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Week Eleven in Review

Posted on November 21, 2023 by longsnap

Week Eleven of the NFL season is complete and snappers had the rare opportunity to be part of signature plays downfield and on a fake punt. Ross Matiscik of the Jaguars recorded what I will call a “hat trick” for … Continue reading →

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CFL Season Starts Tonight

Posted on June 9, 2022 by longsnap

The CFL returns tonight and each of the nine teams will use a Canadian snapper like prior seasons. There has not been much change from the starting snappers from the 2021 season, as only Edmonton will have a new snapper, … Continue reading →

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Week Eleven in Review

Posted on November 23, 2021 by longsnap

Week Eleven was generally an uneventful one for snappers, although kicking operation issues continued in Green Bay and, at least this week, in Arizona. After Sunday’s game, the Cardinals waived Beau Brinkley. With a bye this week, it is unclear … Continue reading →

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The CFL is Back!

Posted on August 8, 2021 by longsnap

After missing last season due to COVID, the CFL season is underway. The CFL uses only Canadian players to snap and many of the same names from the 2019 season are back, although some are in different places. Here are … Continue reading →

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2019 CFL Long Snappers

Posted on June 14, 2019 by longsnap

The Canadian Football League regular season started last night and, like the NFL, the long snapping position generally remains stable.  Two snappers differ from last year’s opening day rosters, as Tanner Doll now starts in British Columbia and Aaron Crawford … Continue reading →

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CFL Snappers for 2018

Posted on June 14, 2018 by longsnap

The Canadian Football League season starts tonight and the snapping position around the league remains stable.  Just one snapper, Kevin Malcolm in Hamilton, was not an opening day snapper last season.  Bradley Northnagel, who made news by signing with Edmonton … Continue reading →

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Latest Snapping Moves

Posted on June 3, 2018 by longsnap

Off-season workouts conclude for NFL teams in the next few weeks and snapping transactions have slowed down.  The Chargers did waive Anthony Kukwa, who was signed earlier this year. In addition, there was a very rare transaction in the CFL, … Continue reading →

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Week Seven in Review

Posted on October 24, 2017 by longsnap

Week Seven in the NFL is complete and perhaps the biggest story involving a long snapper is the 200 tickets that Joe Cardona of the Patriots donated to military members for the Falcons game on Sunday night,  The CFL also … Continue reading →

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CFL Snappers for 2017

Posted on June 23, 2017 by longsnap

The 2017 CFL regular season got underway last night, so it is a good time to take a look at the starting snapper for each club.  There is only one change since last season’s opening day starters, as Louis-Phillippe Bourassa … 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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