Joseph Cardona (born April 16, 1992) is an American football long snapper for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).
As a graduate of the U.S.
Naval Academy, Cardona is also an officer in the U.S.
Naval Reserve holding the rank of Lieutenant.Cardona was drafted in the fifth round (166th overall) of the 2015 NFL draft.
He played college football for Navy.
He is only the fourth player designated as a long snapper ever to be drafted, and the second highest-drafted long snapper in NFL history, after Ryan Pontbriand.
He was the snapper for the 2016-17 Patriots in their Super Bowl LI win over the Atlanta Falcons and the 2018-19 Patriots in their Super Bowl LIII win over the Los Angeles Rams.