Patriots long snapper Joe Cardona received a nice honor on Veteran’s Day. He was named the Patriots’ nominee for the “Salute to Service Award.”
The “Salute to Service Award” is given to “a league member who demonstrates an exemplary commitment to honoring and supporting the military community” by the USAA and the NFL. This marks the fifth consecutive year that Cardona has been the Patriots’ nominee for the award, which was introduced in 2011.
In addition to being a long snapper for the Patriots, Cardona is also a Navy Lieutenant. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 2015 and was drafted by the Patriots in the fifth round of the NFL Draft that same year.