Irish in the NFL: J.J. Jansen — The $10 Million Long Snapper

After graduating from Notre Dame and going undrafted in 2008, long snapper J.J. Jansen was signed by the Green Bay Packers but, early on, he suffered a knee injury and spent the rest of the season on injured reserve.

His assumption was that the injury would spark the end of his football career. Jansen’s mother agreed.

“I got hurt my first year in Green Bay and a few days later my mom said,…