Ex-Rams Long Snapper Jake McQuaide Shakes Church Community, Unveils Shocking Porn Scandal Questions
Every so often, a figure whose game usually lives in the shadows—steady, unsung, and relentlessly precise—decides to step into the spotlight for reasons that yank you out of your usual expectations. Take Jake McQuaide, for instance. This guy, a long-time NFL veteran and two-time Pro Bowl long snapper with fourteen seasons under his belt, isn’t exactly the type to stir the pot. Yet, on a seemingly ordinary Saturday, he got up during Mass at an Ohio Catholic church and threw down a gauntlet at none other than Jason Williams, the Cincinnati Archdiocese’s chancellor. The topic? Rumors swirling around priests allegedly viewing pornography on a church computer. What happened next? Police escorted McQuaide from the sanctuary, but not before he laid down a bold demand for truth that echoed the tenacity of a thespian—evoking Sister Aloysius from the film Doubt.
This eyebrow-raising incident rapidly became a focal point, intertwining faith, scandal, and the steadfast voice of a man unafraid to confront discomfort head-on. If you thought NFL long snappers only excelled in silent precision, think again. Ready to dive into the full story and understand what prompted this extraordinary confrontation? LEARN MORE.
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McQuaide grew up near Green Township and attended Cincinnati Elder High, an all-male Catholic diocesan school within the Archdiocese of Cincinnati founded in 1912.This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
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According to video from Cincinnati news station WCPO, when someone at the alter told McQuaide, “this is not the time for this,” McQuaide responded by shouting, “I’m sorry, sir, this is the time and the place. I will stand up. Did the priest use our parish computer to look at pornography? …True or false? True or false?”
It’s not easy for NFL long snappers to stand out, their exacting trade hinging exclusively on repeating the same action without fail or fanfare. Yet Jake McQuaide, the former Rams two-time Pro Bowl long snapper and veteran of 14 NFL seasons, drew attention Saturday when he stood up.Read more: Caleb Williams explains why he and his dad schemed to avoid going to the Bears from USC“Like gossip, the spreading of rumors is sinful, and we should all work to overcome this tendency of our fallen human nature,” the letter said.Advertisement
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