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With training camps underway, there have been three transactions involving veterans.  Jon Condo, an unrestricted free agent, signed a new deal with the Raiders, while another unrestricted free agent, Greg Warren, has signed a new deal with the Steelers.  Jason … Continue reading →

NFL training camps are now opening across the league and a number of snapping prospects endured a long wait to sign their first NFL contract and compete for a job. Below are the various undrafted rookie free agent signings involving … Continue reading →

The NFL lockout is over and, starting tomorrow morning, a few rookie free agent long snappers may finally get the chance to sign with an NFL club.  In addition to rookie signings, there are also some veteran free agent snappers … Continue reading →

While the NFL is expected to get back to business shortly, one viable option for snappers may be gone.  The United Football League was scheduled to begin its third season on August 13th but has just announced the start of the season … Continue reading →

One of the unique features of Longsnap.com has been the annual compilation of Division One long snappers.  Historically, determining the snappers for each college team has been a very tedious excercise.  It usually involved scouring team depth charts, where available, to determine … Continue reading →

Like all NFL rookies, the top long snapping prospects from the 2011 NFL Draft are playing the waiting game.  With no snapper drafted and the lockout preventing any undrafted free agent signings, rookie snappers must hope for a quick resolution … Continue reading →

Due to the lockout, none of the 2011 long snapping prospects have joined an NFL team.  However, it is not too early to start looking at next year’s prospects. NFLDraftScout.com is one of the few draft sites to give long snappers … Continue reading →

The CFL season gets underway on Thursday and, at the very least, provides an opporunity for some snapping news.  Once again, the snappers for each CFL club are non-imports or players born or trained in Canada.  Only Randy Chevrier of … Continue reading →

Kent Somers of The Arizona Republic wrote an interesting story on the final day of the NFL Draft about the number of snappers in the NFL that are from Arizona.  Five of the 32 snappers are from the state.  Nick Sunberg (Redskins), Jon … Continue reading →

The NFL Draft concluded last night and, like last year, no long snapper was selected.  In fact, just two specialists, Nebraska kicker Alex Henery (Eagles) and Miami punter/kicker Matt Bosher (Falcons), were selected.  The lockout prevented the usual immediate signing of … Continue reading →