Binn in November 2009 |
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| No. -- Free Agent | |
| Long snapper | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: February 6, 1972 | |
| Place of birth: San Mateo, California | |
| Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Weight: 223 lb (101 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: California | |
| Undrafted in 1994 | |
| Debuted in 1994 for the San Diego Chargers | |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
David Aaron Binn[1] (born February 6, 1972) is an American football long snapper who is currently a free agent.
He played college football for the University of California, Berkeley. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 1994.
He was the last remaining player from the Chargers' lone Super Bowl team. He was selected to the 2007 NFL Pro Bowl squad, making him the 11th selection from the 2006 Chargers chosen to represent the AFC in Hawaii.
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Binn, who is Jewish as is his father,[2][3][4] attended San Mateo High School in San Mateo, California, and was a letterwinner in football, basketball, and golf. In football, he was a two-time All-Peninsula Athletic League honoree. He then played college football as a linebacker and long snapper for the University of California, Berkeley.
In the NFL, he has made himself known as one of the best longsnappers in the business. October 12, 2006, was Binn's 200th game. He joined Junior Seau and Russ Washington as the only other Charger players with more than 200 games played for the team.
Binn attended the University of California at Berkeley, where he played in 42 games as a long snapper. He earned a BA degree in Ecology and Interdisciplinary Studies in 1995.
Binn surpassed Junior Seau and Russ Washington with his 201st career game played as a Charger on November 19, 2006 making him the all-time leader.[5] He was selected for the first time to the 2007 Pro Bowl squad, making him the eleventh selection from the 2006 Chargers chosen to represent the AFC in Hawaii.[6] Binn suffered a hamstring injury in Week 1 of 2010 that ended his team-record streak of 179 consecutive games played.[7]
After 17 seasons in San Diego, he was released on August 30, 2011. He was Chargers' all-time leader in games played with 256, not including 12 in the post-season.[7][8]
Binn dated Pamela Anderson in 2007 and 2008.[9]
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