Jonny has finally gotten his chance at West Point and he’s making the best of it. PFF has him as their highest graded LB so far. Great kid! They are playing UC today at 2:30 on ESPN. Should be a good one.
Neuqua’s Jonny Rhattigan
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Must be Joey Rhattigan's younger brother. A talented family out there in Nequa Valley, producing student-athletes of a high caliber.
Indeed. TJ was a preferred walk on at Penn State, Joey was a captain at Princeton and his class won the most games in their 4 year run in the history of the program, and now Jonny Nation getting his chance. Pretty good lineage.
A absolutely outstanding young man, from a fantastic family. Go Johnny!
Jonny was just named as a semi finalist for the Bednarick Award going to the top defender in college football. He’s also a semi finalist for the Butkus Award, going to the top LB. Go get it young man!!
Army LB Jon Rhattigan a late bloomer for Black Knights
Army senior linebacker Jon Rhattigan epitomizes the type of player the academy seeks for its sizable roster.
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We should all get a good look at him this weekend in the Army/Navy game.
Jon Rhattigan briefly appeared on a College GameDay clip this morning before the Army / Navy game.
Saw it and he recovered the fumble that ended up leading to a touchdown. Very nice!
Very nice indeed. Too bad he blew out his knee his Junior year at Neuqua. That gave a lot of teams pause in recruiting him. He made the most of it for sure.
I usually enjoy watching Army/ Navy but that game was unwatchable I had to turn it off. Army finished with 162 yards of offense with Navy picking up 117, yuck.
These two teams always play each other tough. They are both running teams which usually leads to boring offense. I am happy for the kid he had a good game.
Jonny was signed to the 53-man roster in Seattle on Saturday and was in uniform and played on special teams in their win against the Colts. Go get yours, Jonny Nation!!
Will Rhattigan have to serve his 5 year commitment to Army after his playing days?
No. Since he is signed to the 53 man he isn’t obliged to fulfill the commitment. It wouldn’t surprise me, however, if he did go that route if this doesn’t last long. Making the league minimum ($660k) isn’t a bad alternative though.
What position is he slated for on the seahawks roster! I'm assuming linebacker!
From my understanding, he will accept a commission in the US Army Reserves, and be allowed to play in the NFL. He will have to serve two weeks on active duty per year, but this can be done during the off season.
Alejandro Villanueva (long time Steeler and now Baltimore Raven - attended USMA) had a very similar situation. Same with Malcom Butler from USNA, who is now on the Ravens Practice Squad.
Just to give a Hinsdale Central connection, Mike Johnson was an offensive Captain with Rhattigan at USMA. Always great to see a local kid get a shot at the highest level, especially coming out of a service academy.
Alejandro Villanueva (long time Steeler and now Baltimore Raven - attended USMA) had a very similar situation. Same with Malcom Butler from USNA, who is now on the Ravens Practice Squad.
Just to give a Hinsdale Central connection, Mike Johnson was an offensive Captain with Rhattigan at USMA. Always great to see a local kid get a shot at the highest level, especially coming out of a service academy.
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