Cal Adomitis

A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Adomitis joined the Bengals in May as a college free agent ... Played five seasons collegiately (2017-21) at Pittsburgh, finishing his career as the most accomplished long snapper in program history ... Handled long snapping duties in all 64 games during his career ... Named a first-team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) in 2021 .. Received the 2021 Patrick Mannelly Award, given to the nation's top long snapper ... Elected as a team captain for his redshirt senior season in 2021 ... Recipient of the Blue-Gold Award, presented to the male and female senior student‐athletes who best represent the student‐athlete ideal based on academic scholarship, athletic achievement, leadership qualities and citizenship.

A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Adomitis joined the Bengals in May as a college free agent ... Played five seasons collegiately (2017-21) at Pittsburgh, finishing his career as the most accomplished long snapper in program history ... Handled long snapping duties in all 64 games during his career ... Named a first-team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) in 2021 .. Received the 2021 Patrick Mannelly Award, given to the nation's top long snapper ... Elected as a team captain for his redshirt senior season in 2021 ... Recipient of the Blue-Gold Award, presented to the male and female senior student‐athletes who best represent the student‐athlete ideal based on academic scholarship, athletic achievement, leadership qualities and citizenship.

Career transactions: Signed with Cincinnati as college free agent on 5-13-22.

College highlights: Spent five seasons (2017-21) at Pittsburgh, using an extra year of eligibility granted to student-athletes due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Handled both long and short snapping for the Panthers in every game from 2017-21 — a streak of 64 consecutive contests ... 2021—Played in all 14 games ... Selected a first-team All-American by the AFCA, the only one of the five NCAA-recognized All-America selectors that includes a long snapper ... Logged two special teams tackles ... Named to the 2021 Allstate AFCA GoodWorks Team for his commitment to community service ... Selected to play in the Reese's Senior Bowl. 2020—Played in all 11 games, concluding the season as Pitt's long snapper for punts and PAT/FGs ... Named to All-ACC First Team by Phil Steele and Honorable Mention All-American ... All-ACC Academic Team pick ... Semifinalist for Patrick Mannelly Award (nation's top long snapper). 2019—Played in all 13 contests and recorded four tackles on punt coverage. 2018—Played in all 14 games ... Totaled four tackles on punt coverage, including two in the Sun Bowl vs. Stanford ... 2017—Played in all 12 games, notching two special teams tackles.

High school: Attended Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School ... Lettered as a tight end and long snapper ... Helped the team to a 14-2 record and a Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League Class 6A championship as a senior in 2016 ... Helped the team post a 15-1 record and win both the WPIAL and Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association championships.

Personal: Hometown is Pittsburgh, Penn. ... Served as Pitt's president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... Launched an initiative called "Cal's Kids" in October 2021 and raised more than $135,000 for UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh ... Economics major at Pittsburgh ... Last name is pronounced "AA-dumm-EYE-tiss."