"The first time that I really noticed Lt. Commander Joe Cardona was when he was doing pass defense drills with the Dolphins linebackers. Cardona, a 33-year-old supply and logistics officer attached to a West Coast-based Navy special warfare unit, seemed to move pretty well for a long snapper. Yes, Lt. Commander Joe Cardona is Dolphins long snapper Joe Cardona, perhaps the most intriguing guy in the locker room. Cardona attended the Naval Academy and is an active reservist in the Navy."
""The only thing I wanted to do was fly jets," said Cardona, who is in his first year with the Dolphins. "I wanted to fly F-18s." But when they took his measurements, he didn't qualify. "My sitting height was too tall," the 6-foot-2, 241-pound Cardona said. "My torso was too long to fly jets." So while playing football at the Naval Academy, Cardona, a native of El Cajon, California, located about 17 miles east of San Diego, got serious about long snapping."
Joe Cardona is a 33-year-old long snapper and active Navy reservist who attended the Naval Academy. He is a supply and logistics officer attached to a West Coast-based Navy special warfare unit. He originally aimed to fly F-18 jets but did not qualify because his sitting height and torso length exceeded limits. He specialized in long snapping while playing at the Naval Academy. Cardona entered the NFL in 2015 as a fifth-round pick of New England, played in three Super Bowls, won two, and was named to the Patriots' all-dynasty team. He joined the Miami Dolphins and participates in drills with linebackers.
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