Andrew East

ABOUT ANDREW EAST

NFL long snapper best known for marrying Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson in 2016. He got his start with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2015; he ended his career with the Washington Commanders in 2022. He retired later that year.

He was team captain for his high school team and later spent his college football career playing for Vanderbilt University .

Despite not being drafted in the 2015 NFL Draft, he signed with the Kansas City Chiefs in May 2015.

He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to Guy and Marsha East. He has three brothers named Guy, James, and Grant and one sister named Christine. He proposed to Shawn Johnson at a Chicago Cubs game on July 24, 2015. He and Shawn welcomed a daughter named Drew in 2019. They welcomed a son named Jett in July 2021. In July 2023, they announced they were expecting their third child together. They welcomed another son named Barrett "Bear" Madison East on December 12, 2023.

In 2016, he signed with the Oakland Raiders and became teammates with quarterback Derek Carr .