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There is yet another sign that snappers are getting recognition for the role they play in football.  For the first time, Playboy Magazine has added a long snapper to its preseason All-America team.  UCLA junior Christian Yount is the first … Continue reading →

With only 32 snapping jobs in the NFL and many held by veterans each year, securing a position snapping in the NFL is one of the most difficult things to do in professional sports.  As mentioned in prior posts, the … Continue reading →

The Longsnap.com blog now features two new pages.  The first, entitled Publications, includes a link to the book called “FOOTBALL Rising to the Challenge: The Transition from College to Pro”.  My chapter is entitled “Representing Players on the Fringe: An … Continue reading →

It is never too early to start talking about long snapping prospects for the 2010 NFL Draft, except that a number of sources have indicated that the two NFL scouting services, National Football Scouting and BLESTO, did not include any snappers … Continue reading →

In somewhat of an unexpected move, the Saints released nine-year veteran snapper Kevin Houser yesterday and signed fourteen-year veteran Jason Kyle to replace him.  Kyle spent the last eight seasons with the Panthers.

The Carolina Panthers reduced their logjam at snapper by waiving Pat MacDonald.  MacDonald was in camp with the Saints last year and was one of three snappers attempting to win the Panthers’ snapping job left vacant after they did not … Continue reading →

The Kansas City Chiefs waived Thomas Gafford, leaving rookie Tanner Purdum as the only snapper on the roster.  Gafford filled-in for the injured JP Darche last year to finish the season for the Chiefs.  The Bengals also waived rookie snapper … Continue reading →