Dale Hellestrae Dale Robert Hellestrae ( born July 11 , 1962 ) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills , the Dallas Cowboys , and the Baltimore Ravens . A member of three Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl teams , the 6 - foot - 5 , 300 - pound offensive lineman specialized as a long snapper and special teams player during his professional career . Early years . Dale Hellestrae was born in Phoenix , Arizona , as a descendant of Norwegian immigrants ; his first name Dale is the name of the area his ancestors came from ( Dale , Hordaland ) , and his second name Hellestrae ( Norwegian : Hellestræ ) is his ancestors ' farm ' s name . Hellestrae attended Saguaro High School in Scottsdale , Arizona , where he was an all - state selection in football . After high school he spent one year at the Marine Military Academy . He received a scholarship to play at Southern Methodist University ( SMU ) , where he was a two - year starter and earned All - Southwest Conference honors as a senior , playing offensive tackle . Professional career . Buffallo Bills . Hellestrae was drafted in the fourth round ( 112th overall ) of the 1985 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills . During his four seasons with the team , he could only play in 28 games because of injury problems . 1988 was his most productive season , when he started at right guard in the final two regular season games and in two playoff games . Oakland Raiders . In 1989 he signed in Plan B free agency with the Oakland Raiders , but spent all of the season on injured reserve after breaking his leg in training camp . Dallas Cowboys . In 1990 he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys for a seventh round draft choice , with the intention of concentrating on playing long snapper in all of the special teams and to back up the guard and center positions . During his time with the team he quickly became one of the best long snapper s in the NFL and in team history . In the 1990s , the Cowboys organization felt they could find placekicker s and punters through free agency , without the need of paying a premium and adversely impacting the salary cap , so they allowed talented and productive players to leave , instead of signing them into long - term contracts . In his 11 seasons playing with the Cowboys , he had to snap for eight different placekicker s and seven punters , while helping the team win 3 Super Bowl s . Hellestrae was released after the 2000 season Baltimore Ravens . In 2001 he was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as a free agent to fill in for injured rookie Joe Maese , but only played in one game before being released . Personal life . Today , Hellestrae works as a color analyst on professional and NCAA football games , particularly for College Football on Versus , as well as often guest hosting on XTRA Sports 910 ' s ( KGME ) morning show with Mike Jurecki . He also appears as a guest analyst on " Sports Tonight " on KPNX , Channel 12 , in Phoenix with co - hosts Kevin Hunt and Bruce Cooper . He is now the owner of Cookies By Design , custom cookie boquet delivery , in the Scottsdale area . He is also an assistant high school football coach at Scottsdale Christian Academy .