Trent Sieg (born May 19, 1995) is an American professional football long snapper for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Colorado State.
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| Position: | Long snapper | ||||||
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| Born: | May 19, 1995 Greeley, Colorado, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Eaton (Eaton, Colorado) | ||||||
| College: | Colorado State (2013–2017) | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||
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Early years
editSieg attended Eaton High School. As a senior, he contributed to the team achieving a Patriot League championship with a 10–1 overall record. He registered 29 receptions, 510 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns as a tight end and 67 tackles, 10 sacks as a linebacker. He posted a career-high 6 catches for 168 yards and 2 touchdowns against Valley High School.[1] He received Denver Post’s All-Colorado football honors as a linebacker.[2]
He received academic All-Colorado honors in his last two years. He also lettered in baseball and basketball.
College career
editSieg accepted a football scholarship from Colorado State University. As a redshirt freshman, he replaced four-year long snapper Tanner Hedstrom. He appeared in all 13 games, while making 2 tackles.
As a sophomore, he snapped to Ray Guy Award finalist and All-American punter Hayden Hunt, who finished fifth nationally with a 46.0 yards per punt average. He appeared in all 13 games, making 2 tackles. He received Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors.
As a junior, he played in all 13 games and received Academic All-Mountain West honors.
As a senior, he appeared in all 13 games and received Academic All-Mountain West honors. He never missed a game during his college career (51).
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 3+1⁄4 in (1.91 m) |
240 lb (109 kg) |
30+7⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
5.31 s | 1.82 s | 3.14 s | 4.80 s | 7.15 s | 27.0 in (0.69 m) |
8 ft 11 in (2.72 m) |
17 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[3] | ||||||||||||
Baltimore Ravens
editSieg was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Baltimore Ravens after the 2018 NFL draft on April 29.[4] He competed with incumbent long snapper Morgan Cox during training camp. On August 31, he was waived before the start of the season.[5]
Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders
editOn September 12, 2018, Sieg was signed by the Oakland Raiders to replace long snapper Andrew DePaola, who was lost for the year with a right knee ACL injury.[2] As a rookie, he appeared in the final 15 games, while helping rookie placekicker Daniel Carlson set a new franchise season record with a 94.1 field goal percentage.[6]
In 2019, Sieg was named the long snapper over DePaola, who was released on August 25, 2019.[7] He contributed to rookie A. J. Cole III setting rookie club records for punting average, net average and punts downed inside the 20-yard line.
On January 22, 2020, the Raiders moved to Las Vegas.[8] On March 27, 2020, he signed his exclusive rights tender.[9] He helped Carlson set franchise-records with 144 scored points and a 94.3 field goal percentage during the season.
On March 3, 2021, he signed a three-year contract extension with the team.[10] On November 29, 2021, he was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list, ending a streak of 58 consecutive games played.[11] He was replaced with Carson Tinker.[12] On December 9, 2021, he was activated off the reserve/COVID-19 list. He appeared in 16 games and facilitated Carlson to break his franchise record for points scored in a single-season with 150.
In 2022, he appeared in all 17 games and made 2 special teams tackles.
On March 19, 2023, Sieg was released after the Raiders acquired long snapper Jacob Bobenmoyer, who reunited with special teams coordinator Tom McMahon.[13] He played for the team during five seasons, making 5 special teams tackles, while appearing in all but 2 games during that time.
Dallas Cowboys
editOn March 22, 2023, Sieg was signed by the Dallas Cowboys, to replace Jake McQuaide who left in free agency.[14] He had 2 special teams tackles and was a key part of the field goal unit, contributing to first-year kicker Brandon Aubrey setting multiple NFL and franchise records.
On March 12, 2024, Sieg re-signed with the Cowboys.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Eaton alum Trent Sieg to sign NFL undrafted free agent deal with Baltimore Ravens". April 28, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ a b "Ex-CSU football player Trent Sieg will play for Oakland Raiders on Sunday vs. Denver Broncos". May 4, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "2018 NFL Draft Scout Trent Sieg College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "Reports: Ravens Start Signing Undrafted Free Agents". April 29, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "Ravens Release 10 Players, Send Four to Injured Reserve". August 31, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "Raiders retain long snapper Trent Sieg". March 20, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "Raiders sign Liuget and Allen-Williams; release DePaola and place Doug Martin on IR". August 25, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ Scott, Jelani (January 22, 2020). "Raiders officially announce 'Las Vegas Raiders' title". NFL.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Archived from the original on January 23, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ Williams, Charean (March 27, 2020). "Trent Sieg signs tender with Raiders". NBCSports.com. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ "Raiders sign Trent Sieg to three-year contract". Raiders.com. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ Charean Williams (November 29, 2021). "Raiders place long snapper Trent Sieg on COVID-19 reserve list". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ Damien, Levi (December 1, 2021). "Raiders sign free agent LS Carson Tinker with Trent Sieg on reserve/COVID-19 list". raiderswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ Charean Williams (March 19, 2023). "Raiders cut Trent Sieg". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ Nick Eatman (March 22, 2023). "Cowboys Sign Veteran Long Snapper Trent Sieg". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "Cowboys come to life in free agency, sign LS Trent Sieg". Cowboys Wire. USA Today. March 12, 2024.