Category Archives: Snapping in the Media

Week Fourteen in Review

Posted on December 9, 2025 by longsnap

Week Fourteen most notable play involving a long snapper was another controversial contact call. A Ravens player was called for an unnecessary roughness penalty for running into Steelers snapper Christian Kuntz on a successful field goal attempt. The Steelers took … Continue reading →

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Week Four in Review

Posted on September 30, 2025 by longsnap

Week Four demonstrated, once again, the importance of special teams in the NFL. The Bears blocked a last second field-goal to defeat the Raiders. After the game, the Bears Josh Blackwell, who blocked the kick, acknowledged the key role snapper … Continue reading →

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Week Two in Review

Posted on September 16, 2025 by longsnap

Special teams played a key role in multiple games this week and the role of the long snapper was front and center in one. The Colts tried a long field goal to win the game against the Broncos, but the … Continue reading →

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Phil Steele’s All American Long Snappers (FBS/FCS)

Posted on July 22, 2025 by longsnap

Phil Steele’s annual publications for FBS and FCS football teams are now out. As usual, Steele included four snappers on each of his All American Teams for each division. The snappers are: FBS: First Team Rocco Underwood (Florida); Second Team … Continue reading →

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Madden NFL 25 Long Snapper Ratings

Posted on August 7, 2024 by longsnap

With the upcoming release of the Madden NFL 25 video game, player ratings are in the news. The ratings are based on a combination of factors, including speed, strength and agility. Snappers are included in the game again this year, … Continue reading →

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Rick Gosselin’s 2023 Special Teams Rankings

Posted on January 15, 2024 by longsnap

NFL writer Rick Gosselin’s annual evaluation of every NFL team’s special teams units is something I look forward to after every NFL regular season. Gosselin ranks each team in 22 kicking-game categories and assigns points for the best to the … Continue reading →

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New Long Snapper Song; Artist Looking for NFL Snappers to Appear in Video

Posted on September 6, 2023 by longsnap

The purpose of Longsnap.com is to celebrate the anonymous heroes of football, the long snapper. I was recently contacted by an amateur songwriter, Elliot Kramer, who also fell in love with the unique aspects of this position. Kramer decided to … Continue reading →

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College All-American Long Snappers

Posted on August 12, 2023 by longsnap

With the college football season just weeks away, some top long snappers have been selected to pre-season All-American teams. Phil Steele always includes long snappers in his excellent annual College Football Preview magazine. In addition to including all-conference snappers for … Continue reading →

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Long Snapping Update After Conference Championship Games

Posted on January 30, 2023 by longsnap

It will be the Eagles and Chiefs in the Super Bowl and the game will feature experienced snappers on both teams. Rick Lovato (Eagles) and James Winchester (Chiefs) each won Super Bowls and this will be Winchester’s third Super Bowl … Continue reading →

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Week Fourteen in Review

Posted on December 13, 2022 by longsnap

It was another quiet week at the long snapping position in the NFL. However, there was a notable achievement Sunday, as Panthers snapper JJ Jansen played in a franchise record 222nd game. As of December 7th, Blake Ferguson (Dolphins) led … Continue reading →

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