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Week One in Review

Posted on September 10, 2013 by longsnap

Week One of the NFL season is complete and there were no major snapping issues or injuries, unlike last season when snappers Jon Condo and Nick Sundberg were both injured during the first week of action. Nine snappers recorded statistics in punt … Continue reading →

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Exclusive Twitter List of Current NFL Long Snappers

Posted on September 8, 2013 by longsnap

Longsnap.com debuted its exclusive Twitter list today that contains a constant feed of tweets only from current NFL long snappers.  To date, there are 27 active NFL long snappers on Twitter. Twitter users can subscribe to the “NFL Long Snappers” … Continue reading →

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Two Rookie Snappers Make Rosters

Posted on August 31, 2013 by longsnap

Today is the final cut down day in the NFL as each team must pare its roster to 53 players.  Although there may still be some movement over the next few days, it looks as if two rookie snappers will make NFL regular … Continue reading →

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Latest Snapping Moves

Posted on August 27, 2013 by longsnap

Today is the first required cut down day in the NFL.  Each team is now limited to 75 players on the roster and must be down to 53 by Friday.  A number of teams have let go of snappers as they … Continue reading →

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Signings and Shrieking

Posted on August 16, 2013 by longsnap

There was some snapping news during the second weekend of NFL pre-season games, as the Dolphins announced the signing of veteran snapper John Denney to a three-year extension.  Denney would have been an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season and … Continue reading →

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Snapping Update after Preseason Week One

Posted on August 11, 2013 by longsnap

With the first full week of NFL preseason action complete, there have been some recent snapping developments.  Two snappers, Jon Condo (Raiders) and Christian Yount (Browns), received contract extensions.  Condo is now under contract until 2016 and the extension prevents him from … Continue reading →

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2013 Training Camp Long Snappers Chart; Jets Add Scales

Posted on July 23, 2013 by longsnap

With some NFL training camps underway and the rest about to commence, it is time to debut the 2013 NFL Long Snappers Chart, Training Camp edition.  The Chart is similar to the Regular Season chart but includes a column for … Continue reading →

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Snapping Moves as Training Camps Approach

Posted on July 16, 2013 by longsnap

With training camps a few days away, there have been a couple of moves at the snapping position.  Late last month, the Jets waived Travis Tripucka and, last week, the 49ers waived Kyle Nelson, who was later claimed by the Seahawks. At this … Continue reading →

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Rams Snapper McQuaide Having a Great Week

Posted on July 2, 2013 by longsnap

Rams snapper Jake McQuaide is enjoying a great week so far during the down time that occurs just prior to training camp.  McQuaide, who is entering his third NFL season, signed a four year contract extension on Monday that will keep him … Continue reading →

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Additional Snapper Transactions

Posted on May 31, 2013 by longsnap

NFL clubs continue to adjust their rosters as they sign draft picks and round out the 90 man roster for training camp.  There have been a few snapping transactions over the last week or two, with the Seahawks waiving Adam Steiner, … Continue reading →

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