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NFL Free Agency and Special Teams Coaching Update

Posted on March 13, 2022 by longsnap

Veteran free agency begins this week and three snappers have signed new deals before it starts. Morgan Cox will return to the Titans for another year. Prior to Cox’s deal, Jon Weeks signed a one-year contract to return to the … Continue reading →

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USFL Update

Posted on March 12, 2022 by longsnap

The USFL is back and will offer long snappers a new opportunity to showcase their skills for one of the eight teams. The regular season starts next month and the League conducted a 35 round Draft with four snappers drafted … Continue reading →

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Orzech (and Tinker) Win a Super Bowl Ring!

Posted on February 14, 2022 by longsnap

Congratulations to Matt Orzech and practice squad snapper Carson Tinker of the Rams who both won a Super Bowl ring yesterday. Tinker spent the last few weeks on and off the Rams practice squad in case of emergency, but was … Continue reading →

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Reiter Added to Shrine Roster; Rager Selected Top HS Snapper

Posted on February 1, 2022 by longsnap

The Shrine Bowl originally selected one snapper, Billy Taylor from Rutgers, for its showcase game for NFL scouts. However, the Shrine just added another snapper, Ross Reiter from Colorado State, who practiced this week and will snap in the game … Continue reading →

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Super Bowl Matchup Set for Two (Maybe Three) Snappers

Posted on January 31, 2022 by longsnap

The Bengals will face the Rams in the Super Bowl in two weeks and the game will include veteran snapper Clark Harris for the Bengals and Matt Orzech for the Rams. However, it is likely Carson Tinker will be on … Continue reading →

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2021 NFL Special Teams Rankings

Posted on January 23, 2022 by longsnap

The end of the NFL season produces various rankings of NFL special teams units based on performance during the regular season. The so-called “third phase” of football is equally important, if not more so, in the playoffs, demonstrated by the … Continue reading →

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Snapping Update after Wild Card Weekend

Posted on January 19, 2022 by longsnap

Wild Card Weekend concluded Monday night and featured the only tackle by a snapper during the first six playoff games. Aaron Brewer of the Cardinals recorded an assisted tackle in the loss against the Rams. No team currently has a … Continue reading →

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Luke Rhodes Selected as 2021 AP All-Pro Long Snapper

Posted on January 14, 2022 by longsnap

The Associated Press announced its All-Pro team today and the voting recently added long snappers. Luke Rhodes of the Colts was the clear winner this year, followed by Josh Harris of the Falcons. Both are headed to the Pro Bowl. … Continue reading →

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Week Eighteen in Review

Posted on January 11, 2022 by longsnap

The very first Week Eighteen of the NFL regular season is complete and featured three overtime games that impacted the playoffs. Raiders snapper Trent Sieg made national news after the final game when he allegedly is seen telling Austin Ekeler … Continue reading →

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College All-Star Game Long Snappers

Posted on January 8, 2022 by longsnap

With the college football season coming to a close Monday night, it is time to highlight some of the top long snapping prospects for this year’s NFL Draft. A good place to start is the college all-star games that have … Continue reading →

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