Travis Tripucka
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| Position: | Long snapper | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 3, 1989 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Boonton Township, New Jersey | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Mountain Lakes (NJ) | ||||||||
| College: | Massachusetts | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2012 | |||||||||
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Travis Tripucka (born May 3, 1989) is an American football long snapper who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He played college football at Massachusetts.
Early years
He attended Mountain Lakes High School in New Jersey. He was named to the New Jersey First-team All-Area and Second-team All-State honors after his Senior year.[1] He was selected for the most improved freshman award.[1] He also played lacrosse while at high school in which he was a member of the 2004-05 Morris County champion and a Group 1 State finalist team.[1]
College career
He played college football at Massachusetts where he also played lacrosse in his Freshman and Sophomore years.[1]
Professional career
St. Louis Rams
On May 2012, He signed with the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent.[2] On August 27, 2012 he was released.[3]
New York Jets
On January 3, 2013, Tripucka was signed by the New York Jets to a future/reserve contract.[4] He was released on June 17, 2013.[5]
Personal life
He is the son of Janice and former two-time NBA All-Star Kelly Tripucka who played basketball professionally from 1981 to 1991, as well as the grandson of former NFL quarterback Frank Tripucka. Tripucka has a sister, Reagan, and a brother, Jake who is a midfielder with the Charlotte Hounds.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Massachetts profile". umassathletics.com.
- ↑ "Rams Add 23 Rookie Free Agents". stlouisrams.com. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ↑ "Farewell to "DX": Alexander waived by Rams". stltoday.com. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
- ↑ Martin, Kimberley A. (3 January 2013). "Jets sign LS Tripucka to reserve/future contract". Newsday. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ "Transactions". New York Jets. 17 June 2013. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.