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Week Two in Review

Special teams played a key role in multiple games this week and the role of the long snapper was front and center in one. The Colts tried a long field goal to win the game against the Broncos, but the … Continue reading

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2025 Division One FBS Long Snappers

With the 2025 college football season entering its third full week, it is the perfect time to release Longsnap.com’s exclusive compilation of the long snappers for each FBS team. The list is sorted by conference and includes the player’s name, … Continue reading

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Week One in Review

As usual, it was an exciting first week of NFL action, but a relatively quiet one for snappers. After some changes during training camp and pre-season, the long snapping position stabilized. The Chargers added Rick Lovato to the practice squad … Continue reading

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Long Snapping Developments after “Final” Cuts

All NFL rosters had to be reduced to 53 players this afternoon. That limit resulted in a number of snapper transactions, as rookie Luke Elkin (Bears) and veterans Cal Adomitis (Bengals), Zach Triner (Seahawks) and Blake Ferguson (Texans) were let … Continue reading

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Long Snapping Picture after End of Preseason Games

With the NFL preseason concluded, there are just a few snapping situations to watch as teams get down to 53 man rosters Tuesday. The Bears, Bengals, Seahawks and Texans each have two snappers on the roster as of this morning. … Continue reading

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Pre-Season Long Snapping Update

With the first week of NFL pre-season games complete, there are a few unresolved snapping issues around the league. The Eagles recently signed rookie Christian Johnstone with Charley Hughlett nursing an injury. The Seahawks added veteran Zach Triner while Chris … Continue reading

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Phil Steele’s All American Long Snappers (FBS/FCS)

Phil Steele’s annual publications for FBS and FCS football teams are now out. As usual, Steele included four snappers on each of his All American Teams for each division. The snappers are: FBS: First Team Rocco Underwood (Florida); Second Team … Continue reading

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NFL Long Snapping Update Before Training Camps

With official NFL off-season activities concluded and training camps opening next month, there have a been a few snapping moves that will impact teams when camps start. The Texans were the most active this month, working out veterans Blake Ferguson … Continue reading

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UFL and CFL Snapper Updates

While things have been quiet with NFL snapping news, the UFL is in the playoffs and the CFL is just underway with its regular season. Alex Matheson of the St. Louis Battlehawks was named to the All-UFL team. Six different … Continue reading

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NFL Draft Review for Long Snappers

With all rookie mini-camps complete, the impact of long snappers from the 2025 NFL Draft class is a bit clearer. After carefully reviewing all but a handful of mini-camp rosters, I calculated a total of 25 snappers that were either … Continue reading

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