Scott Daly (born February 7, 1994) is an American professional football long snapper for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame.
| No. 46 – Chicago Bears | |||||||
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| Position: | Long snapper | ||||||
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| Born: | February 7, 1994 Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Downers Grove South (Downers Grove, Illinois) | ||||||
| College: | Notre Dame (2012–2016) | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||
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Early life
editDaly began long snapping in the fifth grade.[1] He attended Downers Grove South High School. He played tight end and also handled the team's long-snapping duties. As a junior, he received All-conference and honorable-mention All-area honors at tight end. He is of Irish descent.[2]
As a senior, he scored his first career touchdown in the season opener. He was named the national high school long snapper of the year and was ranked the number one long snapper in the nation by Scout.com. In April 2011, he committed to the University of Notre Dame.[3]
College career
editDaly accepted a football scholarship from the University of Notre Dame.[4] As a freshman in 2012, he did not see any action behind Jordan Cowart.
As a sophomore in 2013, he was named the team's long snapper for all 13 games. He posted 2 special teams tackles. As a junior in 2014, he was perfect on 127 snapping opportunities.
As a senior in 2015, he started all 13 games, accumulating 39 straight over his first three seasons. He was perfect on 126 snapping opportunities and contributed to Justin Yoon freshman All-American season. On October 31 against Temple University, he posted his first special teams tackle since 2013. On November 21, he recovered a fumble on a muffed punt at the 4-yard line in a game against Boston College.[5] He also was recognized for his work in sending supplies to the Dominican Republic.[6] He played a total of 39 games during his college career.
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
248 lb (112 kg) |
32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
5.11 s | 1.72 s | 2.91 s | 4.47 s | 7.47 s | 27.0 in (0.69 m) |
9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) |
20 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[7] | ||||||||||||
Daly was not selected in the 2017 NFL draft. He instead received an invitation for a rookie minicamp tryout with the Chicago Bears in May.[8] The Bears decided against signing him to a contract and Daly spent the 2017 season out of football.
Dallas Cowboys
editOn April 16, 2018, Daly signed as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys.[9] On September 1, he was waived, after not being able to pass stalwart starter L.P. Ladouceur on the depth chart.[10]
San Antonio Commanders
editOn October 26, 2018, Daly signed with the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football.[11] He played with the team until the league ceased operations in April 2019.[12]
New York Guardians
editIn October 2019, Daly was drafted by the New York Guardians of the XFL in the open phase of the 2020 XFL Draft.[13] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[14]
Detroit Lions
editOn May 4, 2021, Daly signed as a free agent with the Detroit Lions.[15] He earned the long snapper job during the preseason after passing 17-year veteran Don Muhlbach on the depth chart.[16] During the 2024 training camp, Daly was informed that rookie Hogan Hatten passed him on the depth chart, ultimately leading to Daly’s release.
Chicago Bears
editOn August 29, 2024, Daly was signed to the Chicago Bears practice squad.[17] He was promoted to the active roster on September 14.[18]
References
edit- ^ Brian Hamilton (February 1, 2012). "A snap judgment: Downers Grove South's Daly jumped at offer to join Irish". Chicago Tribune – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Why NFL players are wearing flags on their helmets to promote 'International Diversity' during Week 7-8 games | Sporting News Canada". www.sportingnews.com. October 22, 2023.
- ^ Scott Powers (April 11, 2011). "Scott Daly commits to Notre Dame". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Notre Dame's Scott Daly a model of consistency with a bright NFL future". NBC Sports. November 17, 2016.
- ^ "Daly has big recovery". Chicago Tribune. November 26, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "St. Cletus helps out with Notre Dame student's mission trip". Suburban Life. June 3, 2015. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2017 NFL Draft Scout Scott Daly College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "Bears fourth-round pick Eddie Jackson limited in minicamp debut". chicago.suntimes.com. May 12, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ Lisa Marie Farver (April 17, 2018). "Dallas Cowboys Sign Downers Grove South Grad". Downers Grove Patch.
- ^ Helman, David (September 1, 2018). "Bailey Not Only Surprise Cut As Cowboys Trim To 53". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ "Commanders announce 6 signings: Oct. 26, 2019". 210 Football. October 26, 2018. Archived from the original on February 7, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ^ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "Lions sign free agents LS Scott Daly and G Evan Heim". DetroitLions.com. May 4, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ "Detroit Lions LS Scott Daly has big shoes to fill replacing Don Muhlbach: 'I know I can do this'". freep.com. August 20, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (August 29, 2024). "Bears training camp report: Thursday, Aug. 29". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (September 14, 2024). "Roster Moves: Bears put Bates on IR; add Daly, Johnson to roster". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved October 14, 2024.