Joe Maese

Games played:	65
Fumble recoveries:	1

Joe Maese
No. 59, 53
Position:	Long snapper
Personal information
Born:	December 2, 1978 (age 43); Morenci, Arizona
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	241 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:	Cortez High School; (Phoenix, Arizona)
College:	New Mexico
NFL Draft:	2001 / Round: 6 / Pick: 194
Career history
	Baltimore Ravens (2001-2004); Detroit Lions (2005); Baltimore Blackbirds (2007);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	65
Fumble recoveries:	1
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Joseph Michael Maese (born December 2, 1978) is a former American football long snapper. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round (194th overall) of the 2001 NFL draft. He played college football at New Mexico. He was also a member of the Detroit Lions of the National Football League, as well as the Baltimore Blackbirds of the American Indoor Football Association.

Professional career[]

Maese was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He was the first pure long snapper ever drafted and the only long snapper drafted that year. He played college football at The University of New Mexico. Maese also played for the Detroit Lions and the Baltimore Blackbirds of the American Indoor Football Association.

Following his professional football career, Maese was employed as a firefighter in Howard County, Maryland.^[1]

^ Preston, Mike. "Ex-Raven Maese goes from football field to fire station". online article. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2011-10-30.