BIOGRAPHY
Jon Halapio was born June 23, 1991, in St. Petersburg, Florida. He attended the University of Florida from 2009 to 2013. During his career, he started 43 of 51 games at guard and was a team captain his junior and senior seasons.
Halapio was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He was released on August 30, 2014, as part of final roster cuts.
On December 17, 2014, Halapio was signed to the Denver Broncos practice squad. On May 11, 2015, Halapio was waived.
On June 5, 2015, Halapio signed with the Arizona Cardinals. On September 5, 2015, he was released by the team.
On July 27, 2016, Halapio was signed by the Patriots. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Patriots as part of final roster cuts.
On September 29, 2016, Halapio was signed to the Giants' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Giants on January 9, 2017. He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Giants' practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on October 4, 2017. He made his first career start in Week 12 at right guard in place of the injured D. J. Fluker.
On March 12, 2018, Halapio re-signed with the Giants. He was named the Giants starting center to start the season, beating out Brett Jones. On September 16, 2018, he suffered a broken right ankle and lower leg in a Week 2 game against the Dallas Cowboys and was ruled out for the rest of the season. He was placed on injured reserve on September 19, 2018.
On March 8, 2019, Halapio re-signed with the Giants. He started 15 games for the Giants in 2019, missing one due to a hamstring injury. Following Week 17, Halapio underwent surgery to repair a torn Achilles.
On September 2, 2020, Halapio re-signed with the Giants, but was released three days later.
On November 9, 2020, the Broncos signed Halapio to their practice squad. He was released after the regular season on January 7, 2021.
