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NFL snapping news

Rick Gosselin’s All-Time Special Teams Unit Snappers

Rick Gosselin recently named his all-time NFL Special Teams Unit, which included three long snappers.  Gosselin, who has ranked each NFL teams special teams groups for 38 seasons, created a First Team, Second Team and some wild card spots to … Continue reading

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Tryout Snapper Drew Scott Signed by Oakland

It appears that at least one tryout long snapper has been signed to a contract.  Drew Scott from Kansas State, who first tried out with the Raiders and then the Saints this past weekend, was signed by the Raiders.  With … Continue reading

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Snapping Moves after the Draft

NFL rookie mini-camps have just concluded and below is a  summary of activity at the snapping position since the Draft.  Note that mini-camp tryouts are typically not made public and are often confused as signings.  In addition, players from prior … Continue reading

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One Snapper Drafted; Three Sign Free Agent Contracts

A snapper was drafted for the fourth consecutive season as the Packers drafted Mississippi State’s Hunter Bradley in Round Seven.  Three other rookie snappers, Tanner Carew  (Oregon-Seahawks), Trent Sieg (Colorado State-Ravens) and Lucas Gravelle (TCU-Dolphins), signed free agent contracts immediately … Continue reading

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Additional Long Snapper Transactions

With the NFL Draft commencing Thursday, one team added some snapping depth, as the Cowboys signed Scott Daly from last year’s Draft class.  In addition, the lone remaining exclusive rights free agent, Tyler Ott, signed his new contract with the … Continue reading

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NFL Teams Still Need Dedicated Long Snappers

NFL teams still need dedicated long snappers.  Alex Kirshner of SB Nation recently wrote an excellent analysis of how NFL teams still need a specialist that does nothing other than snap despite the trend toward versatility in other positions. In … Continue reading

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Latest Long Snapper Transactions

With the NFL Draft a few weeks away, the snapper signings have slowed.  Two exclusive rights free agents, client Casey Kreiter (Broncos) and Luke Rhodes (Colts), have each signed their one-year contracts.  Client Patrick Scales, who was not tendered by … Continue reading

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New Street Free Agent Snapper Signings

There were no veteran snapper signings this week, but two teams added snapping depth for the spring.  The Broncos signed Christian Kuntz, who was a linebacker and snapper at Duquesne and spent time with the Patriots last August.  The Vikings … Continue reading

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Free Agency Update

There have been some additional snapping transactions as veteran free agency moves into the end of its first week.  It is rare for snappers to change teams, but Andrew DePaola did just that, signing a new deal with Oakland after … Continue reading

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Long Snappers in Free Agency

NFL free agency is now underway and it has already impacted the snapping position.  First, of the six exclusive rights free agents, three were offered one-year contracts allowing their teams to retain their rights.  The snappers that were tendered contacts … Continue reading

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