Monthly Archives: December 2012

Week Seventeen in Review

Posted on December 31, 2012 by longsnap

The NFL Regular Season ended last night and, for the second consecutive season, Zak DeOssie of the Giants was the leading tackler in punt coverage among snappers.  DeOssie had a solo tackle this week and concluded the season with 8 total tackles.  Last … Continue reading →

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Week Sixteen in Review

Posted on December 24, 2012 by longsnap

Week Sixteen is complete and without a Monday Night Football game, this post is a day earlier than usual.  It was announced today that veteran snapper Patrick Mannelly of the Bears, who was scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent after … Continue reading →

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Week Fifteen in Review

Posted on December 18, 2012 by longsnap

Week Fifteen of the NFL season is complete and the snapping position remains stable.  With the end of the regular season approaching, teams out of contention are likely looking forward to next season and the start of veteran free agency. The … Continue reading →

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Week Fourteen in Review

Posted on December 11, 2012 by longsnap

Week Fourteen is complete and was relatively uneventful at the snapping position.  Perhaps the biggest news occurred off the field, as it was revealed by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in an interview with Time magazine that the NFL is considered … Continue reading →

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Mazza Wins 2012 Chris Rubio Award

Posted on December 9, 2012 by longsnap

Although many football fans are now aware that Texas A&M freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel won the 2012 Heisman Trophy, another big award was given last night at  the high school level. Cole Mazza, a senior long snapper from California, was … Continue reading →

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Week Thirteen in Review

Posted on December 4, 2012 by longsnap

Week Thirteen is complete and was marred by the tragice events Saturday morning involving the Kansas City Chiefs and the murder-suicide involving linebacker Jevon Belcher.   On the field, Mike Leach (Cardinals), Brian Jennings (49ers) and Andrew Economos (Bucs) each recorded … Continue reading →

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Dorenbos the Magician

Posted on December 2, 2012 by longsnap

Each of the 32 snappers in the NFL has a very unique talent.  One of them, Jon Dorenbos of the Eagles, is also a professional in another interesting career.  Dorenbos is a professional magician and ESPN recently did a feature story on … Continue reading →

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