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Week Thirteen in Review

Posted on December 2, 2014 by longsnap

Week Thirteen brought an interesting change to the snapping position.  With Danny Aiken of the Patriots unable to snap due to a concussion suffered in last week’s game, the Patriots used starting defensive end, Rob Ninkovich, to snap against the … Continue reading →

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Andrew East Selected Senior Bowl Long Snapper

Posted on December 1, 2014 by longsnap

Recently, Navy long snapper Joe Cardona was in the very first wave of Senior Bowl invitations.  The second long snapper has just been selected and Andrew East of Vanderbilt will snap in the all-star game in Mobile, Alabama on January 24, … Continue reading →

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Week Twelve in Review

Posted on November 25, 2014 by longsnap

Week Twelve in the NFL is complete and the long snapping position has remained stable since Baltimore lost Morgan Cox to injury in Week Seven. Three different snappers recorded tackles in punt coverage this week, with Beau Brinkley of the … Continue reading →

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Week Eleven in Review

Posted on November 18, 2014 by longsnap

Week Eleven in the NFL is complete and there were a few snapping issues around the league.  Kyle Nelson of the Niners had a poor field goal snap against the Giants that prevented the kick attempt, while Christian Yount of … Continue reading →

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Overton Featured in Sounds of the Game

Posted on November 11, 2014 by longsnap

Although Longsnap.com has covered virtually every imaginable aspect of the long snapping position since its creation in 2000, one thing that has not been addressed is the actual sounds of an NFL game from the snapper’s perspective. Colts.com has fixed … Continue reading →

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Navy Snapper Cardona Accepts Senior Bowl Invite

Posted on November 10, 2014 by longsnap

In prior years, the long snapper was one of the last positions to be selected in the premier college all-star game, the Senior Bowl.  This year, at least one snapping specialist was in the very first group. Joe Cardona of … Continue reading →

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Week Nine in Review

Posted on November 4, 2014 by longsnap

Week Nine in the NFL is complete and there were no major snapping issues, although the Jaguars special teams units had a few problems against the Bengals, including a blocked punt for a safety. Last week marked the 150th consecutive game for John … Continue reading →

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Week Eight in Review

Posted on October 28, 2014 by longsnap

Week Eight in the NFL is complete and included the return to the NFL for Kevin McDermott.  McDermott, who made the Niners as a rookie free agent last year before being cut before the regular season this year, replaced injured … Continue reading →

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Week Seven in Review

Posted on October 21, 2014 by longsnap

Week Seven brought the first significant injury at the snapping position this season.  Although John Denney (Dolphins) and Garrison Sanborn (Bills) suffered injuries in Week Six, both were able to snap without incident this weekend.  However, Morgan Cox of the … Continue reading →

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NFL Long Snappers List on Twitter

Posted on October 18, 2014 by longsnap

Last September, I debuted a Twitter list I created containing only the tweets of active NFL long snappers.  For those interested, click the link below and you can subscribe to this list. https://twitter.com/longsnapcom/lists/nfl-long-snappers Of the 32 current NFL snappers, just four do not … Continue reading →

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