LAS VEGAS – New England Patriots long snapper Joe Cardona was named the winner of the Salute to Service Award on Wednesday and will be recognized for his support in the U.S. military community.
Cardona played football at the U.S. Naval Academy and balanced playing for the Patriots and serving as a staff officer at the Naval Academy Preparatory School in Rhode Island. He would go on to serve in United States Forces Korea and eventually earned the rank of lieutenant. He is now the head of Maritime Security Squadron 8 and oversees logistics for 500 sailors on the eastern seaboard.