Ken Amato

Ken Amato

No. 58     Tennessee Titans
Linebacker / Long snapper
Personal information
Date of birth: May 18, 1977 (1977-05-18)
Place of birth: Puerto Rico
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Weight: 245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
College: Montana State
Undrafted in 2003
Debuted in 2003 for the Tennessee Titans
Career history
Tennessee Titans (2003–present)
Career highlights and awards
N/A
Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2011
Games played	112
Tackles	36
Fumble recoveries	1
Stats at NFL.com

Kenneth Carlos Amato (born May 18, 1977) is a longsnapper and a linebacker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. Amato's descent is from Puerto Rico.

High school career

Ken Amato attended Braddock High School in Miami, Florida. He was a Dade County All-Star Team member in football, and also participated in volleyball and in track and field as a high jumper. Amato learned to long snap in his last year playing Pop Warner football, but he did not do it again until college.

College career

Amato attended Moorpark Junior College for two years, then transferred to Montana State University. He served as the longsnapper all four years. As a sophomore, he won All-Conference honors. As a junior, he played defensive end and linebacker, and posted 48 tackles and 2.5 sacks. As a senior, he had 3 sacks, 1 fumble recovery, and 41 tackles.

Professional career

After being released on two separate occasions by the Carolina Panthers, Amato signed with the Titans on August 12, 2003. He played as longsnapper in every regular season game for Tennessee that season, also serving on special teams.

Family

Amato’s father, Paul, is Italian-Irish and his mother, Isora Gotay, is from Puerto Rico. Amato is married to Sandi in July 2004, couple resides in Brentwood, Tennessee, the couple had a daughter, Jazlyn (born May-6-2007).

External links

• Tennessee Titans bio