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Andrew Dean East (born September 17, 1991) is an American football long snapper who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Vanderbilt, and has also had multiple stints with various NFL teams, most recently the Washington Redskins.
Professional career
Kansas City Chiefs
He signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2015. He was released by the Chiefs on August 30, 2015.
Seattle Seahawks
East signed a reserve/future contract with the Seattle Seahawks on January 4, 2016. He was waived on March 24, 2016.
Oakland Raiders
East was signed by the Oakland Raiders on April 5, 2016. He was waived by the team on August 29, 2016.
Los Angeles Rams
On March 13, 2017, East signed with the Los Angeles Rams. On May 3, 2017, he was waived by the Rams.
Oakland Raiders (second stint)
On July 28, 2017, East was signed by the Raiders. He was waived on September 2, 2017. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Raiders on January 19, 2018. He was waived by the Raiders on April 9, 2018.
Jacksonville Jaguars
On June 14, 2018, East signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was waived on July 31, 2018.
Memphis Express
On November 9, 2018, East was allocated to the Memphis Express.
Washington Redskins
On December 15, 2018, East was signed by the Washington Redskins after long snapper Nick Sundberg was placed on injured reserve due to a back injury. He was waived on August 2, 2019.
High School career
2007-2010
East was named Captain of the North Central High School football team in Indianapolis, Indiana. He played as a three-year starter on defense and special teams for the 5A division school in the Indianapolis area.
When East was sophomore and junior, he started at the Linebacker position, posting 110 tackles as a junior. Named the All-Around-Area Linebacker while starting as snapper.
As senior, East contributed 64 tackles and seven Quarterback sacks as first-year starter. He also received the Indiana Academic All-State honors award.
Personal life
East is married to Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Shawn Johnson East. East and Johnson were engaged on July 24, 2015, at Wrigley Field during a Chicago Cubs game, and were married on April 16, 2016, in Franklin, Tennessee. Their daughter, Drew Hazel East, was born on October 29, 2019.
Other work
East now runs a successful YouTube channel called The East Family with his wife a former Olympic Gold medalistShawn Johnson East, with a total of 1.12 million subscribers. Content usually includes vlogging of his wife's day-to-day life and collaborations with other Olympian gymnasts such as Nastia Liukin and Nile Wilsonand YouTube stars such as Bratayley and Whitney Bjerken. East also has his own podcast titled "Redirected" and a podcast with his wife, "Couple things," where they discuss all things relationships and marriage.