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Week Fifteen in Review

Week Fifteen of the NFL season is complete and was a generally uneventful one for snappers. Eagles snapper Charley Hughlett returned from injured reserve and replacement Cal Adomitis was waived. Pro Bowl fan voting ended last night. Prior to the … Continue reading

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Week Fourteen in Review

Week Fourteen most notable play involving a long snapper was another controversial contact call. A Ravens player was called for an unnecessary roughness penalty for running into Steelers snapper Christian Kuntz on a successful field goal attempt. The Steelers took … Continue reading

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Week Thirteen in Review

Week Thirteen was a mixed one for Jaguars long snapper Ross Matiscik. Matiscik was injured in the first half after making a tackle, forcing the Jaguars to use defensive lineman DaVon Hamilton as its emergency snapper on two short snaps … Continue reading

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Week Twelve in Review

Week Twelve was highlighted by a key fumble recovery in punt coverage by Cowboys snapper Trent Sieg that helped Dallas in their comeback win over the Eagles. Sieg’s fumble recovery and Jacob Bobenmoyer’s solo tackle for the Raiders were the … Continue reading

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Week Eleven in Review

Week Eleven saw multiple missed field goals and extra points, although only a few could be attributed to poor short snaps. Last week, the Chargers and Falcons added snappers to their practice squads for precautionary reasons and both snappers, Peter … Continue reading

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Week Ten in Review

After weeks of peace and quiet, this week brought lots of change to the long snapping position. Josh Harris returned to the Chargers from injured reserve and Rick Lovato, who filled in for Harris the past nine weeks, retired. The … Continue reading

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Week Nine in Review

Week Nine of the NFL season was another quiet one for snappers, although Jaguars kicker Cam Little did set an NFL record with the longest field goal of 68 yards. Chargers snapper Josh Harris, who has been an injured reserve … Continue reading

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Week Eight in Review

Week Eight of the NFL season was, like recent weeks, an uneventful one for snappers. There have been few snapping changes so far this season, with the only two related to injuries to Josh Harris (Chargers) and Charley Hughlett (Eagles). … Continue reading

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Week Seven in Review

Week Seven of the NFL season was another quiet one for snappers. Four snappers recorded tackles in punt coverage with Zach Wood (Saints) and Joe Cardona (Dolphins) reach recording a solo tackle, while Rex Sunahara (Browns) and Hogan Hatten (Seahawks) … Continue reading

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Week Six in Review

Week Six of the NFL season is complete and was generally an uneventful one for snappers. There was just one tryout this week, as the Raiders worked out rookie Luke Elkin in connection with other specialists. Three snappers recorded tackles … Continue reading

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