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#82 - Joe Zelenka

LONG SNAPPER
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 266
College: Wake Forest
Exp: 13th

Player Information

Joseph John Zelenka was born on March 9, 1976 in Cleveland, OH where he attended Benedictine High School. At Wake Forest, he primarily worked as a long snapper. But he did record 25 catches for 217 yards (8.7 avg) during his career with the Demon Deacons. He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent in 1999 by the San Francisco 49ers.

Career Statistics

Year Team G GS
1999 SF 13 0
2000 WAS 16 0
2001 JAC 16 0
2002 JAC 16 0
2003 JAC 16 0
2004 JAC 16 0
2005 JAC 16 0
2006 JAC 16 0
2007 JAC 16 0
2008 JAC 16 0
2009 ATL 5 0
2010 ATL 16 0
2011 ATL 16 0
TOTALS 194 0

Other Stats

Special Teams: 2000: 4 tackles; 2001: 5 tackles; 2004: 2 tackles; 2005: 2 tackles; 2006: 4 tackles; 2007: 1 tackle; 2008: 2 tackles; 2010: 1 tackle. Totals: 21 tackles.
Fumbles: 1999: 1 fumble, 1 recovery; 2001: 1 fumble. Totals: 2 fumbles, 1 recovery.

Transactions

Signed by the San Francisco 49ers on April 23, 1999 ... Traded by the 49ers to the Washington Redskins on April 27, 2000 for a conditional draft pick in 2001 ... Cut by the Redskins on March 9, 2001 ... Signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars on August 23, 2001 ... Re-signed by the Jaguars on February 27, 2002 ... Re-signed by the Jaguars on February 28, 2003 ... Re-signed by Jaguars on March 4, 2004 ... Re-signed by the Jaguars on March 2, 2005 ... Re-signed by Jaguars on February 12, 2009 ... Cut by the Jaguars on September 5, 2009 ... Signed by the Atlanta Falcons on December 1, 2009 ... Re-signed by Falcons on March 8, 2010 ... Re-signed by Falcons on March 23, 2012.

Contract Details

Re-signed by Falcons in 2010 to a two-year contract. His deal includes base salaries of: $855,000 (2010) and $865,000 (2011) ... Re-signed by Falcons in 2012 to a one-year deal worth $925,000.


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