#50 David Binn | LS
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Position: LS College: California Height: 6-3 Weight: 223 Age: 36 Experience: 15th NFL Season Acquired: Free Agent - 1994 Hometown: San Mateo, California |
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Career StatsThe longest tenured player on the Chargers’ roster and the only remaining player from the Chargers’ 1994 Super Bowl team, long snapper David Binn is the franchise’s all-time leader in career games played (223) heading into 2008. Known for pinpoint accuracy, Binn is among the best at his trade. He’s a 15-year veteran who joined the Chargers as an undrafted free agent from Cal-Berkeley in 1994 and has spent his entire NFL career in Lightning Bolts. He is also one of the league’s most durable players, having missed only one game in his career to injury during his first 14 seasons.
Long overlooked despite being the BEST at his trade, Binn was finally rewarded with his first trip to the Pro Bowl in 2007 when AFC coach Bill Belichick selected him as the conference’s “need” player. Binn’s accurate snaps have helped the careers of several of the leading kickers and punters in team history, including the team’s current duo of Nate Kaeding and Mike Scifres, and past greats like John Carney and Darren Bennett.
In May, Binn signed a new four-year contract that will keep him with the Chargers through the 2011 season.
Binn is also an avid golfer whose pinpoint accuracy with his clubs has allowed him to record a handicap that hovers in the low single digits. He has been invited to compete in golf tournaments around the country. In 1999, he won a trip to Hawaii in a hole-in-one contest sponsored by a local golf venue.
Since his arrival in San Diego, Binn has been a supporter of the local military. In May 2003, he visited the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln at sea as the ship and its crew returned to San Diego from the war in Iraq. Aboard the ship, he was joined by President George W. Bush, who had also flown to the carrier to deliver a speech to the nation declaring an end to the hostilities in Iraq. Binn was photographed with the nation’s Commander in Chief. In 2000, he received a special invitation to fly in an F-18 with the Navy’s Blue Angels.
Throughout his NFL career, Binn has been one of the Chargers’ most active players in the community. In 1998, he started the David Binn Foundation to support environmental education and scholarship programs. The foundation supports several worthy causes including the annual “Teddy Bear Drive to Children’s Hospital,” in which Binn joins forces with the Coronado Police Department to deliver stuffed animals to young patients.
Binn has visited many interesting places, including Russia, Hawaii, Alaska, Australia, Europe and Costa Rica. His great grandparents on his father’s side of the family are Russian emigrants who moved to the United States during the Russian Revolution. During the trip to Russia, Binn visited Red Square, he went to a Russian orphanage outside of Moscow, saw a ballet at the Minsky Theater, and also traveled to St. Petersburg where he visited The Hermitage Museum, one of the largest and oldest art galleries and museums of human history and culture in the world.
A native of San Mateo in Northern California, Binn now makes his home year-round in PacificBeach. In 2007, he was honored in his hometown when he was elected into the San Mateo County Hall of Fame, joining such stars as NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Lynn Swann and former San Francisco Giants’ slugger Barry Bonds.
At his home in PacificBeach, Binn owns a Rhodesian Ridgeback named Kingston.
TRANSACTION HISTORY: Signed with Chargers as undrafted rookie, April 28, 1994…re-signed July 18, 1995…re-signed May 8, 1996…re-signed Feb. 25, 1998…re-signed Feb. 14, 2000…re-signed March 5, 2002…re-signed March 2, 2003…signed five-year contract March 3, 2004...signed four-year contract through 2011 on May 12, 2008.
2007: Handled all of the team’s long snapping duties for placekicks and punts…recorded two special teams tackles in postseason play.
2006: Selected to play in 2007 Pro Bowl as special teams “needs” player...handled all deep snaps Weeks 1-16 and in AFC Divisional Playoff game…played in 200th-career game Week 9 at Cincinnati, tying team record shared by Junior Seau and Russ Washington…broke team-record for career games played Week 10 at Denver, playing in 201st career game…made heads up play in Dec. 17 win over Kansas City…with Bolts up 7-3 in second quarter, punter Mike Scifres had ball blocked, but it rolled forward and was picked up by Kansas City player who then fumbled…heads up Binn recovered fumble and since it had gone past line of scrimmage it gave possession back to San Diego…on very first play after fumble recovery, LaDainian Tomlinson ripped off career-long 85-yard touchdown run to give Bolts 14-3 lead…in playoff game against New England, downed third quarter Mike Scifres punt at two-yard line after Kassim Osgood made outstanding diving play to keep ball from rolling into end zone.
2005: Handled all deep snaps Weeks 1-16…played in 100th consecutive game at Denver Sept. 18.
2004: Handled all snapping duties Weeks 1-16 and for Wild Card Playoff game.
2003: Racked up three special teams tackles at Detroit Dec. 7 and at Chicago Nov. 2…handled all deep snaps Weeks 1-16.
2002: Handled all long snapping duties Weeks 1-16.
2001: Handled all special teams ¬snaps.
2000: Handled snapping duties in all 16 games.
1999: Saw action in all 16 games as deep snapper.
1998: Handled snapping duties in 15 regular-season games…missed only game of NFL career at Seattle Dec. 13 with shoulder injury suffered at Washington previous week.
1997: Handled snapping duties in all 16 regular-season games.
1996: Handled snaps in 16 regular-season games…suffered groin injury at Denver Oct. 6 and missed second half of game.
1995: Long snapper on punts and field goals in 16 regular-season and one postseason contest.
1994: Handled all snapping chores as rookie in regular season and three playoff games…posted career-high 10 special teams tackles.
COLLEGE: Played in 42 career games at California from 1990-93…team had only one blocked kick during his career…earned degree in ecology and social systems.
PERSONAL: Born Feb. 6, 1972 in San Mateo, California…grew up in Foster City, Calif….earned All-Peninsula Athletic League honors as junior and senior at San Mateo High School…lettered in football, basketball and golf.
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