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Week Six in Review

Posted on October 20, 2026 by longsnap

Week Six was a notable one for positive snapping news. JJ Jansen of the Panthers set the NFL’s all-time record for games played by a long snapper on Sunday. It was Jansen’s 282nd game, all with the Panthers, breaking Trey … Continue reading →

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Week Five in Review

Posted on October 13, 2026 by longsnap

Stability only lasts so long in the NFL. Sunday’s game in London thrust the backup long snapper into the national spotlight when Jaguars snapper Ross Matiscik suffered a should injury on the first punt. DaVon Hamilton, a defensive lineman, who … Continue reading →

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Week Four in Review

Posted on October 6, 2026 by longsnap

Stability is back at the long snapping position, as Week Four of the NFL season was an uneventful one. There were no tryouts or transactions, so the only real “news” is William Wagner (Bengals) recorded the lone tackle by a … Continue reading →

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2026 Division One FBS Long Snappers

Posted on October 5, 2026 by longsnap

It is time for Longsnap.com’s annual reveal of our exclusive compilation of key information about the long snapper for each FBS team. While the trend of team’s not releasing an official depth chart has made this task much harder over … Continue reading →

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Week Three in Review

Posted on September 29, 2026 by longsnap

After a wild few weeks at the snapping position, things may be stabilizing after Week Three. Heading into this week, the Bears waiver rookie Beau Gardner and claimed their former snapper, Scott Daly, from the Saints practice squad after Daly … Continue reading →

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Week Two in Review

Posted on September 22, 2026 by longsnap

The second week of the 2026 NFL season is complete, but featured some tough days for a few long snappers. Texans snapper Austin Brinkman has a bad field goal snap and last year’s Mannelly Award winner Beau Gardner has struggled … Continue reading →

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Week One in Review

Posted on September 15, 2026 by longsnap

We are back now that Week One of the 2026 NFL regular season is complete. Seven snappers started for new teams this week, three of which were rookies. The last two Mannelly Award winners Beau Gardner (Bears) and Rocco Underwood … Continue reading →

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Snapping Update After Rookie Mini Camps

Posted on May 11, 2026 by longsnap

All NFL teams had rookie mini camps this weekend or the weekend right after the Draft. Although no snappers were drafted this year, eight snappers signed as undrafted free agents and many others received tryouts. Prior to the NFL Draft … Continue reading →

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NFL Free Agency Update (Part Two)

Posted on March 17, 2026 by longsnap

In the past week of NFL veteran free agency, there have been a number of additional moves at the snapping position. We now have a rare circumstance with two teams (Giants and Eagles) not having a snapper on their roster. … Continue reading →

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NFL Free Agency Update

Posted on March 10, 2026 by longsnap

With the NFL free agency negotiation period officially opening yesterday, it is a good time to take a look at the signings to date at the long snapping position. EXCLUSIVE Both Deckers and Sunahara will return to their teams on … Continue reading →

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