Jonny Harline
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Jonathan "Jonny" Harline (born November 6, 1982) in North Brunswick, New Jersey) is a current member of the band Perfect Disorder. He played college football
College football
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 at Brigham Young
Brigham Young University Cougars football
The Brigham Young Cougars football team is a college football program representing Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. The Cougars won the national championship in 1984 and have a Heisman Trophy winner in Ty Detmer. Since 1965, BYU has claimed 23 conference championships and played in 29 bowl...

.

College career

After a Mormon
Mormon
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 mission in New York City
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, he was the starting tight end for the BYU Cougars, at Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...

 in Provo, Utah
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 through the 2006 football season. He was named to the CBS SportsLine.com All-America
All-America
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 team in the tight end position following the 2006 season. He was also named first-team All-America by The Sporting News
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, Sports Illustrated
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, ESPN.com
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, College Football News
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, and Scout.com.

He grew up in Orem, Utah
Orem, Utah
Orem is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States, in the north-central part of the state. It is adjacent to Provo, Lindon, and Vineyard and is about south of Salt Lake City. Orem is one of the principal cities of the Provo-Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Utah and...

, and graduated from Orem High School
Orem High School
Orem High School is a high school located in Orem, Utah, part of Alpine School District. It was built originally in 1956 and has since undergone major renovations...

 in the class of 2001.

He is most known for his last second touchdown catch versus BYU's rival the University of Utah
2006 Utah Utes football team
The 2006 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah in the college football season of 2006–2007. The team was coached by 2nd year head football coach Kyle Whittingham. The Utes played their homes games in Rice–Eccles Stadium.-Schedule:...

 in 2006, in which he caught a touchdown pass from John Beck as time expired, giving BYU a 33-31 victory.

Professional career

Following his college career, Jonny signed with the Indianapolis Colts
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 as a free agent
Free agent
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 after going undrafted in the 2007 NFL Draft
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.

After being released from the Colts, Jonny signed with the Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

on Sept. 2, 2007, as a member of the practice squad. He was released from the Browns in December 2007.

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