneider said. "And he runs down and covers kicks, and he's really made himself into a legitimate snapper at Texas."
Divemaster
08-18-2015, 17:46
Cut to make room for a QB.... Sad to hear as he worked his ass off to get there.
Yep, total bummer. It was a long shot, but he has the heart and put in the work. Hopefully another team gives him a shot.
Mindset.
https://military.id.me/community-news/hear-what-this-former-green-beret-said-after-nfls-seahawks-fired-him/?utm_source=SOV&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=081915
Next mission.
Richard
Mindset.
https://military.id.me/community-news/hear-what-this-former-green-beret-said-after-nfls-seahawks-fired-him/?utm_source=SOV&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=081915
Next mission.
Richard
As it should be. Her will succeed at what ever he sets his sights on....
Mindset.
https://military.id.me/community-news/hear-what-this-former-green-beret-said-after-nfls-seahawks-fired-him/?utm_source=SOV&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=081915
Next mission.
Richard
Well said and great outlook for life.
Golf1echo
01-22-2016, 09:52
Looks like Nate has found his next mission, he has partnered up with a Rams player that has a project of providing fresh water wells in Darfur.
Source: CBS This morning
Also, ESPN: http://mynorthwest.com/292/2834814/Former-Seahawks-longsnapper-Nate-Boyer-working-to-build-water-wells-in-Africa