Category Archives: Snapping in the Media

Gosselin’s Annual Special Teams Rankings Released

Posted on January 23, 2015 by longsnap

For over 30 years, Rick Gosselin of The Dallas Morning-News has published his annual NFL special teams rankings.  Gosselin ranks each team in 22 special teams categories and assigns points from one for the best to 32 for the worst. It should be … Continue reading →

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Jumping the Long Snapper

Posted on January 13, 2015 by longsnap

One of the more exciting elements of a great NFL playoff weekend was the back-to-back leaps over the long snapper by Kam Chancellor of the Seahawks.  Chancellor leaped over Panther snapper J.J. Jansen on consecutive field goal attempts.  Unfortunately for … Continue reading →

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Longsnap.com Creator Profiled in Albany Times-Union Story

Posted on December 19, 2014 by longsnap

I was honored to be profiled in an Albany Times-Union story this week written by Jason Franchuk.  Jason attended a recent presentation I gave to undergrad students at the University at Albany about my career path.  I graduated from UAlbany in 1989. … Continue reading →

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Loeffler Named to All-Fundamentals Team

Posted on December 12, 2014 by longsnap

Vikings long snapper Cullen Loeffler has been chosen to the USA Football All-Fundamental team this season.  Loeffler joins 25 other players on the team selected by a panel of NFL experts.  The team recognizes players that use proper technique, especially … 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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CFL Snapper Matechuk to Snap with Four Fingers on Right Hand

Posted on November 3, 2014 by longsnap

No one should ever question the toughness of those who fill the snapper position in football.  The latest evidence comes from the CFL, where veteran snapper Jordan Matechuk of the BC Lions will have the ring finger on his right hand removed this … Continue reading →

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Arkansas Long Snapper Catches Touchdown Pass

Posted on October 27, 2014 by longsnap

Arkansas long snapper Alan D’Appollonio had the day that most snappers can only dream about on Saturday.  In the second quarter against Alabama-Birmingham, Arkansas was facing fourth down from the UAB 6 yard line. On the fourth down play, Arkansas offensive lineman Sebastian … 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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Field Goal Controversy in Thursday Night Football

Posted on October 17, 2014 by longsnap

Last night’s game between the Jets and Patriots has caused a bit of a controversy with a long snapper in the middle of it.  A 58-yard field goal attempt by Nick Folk of the Jets was blocked, giving the Patriots … Continue reading →

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