Ryan Pontbriand

Ryan Pontbriand is my favorite kind of athlete: the unseen specialist who masters one tiny, terrifying job. A Houston native out of Rice University, he became the highest-drafted pure long snapper in NFL history, taken in the fifth round by the Cleveland Browns in 2003. The long snap lasts a fraction of a second, yet one bad one can lose a game, and he made a living getting it right for years. That kind of survival in an overlooked role takes obsessive consistency. I admire people who find pride and craft in the parts of the game nobody applauds.

Name (English)

Ryan Pontbriand

Name (Japanese)

ライアン・ポントブリアンド

Reading

らいあん・ぽんとぶりあんど

Born

October 1, 1979 (age 46)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Goat

Origin

Houston, Texas, United States

Height

74 cm

Occupation

American football player

University

Rice University

Motto

Private

• Xhttps://x.com/ryanpontbriand
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9D%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%96%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89

Tags

• Texas
• American football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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