Category Archives: Snapping in the Media

NFL May Try Longer Extra Points

Posted on March 4, 2014 by longsnap

After the NFL indicated in January that it was considering the elimination of the extra point, the NFL Competition Committee is now apparently mulling a longer kicker as an alternative.  Reports surfaced yesterday that the NFL may experiment with an extra point attempt from … Continue reading →

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NFL May Eliminate the Extra Point

Posted on January 21, 2014 by longsnap

News broke yesterday that the NFL and its Competition Committee will consider the elimination of the extra point after touchdowns.  Among the factors leading to the potential change is the fact that point after attempts have become almost automatic, with … Continue reading →

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Gosselin Reveals Special Teams Rankings

Posted on January 20, 2014 by longsnap

Rick Gosselin of The Dallas Morning News recently revealed his special teams rankings for the 2013 NFL season.  Gosselin has been ranking this component of football for over 30 years and determines his special teams unit rankings based on 22 different aspects of special … Continue reading →

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Ferguson Wins 2013 Herbalife 24 Chris Rubio Award

Posted on January 18, 2014 by longsnap

Blake Ferguson, a high school junior and LSU recruit, took him the 2013 Herbalife 24 Chris Rubio Award last night in Vegas as the top high school long snapper.  Ferguson prevailed over two senior snappers, Alan Lucy and Tanner Carew.

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Week Seventeen in Review

Posted on December 31, 2013 by longsnap

The NFL Regular Season concluded Sunday night and a snapper was involved in a controversial ending to a key game.  The Chiefs were attempting a last second field goal against the Chargers that would have eliminated the Chargers from the … Continue reading →

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Phil Steele’s 2013 Postseason All-American Team Snappers

Posted on December 23, 2013 by longsnap

One of the very few major football publications to cover long snapping is Phil Steele’s College Football Preview.  In addition to covering snappers in his print magazine, he also takes the addition step of including long snappers to both his pre-season and … Continue reading →

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Dorenbos Makes Unique Admission

Posted on December 20, 2013 by longsnap

Tim McManus recently wrote an interesting story about Eagles snapper Jon Dorenbos in his Birds 24/7 column.  Dorenbos, who is also an accomplished magician as shown here, admitted that he used another teammate’s snapping footage to get a scholarship. Dorenbos was attending Golden … Continue reading →

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Week Fifteen in Review

Posted on December 17, 2013 by longsnap

Week Fifteen was an active one for long snappers.  John Denney of the Dolphins got the attention no snapper wants when his field goal snap was premature and hit his holder, Brandon Fields, in the facemask and prevented the kick.  Clark … Continue reading →

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Week Fourteen in Review

Posted on December 10, 2013 by longsnap

Week Fourteen was an eventful one at the special teams position.  As noted in yesterday’s blog post, Matt Prater of the Broncos kicked an NFL record 64 yard field goal, aided by a great snap from Aaron Brewer. There was also … Continue reading →

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Prater Kicks Record Field Goal

Posted on December 9, 2013 by longsnap

Any successful field goal kick depends on the snap and hold in addition to the kick.  An NFL record was broken yesterday when Matt Prater of the Broncos kicked a 64 yard field goal in Denver. Aaron Brewer made the … Continue reading →

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