Author Archives: longsnap

It is very rare for a special teams coach to be fired during the season, but the Dolphins took that unique step by firing John Bonamego and replacing him with his assistant, Darren Rizzi.  The Dolphins had a number of problems with … Continue reading →

Week Four is complete and featured a number of snappers contributing tackles on punt coverage.  Jason Kyle of the Saints followed up last week’s fumble recovery with a forced fumble and assisted tackle on the same play.  Chris Massey of … Continue reading →

In a recent post, I highlighted some of NFLDraftScout.com’s top snapping prospects.  Another respected independent group of scouts at ESPN Scouts Inc. have recently published their top NFL prospects for the 2011 Draft and have included eight long snapping prospects. … Continue reading →

The bad luck streak continues for the Chargers as they have placed their third snapper, Ryan Neill, on injured reserve and signed a new snapper, veteran Ethan Albright.  Albright snapped for the Redskins last season and is in his 16th … Continue reading →

Week Three is complete and did not have any significant snapping issues.  Pat Mannelly of the Bears set a team record last night by playing in his 192nd game.  Mannelly has missed just three games in his career.  Jason Kyle … Continue reading →

Week Two is complete and without any major snapping issues.  Chargers snapper Ryan Neill returned to the NFL after the club lost David Binn and his replacement James Dearth to injury.  Four snappers, Clark Harris (Bengals), Ken Amato (Titans), Andrew Economos … Continue reading →

The normally stable snapping situation in San Diego, in which David Binn has handled all of the snaps for many years, continues to change.  The team’s replacement for the injured Binn, James Dearth, has himself suffered a season-ending injury.  The … Continue reading →

A recent issue of ESPN The Magazine had an interesting graphic showing the number of things that occur in a typical NFL season.  Some revealing special teams numbers were that there are 27 game-winning field goals, 13 punt return touchdowns, 15 kick … Continue reading →

A reported hamstring injury to veteran snapper David Binn has forced the Chargers to place him on injured reserve, ending his season after one game.  The Chargers have signed former Jets snapper James Dearth to replace Binn, who had just … Continue reading →

The first week of the NFL season is now complete.  Six different snappers recorded tackles, including two solo tackles by Andrew Economos of the Bucs, who also had a forced fumble.  Jon Condo of the Raiders also had two solo … Continue reading →