Jean-Philippe "J. P." Darche (born February 28, 1975) is a Canadian former professional football player who was a long snapper.
As a youth, along with hockey, he played Bantam AA inter-city baseball with the St-Laurent Orioles.
Hockey was his primary sport until high school, when he started playing American football.
He concluded his collegiate career as the all-time leading tackler in school history with 272 stops (132 solo).
In 1998, he captured the Russ Jackson Award as the Canadian university football player who best combines athletics with academics and community service.
After being not being signed for the 2009 NFL season, Darche decided to retire from football and to continue his studies in medicine at the University of Kansas.
[5] He has finished a fellowship in sports medicine and practices at the University of Kansas Health System.