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Week Eleven in Review

Posted on November 22, 2016 by longsnap

Week Eleven was both an active and tragic one. James Winchester of the Chiefs snapped Sunday in a victory against the Bucs after losing his father in a shooting earlier in the week. Winchester had his father’s funeral on Saturday … Continue reading →

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Week Ten in Review

Posted on November 15, 2016 by longsnap

Week Ten was another active one at the special teams position with many missed extra points and field goals. In addition, the “jumping over the snapper: issue that came up most recently in Week Seven when Bobby Wagner of Seattle leapt … Continue reading →

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Week Nine in Review

Posted on November 8, 2016 by longsnap

Week Nine in the NFL is complete and featured a number of key special teams plays, both positive and negative. Fortunately, snappers did not play a role in the negative plays, although the Bills blocked a Seahawks punt last night with … Continue reading →

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Week Eight in Review

Posted on November 1, 2016 by longsnap

After an eventful Week Seven, things calmed down considerably at the snapping position in Week Eight. To tie up a loose end from last week, the Giants released Tyler Ott from the practice squad with Zak DeOssie now healthy. Ott, along with John … Continue reading →

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Veteran Chevrier Returns to CFL

Posted on October 29, 2016 by longsnap

Every once in a while there is a great snapping story from up north. Recently, former NFL snapper and CFL veteran Randy Chevrier made his return to the CFL as a 40-year old. Chevrier, who was originally drafted by a CFL club … Continue reading →

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More on the Wagner Long Snapper Leaps

Posted on October 26, 2016 by longsnap

The two instances in which Seattle linebacker Bobby Wagner jumped over Arizona long snapper Aaron Brewer continues to be the subject of scrutiny. Arizona Head Coach Bruce Arians says that a rule permitting a player to jump over the line is “bad … Continue reading →

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Week Seven in Review

Posted on October 25, 2016 by longsnap

Week Seven of the NFL was a welcome one for this blog. While some weeks are quiet for snappers, once in awhile there are weeks like this one in which snappers were involved in a number of key plays. For … Continue reading →

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Week Six in Review

Posted on October 18, 2016 by longsnap

Week Six is complete and Nolan Frese of the Seahawks rebounded from a poor field goal snap early in the fourth quarter to a much better snap on a late, game-winning field goal attempt versus Atlanta. Zach Wood of SMU, who was defensive … Continue reading →

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Week Five in Review

Posted on October 11, 2016 by longsnap

Week Five was an uneventful one at the snapping position. In fact, Charley Hughlett of the Browns was the only snapper to record a tackle in punt coverage with an assisted tackle. There were two tryouts last week as teams continue … Continue reading →

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Week Four in Review

Posted on October 4, 2016 by longsnap

Week Four is complete and brought the first snapping change. Aaron Brewer snapped for the Cardinals after replacing rookie Kameron Canaday. Brewer had an uneventful day, which is just the Cardinals were looking for. In addition to a snapping change, … Continue reading →

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