Cal Adomitis

Adomitis has spent the past two seasons as the Bengals' long snapper after beginning his rookie season in 2022 on the practice squad ... Had zero unplayable snaps in 146 attempts during the 2022 regular season and postseason, and zero unplayable snaps in 142 attempts in '23 campaign ... Signed with Cincinnati as a college free agent in 2022 after a five-year career at the University of Pittsburgh ('17-21) ... A Pittsburgh native, he finished his college career as the most accomplished long snapper in program history, playing in all 64 possible games ... Named a first-team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) in 2021 and received the 2021 Patrick Mannelly Award, given to the nation's top long snapper.

Adomitis has spent the past two seasons as the Bengals' long snapper after beginning his rookie season in 2022 on the practice squad ... Had zero unplayable snaps in 146 attempts during the 2022 regular season and postseason, and zero unplayable snaps in 142 attempts in '23 campaign ... Signed with Cincinnati as a college free agent in 2022 after a five-year career at the University of Pittsburgh ('17-21) ... A Pittsburgh native, he finished his college career as the most accomplished long snapper in program history, playing in all 64 possible games ... Named a first-team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) in 2021 and received the 2021 Patrick Mannelly Award, given to the nation's top long snapper.

Career transactions:

Signed with Cincinnati as college free agent on 5-13-22 ... Waived by Bengals on 8-30-22 ... Signed to Bengals practice squad on 8-31-22 ... Signed to Bengals roster on 9-12-22 ... Signed contract extension with Bengals on 2-22-23 ... Received tender offer from Bengals on 2-28-24 ... Bengals contract expired on 3-13-24 (remained under tender) ... Re-signed Bengals as exclusive rights player on 4-15-24.

Pro career:

2022—Played in 15 regular-season games and three postseason contests as a rookie ... Began season on Cincinnati's practice squad, but took over long-snapping duties after veteran Clark Harris' season-ending biceps injury in Game 1 ... Made NFL debut on Sept. 18 at Dallas and delivered each of the team's long snaps for remainder of season ... Had 146 long snaps during regular season and postseason, with zero unplayable deliveries ... Contributed to special teams unit that saw K Evan McPherson convert 24 of 29 FG attempts (82.8 percent) in the regular season, including a perfect five of five from 50 yards or more ... Helped McPherson maintain a flawless career postseason FG percentage, converting all five attempts through three games ... Recorded one tackle on special teams on Nov. 20 at Pittsburgh.

2023—Delivered 142 successful snaps in 17 games played ... Part of placekicking operation that helped K Evan McPherson convert 26 of 31 FG attempts (83.9 percent), with a 100-percent success rate (19 of 19) from inside 50 yards ... Recorded lone special teams tackle of season on Sept. 10 at Cleveland, while delivering 12 snaps ... Delivered 11 snaps on Sept. 25 vs. L.A. Rams, contributing to two successful FG attempts from over 50 yards ... His eight successful snaps on Dec. 4 at Jacksonville included a 54-yard game-tying FG late in fourth quarter and 48-yard game-winner in overtime.

College:

Played five seasons (2017-21) at Pittsburgh, using an extra year of eligibility granted to student-athletes due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Handled both long snapping duties for the Panthers in every game from 2017-21 — a streak of 64 consecutive contests ... Won the Patrick Mannelly Award (awarded annually to nation's top long snapper) in 2021 ... Selected a first-team All-American by the AFCA, the only one of the five NCAA-recognized All-America selectors that includes a long snapper ... Named to All-ACC First Team by Phil Steele.

High school/personal:

Hometown is Pittsburgh, Pa. ... Attended Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School ... Lettered as a tight end and long snapper ... Helped the team post a 15-1 record and win the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League Class 4A title as well as the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association championship in 2015 ... Launched an initiative called "Cal's Kids" in October 2021 and raised more than $135,000 for UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh ... Last name is pronounced "AA-dumm-EYE-tiss."

Last Updated July 2024