| Rob Davis | |
| Current Team: | Green Bay Packers |
| Position: | Director of organizational development and diversity, equity, and inclusion |
| Birth Date: | 10 December 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 284 |
| College: | Shippensburg |
| Undraftedyear: | 1993 |
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| Statlabel1: | Games played |
| Statvalue1: | 183 |
| Statlabel2: | Fumble recoveries |
| Statvalue2: | 1 |
| Statlabel3: | Tackles |
| Statvalue3: | 41 |
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Robert Emmett Davis (born December 10, 1968) is a former American football long snapper in the National Football League (NFL) who is the director of organizational development and diversity, equity, and inclusion for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. He was originally signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 1993. He played college football at Shippensburg.
Davis was also a member of the Baltimore Stallions, Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers during his career. He played the 11 seasons with the Packers before retiring following the 2007 season and joining the organization's front office.
Davis attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland and was a letterman in football and wrestling. Rob Davis graduated from Eleanor Roosevelt High School in 1986.[1]
Davis attended Shippensburg University, where he started as defensive tackle. He graduated in 1992 with a degree in criminal justice. He is one of only five Shippensburg alumni to play in the NFL.[1] [2]
Davis was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Jets, but failed to make the team's roster. In 1995 Davis played in the Canadian Football League with the Baltimore Stallions. He was the team's starting long snapper. In 1996 Davis was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs, but he was cut before the season started. The Chicago Bears signed him that year and Davis played all 16 games as a long snapper.[1]
In 1997 the Green Bay Packers signed Rob Davis as a free agent. He started the final seven games of the season, as well as the playoffs and Super Bowl XXXII. Davis was the last remaining Packers player aside from Brett Favre who played in Super Bowl XXXII, and was also one of three Player Representatives for the National Football League Players Association on the Packers roster.[3]
Davis officially retired from the NFL on March 26, 2008.[4]
Upon retiring from the NFL, Davis joined the Packers' staff as Director of Player Development.[4] While working with the Packers, he earned his master's degree in Applied Leadership for Teaching & Learning at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in 2013.[5] Davis worked for Pierce Manufacturing- an industry leader in fire apparatus. Rob helps lead the company's People First culture efforts as senior director of people and culture. Davis also coached Defensive Line at St. Norbert College, with an added focus on Player Development. Davis left the Oshkosh Corporation in January 2020 to join former Packers head coach Mike McCarthy with the Dallas Cowboys organization.
Davis was among five Cowboys coaches let go at the conclusion of the 2022 season.[6]