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Semifinalists Announced for the Patrick Mannelly Award

Posted on December 10, 2020 by longsnap

Yesterday, 10 senior FBS long snappers were announced as semifinalists for the second annual Patrick Mannelly Award. Had this year gone as planned, we would have been handing out the Award Saturday in a live ceremony before a few hundred … Continue reading →

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Week Thirteen in Review

Posted on December 8, 2020 by longsnap

Week Thirteen is nearly complete, as the Cowboys and Ravens will conclude the week tonight. In last Wednesday’s Ravens game, Nick Moore made his NFL debut filling in for Morgan Cox, who was on the COVID reserve list. Moore performed … Continue reading →

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New Timelines for the Patrick Mannelly Award

Posted on December 3, 2020 by longsnap

COVID has impacted everything this year in a dramatic fashion and college football is no different. As one of the founders of the Patrick Mannelly Award, started last year to recognize the best FBS senior long snapper, I was concerned … Continue reading →

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Week Twelve in Review

Posted on December 1, 2020 by longsnap

Week Twelve is largely complete, as the Ravens and Steelers game has been moved to tomorrow. Due to COVID issues, it is expected that the Ravens will have Nick Moore snap in place of Morgan Cox. The Ravens are one … Continue reading →

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Week Eleven in Review

Posted on November 24, 2020 by longsnap

Week Eleven of the NFL is done and there were more changes at the snapping position. Andrew DePaola returned to the NFL and snapped well for the Vikings. Austin Cutting had been having issues and the team signed DePaola to … Continue reading →

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NFL Pro Bowl Long Snappers Now Chosen by Fan Vote

Posted on November 18, 2020 by longsnap

Since 2004, the NFL Pro Bowl has included a long snapper on each team. Until last year, the two snappers were selected by each coaching staff, with the limitation that they who could not select their own team’s snapper. Things … Continue reading →

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Week Ten in Review

Posted on November 17, 2020 by longsnap

Week Ten of the NFL season is complete and was an uneventful one for snappers until last night. Vikings snapper Austin Cutting, who has struggled at times the past few weeks and even spent time on the COVID reserve list … Continue reading →

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Week Nine in Review

Posted on November 10, 2020 by longsnap

Week Nine of the NFL season is complete and saw the Titans move on from veteran snapper Beau Brinkley. Brinkley, who had been the highest-paid long snapper by most metrics, suffered from COVID earlier in the season and struggled with … Continue reading →

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2020 FBS Long Snappers Chart

Posted on November 5, 2020 by longsnap

Longsnap.com is proud to present its exclusive compilation of the long snappers for each Division One FBS college football team that is playing during the 2020 season. This year’s list was delayed by the unusual college football season and staggered … Continue reading →

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Week Eight in Review

Posted on November 3, 2020 by longsnap

Week Eight of the NFL season is complete and while the pandemic continues to impact teams, all games were played. Beau Brinkley of the Titans continues to struggle on short snaps as did the usually reliable Luke Rhodes of the … Continue reading →

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