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Week Four in Review

Posted on October 6, 2015 by longsnap

Week Four is complete and, after one quarter of the NFL season, the snapping position remains consistent and stable.  However, kickers had a very rough week. There have been 17 missed PATs already this season, including four this week.  There were also … Continue reading →

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Tulane Snapper Golub Makes History

Posted on October 3, 2015 by longsnap

History was made today as snapper Aaron Golub of Tulane became the first legally blind player to appear in a Division One football game.  Golub, who was featured in this Longsnap.com story last year, handled the final extra point attempt in Tulane’s … Continue reading →

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Week Three in Review

Posted on September 29, 2015 by longsnap

Week Three of the NFL season is complete and, once again, there have not been any major snapping issues.  The new extra point, however, continues to be unpredictable, with 14 misses through Week Three after just nine being missed all … Continue reading →

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Week Two in Review

Posted on September 22, 2015 by longsnap

Week Two of the 2015 NFL season is complete and the snapping position remains stable.  The extra point rule change has made the normally automatic extra point a bit less automatic, as nine extra points have been missed so far … Continue reading →

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2015 Division One Long Snappers

Posted on September 21, 2015 by longsnap

Longsnap.com’s exclusive long snapper chart covering each Division One football team is now complete and available for the 2015 season.  The starting punt snapper for each team is listed by conference, along with the snapper’s uniform number, height, weight and class year. The … Continue reading →

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Week One in Review

Posted on September 15, 2015 by longsnap

Week One of the NFL season is complete and there is some news at the snapping position.  Just days after the Texans gave Jon Weeks a contract extension, the Jaguars did the same with Carson Tinker, who, like Weeks, is now … Continue reading →

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Snapping in the National Media

Posted on September 11, 2015 by longsnap

Long snappers always make for a good story and this week is no different as AP writer Dennis Waszak Jr. published a story today entitled “Oh Snap! Life of an NFL Long Snapper a Pressure-Packed Gig.” The story features interviews with current … Continue reading →

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Texans Sign Weeks to Extension

Posted on September 7, 2015 by longsnap

While Saturday’s 53 man roster deadline was quiet for the snapping position, there was some news over the weekend for a potential unrestricted free agent snapper. Jon Weeks, who would have been a free agent after this season, signed a … Continue reading →

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Ott Waived by Rams; All Second Snappers Gone

Posted on September 2, 2015 by longsnap

Tyler Ott was released by the Rams yesterday.  With that move, each NFL team is left with a single snapper on their roster.  The final roster cuts must be made Sunday to get to the 53 man roster limit.  For … Continue reading →

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Snapping Moves at the First Mandatory Cut

Posted on August 31, 2015 by longsnap

Although NFL teams must be down to 75 players by tomorrow, most have already made substantial cuts.  Not surprisingly, the snapping position was heavily impacted. Snappers that have been waived in the last day or two include Patrick Scales (Ravens), Rick … Continue reading →

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