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NFLPA Collegiate Bowl and FCS All-American Snappers

Posted on December 21, 2016 by longsnap

With the Senior Bowl long snappers now set, the other premiere college all-star game to use dedicated long snappers, the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, has selected its two snappers.  Brad Northnagel of California and Nolan Dowling of Western Kentucky will be the participating … Continue reading →

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Week Fifteen in Review

Posted on December 20, 2016 by longsnap

Week Fifteen of the NFL season is complete and was a quiet one for snappers.  Rick Lovato debuted with the Eagles and Thomas Gafford will now finish the season with the Broncos, as client Casey Kreiter was placed on injured … Continue reading →

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Pro Football Focus Pro Bowl Snappers

Posted on December 17, 2016 by longsnap

Pro Football Focus continues to provide detailed analysis of every play and player in the NFL and the snapping position is no exception.  PFF has graded every snap and snapper this year and used those grades to select their own Pro … Continue reading →

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Senior Bowl Snappers and Phil Steele All-Americans

Posted on December 16, 2016 by longsnap

With the NFL regular season winding down, the focus will soon turn to the next crop of NFL snapping talent in the college ranks.  The Senior Bowl recently announced that the two snappers will be Cole Mazza (Alabama) and Colin … Continue reading →

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Ladouceur Called the NFL’s “Perfect Player”

Posted on December 15, 2016 by longsnap

Les Carpenter just wrote an excellent profile of Cowboys veteran long snapper LP Ladouceur for The Guardian.  Carpenter describes him as “perfect for almost 12 seasons.”  The story reaffirms the usual refrain about snappers, which is you do not want to … Continue reading →

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The Leaping the Snapper Controversy Continues

Posted on December 14, 2016 by longsnap

The Patriots successful leap over Ravens snapper Morgan Cox to block a field goal attempt Monday night has brought the controversial play back into focus.  Earlier this season, the Broncos and Seahawks successfully executed similar leaps to block kicks. Adam Kilgore of … Continue reading →

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Week Fourteen in Review

Posted on December 13, 2016 by longsnap

Week Fourteen was an active one for special teams and snappers in particular.  The Eagles rare use of three snappers warranted its own blog post. Kickers continued to struggle with missed kicks and, last night, the Patriots executed another successful … Continue reading →

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Dorenbos Injury Brings Snapping Front and Center

Posted on December 11, 2016 by longsnap

Today’s Eagles game deserves a special blog post by itself.  Eagles snapper Jon Dorenbos, who was playing in his 162nd consecutive game, injured his wrist on a third quarter punt.  Unable to return, tight end Brent Celek is the backup snapper, but … Continue reading →

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Week Thirteen in Review

Posted on December 6, 2016 by longsnap

Week Thirteen was a fairly uneventful one for snappers.  Nick Sundberg returned to action for the Redskins after missing two weeks with a back injury.  Rick Lovato, who replaced Sundberg, was waived. Tyler Ott and Thomas Gafford each snapped a … Continue reading →

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Week Twelve in Review

Posted on November 29, 2016 by longsnap

After a relatively steady start to the NFL season at the snapping position, things have started to change and change quickly.  Two experienced snappers played this week due to injuries to existing snappers. Veteran snapper Thomas Gafford was signed by the … Continue reading →

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