Author Archives: longsnap

Week Eleven in Review

Posted on November 20, 2018

Week Eleven of the NFL season is complete and was another generally uneventful week for snappers.  The only potential injury involved Rick Lovato of the Eagles, who is in the concussion protocol after suffering a head injury late in Sunday’s … Continue reading →

Posted in NFL, Tackles

Special Teams University All-American Team

Posted on November 17, 2018

With college football’s regular season winding down, all-Conference and all-American teams are starting to be released.  Very few of these include snappers but, to fill that void, Kyle Stelter of Special Teams University announced his all-American team of long snappers … Continue reading →

Posted in College, Snapping in the Media

Week Ten In Review

Posted on November 13, 2018

Week Ten is complete and while it was a normal week for snappers, there were some unusual special teams plays.  Five teams (Bills, Cowboys, Raiders, Packers and Dolphins) ran successful punt fakes and there were more missed field goals and … Continue reading →

Posted in NFL, Tackles, Transactions

Week Nine in Review

Posted on November 6, 2018

Week Nine was a quiet one on the field, but active off it for snappers.  Two pending unrestricted free agents, Josh Harris (Falcons) and Clark Harris (Bengals), signed new deals to avoid free agency.  The Falcons signed its Harris for … Continue reading →

Posted in Coaching, NFL, Tackles, Transactions

Week Eight in Review

Posted on October 30, 2018

Week Eight of the NFL season is now complete and was generally an uneventful one for snappers, with no major issues or injuries.  The Patriots worked out snappers Jon Condo and Christian Kuntz earlier in the week, while the Giants … Continue reading →

Posted in NFL, Tackles, Transactions

Week Seven in Review

Posted on October 23, 2018

Week Seven included a rare but critical snapper penalty for moving the ball before a field goal snap.  LP Ladouceur of the Cowboys was called for a false start penalty as the Cowboys attempted a last-second field goal to tie … Continue reading →

Posted in NFL, Snapping in the Media, Tackles, Transactions

Week Six in Review

Posted on October 16, 2018

Week Six is complete and saw the return of veteran snapper Matt Overton.  Overton was signed after the Jaguars placed Carson Tinker on injured reserve after a knee injury.  Overton previously replaced Tinker last year when Tinker tore his ACL. … Continue reading →

Posted in NFL, Tackles, Transactions