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Week Fifteen in Review

Posted on December 18, 2012 by longsnap

Week Fifteen of the NFL season is complete and the snapping position remains stable.  With the end of the regular season approaching, teams out of contention are likely looking forward to next season and the start of veteran free agency. The … Continue reading →

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Week Fourteen in Review

Posted on December 11, 2012 by longsnap

Week Fourteen is complete and was relatively uneventful at the snapping position.  Perhaps the biggest news occurred off the field, as it was revealed by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in an interview with Time magazine that the NFL is considered … Continue reading →

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Week Thirteen in Review

Posted on December 4, 2012 by longsnap

Week Thirteen is complete and was marred by the tragice events Saturday morning involving the Kansas City Chiefs and the murder-suicide involving linebacker Jevon Belcher.   On the field, Mike Leach (Cardinals), Brian Jennings (49ers) and Andrew Economos (Bucs) each recorded … Continue reading →

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Dorenbos the Magician

Posted on December 2, 2012 by longsnap

Each of the 32 snappers in the NFL has a very unique talent.  One of them, Jon Dorenbos of the Eagles, is also a professional in another interesting career.  Dorenbos is a professional magician and ESPN recently did a feature story on … Continue reading →

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Week Twelve in Review

Posted on November 27, 2012 by longsnap

Week Twelve of the NFL season is complete and included the regular season debut of snapper Kyle Nelson with the Chargers.  Nelson, who entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with the Saints last year, has bounced around a … Continue reading →

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Chargers Add Nelson After Windt Injury

Posted on November 21, 2012 by longsnap

The injury bug finally hit the snapping position this week, as the Chargers were forced to place snapper Mike Windt on injured reserve after he fractured his wrist on Sunday against the Broncos.  Windt will be replaced by Kyle Nelson, who was … Continue reading →

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Week Eleven in Review

Posted on November 20, 2012 by longsnap

Week Eleven of the NFL season is complete and one of the biggest stories of the week happened off the field.  Although not directly related to snapping, the exclusion of specialists from the Pro Football Hall of Fame has been … Continue reading →

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Week Ten in Review

Posted on November 13, 2012 by longsnap

Week Ten featured some critical plays from the special teams units across the NFL.  Heading into this week’s action, there had been 14 punt blocks, after only nine all of last season.  The Bucs added another to that growing total this week, … Continue reading →

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Week Nine in Review

Posted on November 5, 2012 by longsnap

Week Nine is complete and was without any major snapping incidents or injuries.  However, despite a strong year to date for kickers, there were numerous missed kicks this week. In addition, there was a significant amount of news off the … Continue reading →

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The “Rubio” Project Seeks Funding

Posted on October 30, 2012 by longsnap

Many of the top high school, college and pro snappers, or frequent readers of this blog, are very familiar with the accomplishments of Chris Rubio.  A former college long snapper at UCLA, Rubio has become a key figure in the long … Continue reading →

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