The incredible storyline for DePaola, who has founded DePaola's Bagel & Brunch in his native Maryland since joining the Vikings, includes working shifts at a Maryland pub owned by his father and in loss prevention at a New Jersey Best Buy. Those roles occurred between college at Rutgers and his NFL debut with Tampa Bay in 2014. DePaola attended Rutgers as a quarterback and switched to receiver before filling in at long snapper as an injury replacement.
After first being invited to snap at 2012 Buccaneers Training Camp, DePaola suited up for the 2014 season opener. He played 48 games for the Bucs before joining the Bears for another 16 games in 2017. The following season, he joined the Raiders, but his Silver & Black tenure was shortened to one game because of an injury in the 2018 opener.
DePaola didn't snap in a regular-season game again until Nov. 22, 2020. He has played in 88 games for Minnesota (after not playing in 2019), bringing his regular-season total to 153.