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Justin Drescher

American football long snapper

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 28, 2026
Entity authorityQ6317536
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Justin Drescher (born January 1, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a long snapper for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes. He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He was a member of the New Orleans Saints for seven seasons.

Professional career

Atlanta Falcons

Drescher was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent following the 2010 NFL draft on April 26, 2010. He was waived prior to the start of training camp on June 15.

New Orleans Saints

Drescher was signed by the New Orleans Saints on November 22, 2010, after long snapper Jake Ingram was waived by the team following a botched snap. Drescher played in six games for the Saints in 2010.

Drescher re-signed with the Saints on August 6, 2017. He was released by the Saints on August 30, 2017, after the team traded for Jon Dorenbos.

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Editorial reviewA practical starting point whose main value is the path it opens into stronger specialist and primary sources. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1988, 2010, 2017—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1988-01-01. For this dossier, Justin, Drescher and American is the immediate research focus.
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