Jon Dorenbos of the Eagles was the subject of an excellent in-depth profile by Richard Rys of Men’s Journal yesterday.  Like many snappers, Dorenbos, who is also a professional magician, has a compelling story of how he made it to the upper echelon of NFL long snappers.

Among other obstacles, Dorenbos had to endure his father murdering his mother as a child and used some of his own tricks to get a college scholarship as well.  The story is worth your time.