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Week Seventeen in Review

The NFL regular season is now complete and Zak DeOssie of the Giants finished at the top among all long snappers with 10 total tackles, eight solo.  Longsnap.com’s compilation of snapper tackles are derived from review of the official NFL Game … Continue reading

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Week Sixteen in Review

Week Sixteen is complete and just one week remains in the NFL regular season.  With a few teams still fighting for the remaining playoff spots, at least one snapper took on a larger role than usual. In a key game between the … Continue reading

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Week Fifteen in Review

Week Fifteen is complete and featured a rare bad extra point snap from Lonie Paxton of the Broncos.  Ten different snappers recorded tackles, led by Garrison Sanborn (Bills) who had a solo and assisted tackle.  Jeremy Cain (Jaguars) has an assisted … Continue reading

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Week Fourteen in Review

Week Fourteen brought some calm back to the snapper position with no changes, performance issues or injuries.  There does appear to be a new trend on field goals and extra points involving the defender leaping over the snapper to try and … Continue reading

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Week Thirteen in Review

There are some weeks in the long snapping world in which there is very little to report beyond a compilation of tackles in punt coverage.  The last few weeks, however, have provided substantial material for the weekly update. This week, … Continue reading

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New Snappers in Minnesota and Cleveland

Today was decision day for two NFL teams at the snapping position.  The Vikings have signed veteran Matt Katula to replace the injured Cullen Loeffler.  The Browns have decided to replace Ryan Pontbriand with rookie Christian Yount, who spent part … Continue reading

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Week Twelve in Review

Week Twelve kept long snappers in the news, as the normally reliable Ryan Pontbriand had another rough week for the Browns.  Pontbriand had another poor field goal snap late in the game against the Bengals.  Reports indicate that the Browns are discussing what … Continue reading

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Week Eleven in Review

After weeks of stability at the snapping position, some uncertainty and change arose leading up to and during Week Eleven.  Cullen Loeffler of the Vikings was bothered by a rotator cuff injury during the week, but was able to snap against … Continue reading

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Week Ten in Review

Week Ten of the NFL season is complete and included one of the first significant snapping issues of the season.  Two-time Pro Bowl snapper Ryan Pontbriand of the Browns had his short snap on a late-game field goal attempt hit the … Continue reading

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Week Nine in Review

Week Nine of the NFL regular season has concluded and just one snapper, Zak DeOssie of the Giants, had a tackle in punt coverage.  DeOssie recorded a solo tackle, his sixth total tackle of the season. As expected, the Bucs … Continue reading

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