Brian Khoury Appears in NFL Preseason Game for New England

(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) – Carnegie Mellon University 2017 graduate Brian Khoury became the first Tartan under the direction of 36-year head coach Rich Lackner to appear in a NFL game. On Thursday, August 12, Khoury made his NFL debut as a long snapper when the Patriots hosted the Washington Football Team.

Khoury was signed by the New England Patriots on Monday, August 9, following an injury to long snapper Joe Cardona. Khoury appeared on every punt and field goal opportunity by the Patriots in the contest and recorded a tackle on punt coverage. This past March, the Cardinal and Gray alum was signed by the Baltimore Ravens and then released two months later.

In October of 2019, Khoury was selected as a defensive end / long snapper in the second round of the open phase of the XFL Draft by the DC Defenders. He played in all five games as the long snapper for the Defenders in 2020 before the league's operations came to a close due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Khoury finished his senior season at Carnegie Mellon as an All-South Region third team selection by D3football.com, a first team All-Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) selection, University Athletic Association (UAA) Defensive Player of the Year and Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) South First Team member. He led the PAC and UAA while ranking fifth nationally with 12.5 sacks. Khoury became the school's all-time sack leader during his senior season and finished his career with 29.5 sacks. He totaled 16.0 tackles for a loss of 90 yards and ended the season with 55 total tackles, 31 solo, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.


Courtesy of the New England Patriots/David Silverman