Monthly Archives: December 2018

Week Seventeen in Review

Posted on December 31, 2018 by longsnap

Week Seventeen is complete and the regular season is over.  For snappers, it was a relatively stable year, with the only changes resulting from injury and not due to performance. Atlanta used three snappers, starting the season with Jeff Overbaugh … Continue reading →

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Bobenmoyer to Replace Perez in Shrine Game

Posted on December 28, 2018 by longsnap

Caleb Perez of UCF, who originally planned to snap in the Shrine Game on January 19, 2019, is unable to participate and will be replaced by Jacob Bobenmoyer of Northern Colorado. The Shrine Game will be played on the same … Continue reading →

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Blake Ferguson Wins First David Binn Award

Posted on December 27, 2018 by longsnap

Last evening, junior Blake Ferguson of LSU was named the inaugural winner of the David Binn Award given to the best college long snapper.  Ferguson was one of five finalists named on December 9th.  Ferguson was the only underclassman on the … Continue reading →

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Week Sixteen in Review

Posted on December 25, 2018 by longsnap

Week Sixteen of the NFL season is complete and just one week of the regular season remains.  This week was relatively quiet, as Don Muhlbach was able to snap despite being questionable during the week. The Lions worked out snappers … Continue reading →

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STATS FCS All-American Team

Posted on December 19, 2018 by longsnap

The STATS FCS All-America Team was just announced and also includes three long snappers. Patrick Eby of Columbia was First Team, Steven Wethli of Youngstown State was Second Team and Patrick Keefe from The Citadel was Third Team.  All are … Continue reading →

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HERO Sports All-American Team Long Snappers for FCS

Posted on December 19, 2018 by longsnap

HERO Sports just released its All-American teams for the FCS level and all three teams included long snappers. Senior Steven Wethli of Youngstown State was the First Team Special Teams snapper.  Junior Josh Brady of Jacksonville State was Second Team … Continue reading →

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Week Fifteen in Review

Posted on December 18, 2018 by longsnap

Week Fifteen provided another excellent example of the value of never giving up and the perseverance required to succeed in the NFL as a long snapper. On Sunday, after a season-ending back injury to Redskins snapper Nick Sundberg, Andrew East … Continue reading →

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College All-Star Game Snappers Set

Posted on December 13, 2018 by longsnap

With snappers Dan Godsil (Indiana) and Nick Moore (Georgia) selected for the Senior Bowl, the other two key college all-star games have selected their snappers. The Shrine Game, which finally added snapping specialists last year, will have Chris Wilkerson from … Continue reading →

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Week Fourteen in Review

Posted on December 11, 2018 by longsnap

Week Fourteen is complete and two snappers made their season debuts, as veteran Jon Condo returned to the NFL for Atlanta and Colin Holba snapped for San Francisco.  There were no major snapping issues, although there were a number of … Continue reading →

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Five Finalists Announced for David Binn Award

Posted on December 9, 2018 by longsnap

Five finalists have just been announced for the first annual David Binn Award given to the best college long snapper.  The finalists are Tyler Griffiths (NC State), Austin Frey (Texas A&M), Blake Ferguson (LSU), Dan Godsil (Indiana) and Wes Farnsworth … Continue reading →

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