Category Archives: Snapping in the Media

Dorenbos Injury Brings Snapping Front and Center

Posted on December 11, 2016 by longsnap

Today’s Eagles game deserves a special blog post by itself.  Eagles snapper Jon Dorenbos, who was playing in his 162nd consecutive game, injured his wrist on a third quarter punt.  Unable to return, tight end Brent Celek is the backup snapper, but … Continue reading →

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Week Eleven in Review

Posted on November 22, 2016 by longsnap

Week Eleven was both an active and tragic one.  James Winchester of the Chiefs snapped Sunday in a victory against the Bucs after losing his father in a shooting earlier in the week.  Winchester had his father’s funeral on Saturday … Continue reading →

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Week Ten in Review

Posted on November 15, 2016 by longsnap

Week Ten was another active one at the special teams position with many missed extra points and field goals.  In addition, the “jumping over the snapper: issue that came up most recently in Week Seven when Bobby Wagner of Seattle leapt … Continue reading →

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More on the Wagner Long Snapper Leaps

Posted on October 26, 2016 by longsnap

The two instances in which Seattle linebacker Bobby Wagner jumped over Arizona long snapper Aaron Brewer continues to be the subject of scrutiny.  Arizona Head Coach Bruce Arians says that a rule permitting a player to jump over the line is “bad … Continue reading →

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Week One in Review

Posted on September 13, 2016 by longsnap

Week One of the NFL season is complete and, unfortunately, rookie long snapper Kameron Canaday of the Cardinals received the attention no snapper wants.  Canaday, who made his debut on Sunday Night Football, had a poor snap on a last-second … Continue reading →

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Interesting Analysis of NFL Team Spending on Special Teams

Posted on August 15, 2016 by longsnap

Dave Archibald of Inside The Pylon.com recently wrote a comprehensive and unique analysis of how NFL teams allocate their spending to special teams.  Archibald concluded that there was a “mild correlation” between spending on special teams players and special teams performance, particularly … Continue reading →

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Unique Insight into the Cardinals Search for a New Snapper

Posted on August 5, 2016 by longsnap

As most aspiring professional long snappers know, it is very rare to have an open job in the NFL and even more unusual to have two rookies compete for it.  However, that is the exact scenario facing the Arizona Cardinals following … Continue reading →

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STATS FCS Preseason All-America Long Snappers

Posted on August 1, 2016 by longsnap

The STATS FCS Preseason All-America Team was announced today and each of the three teams have a long snapper included.  Joshua Appel (Indiana State) is on the first team after landing on the second team last year.  Joseph Smith (Charleston … Continue reading →

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Dorenbos and His Magic

Posted on July 30, 2016 by longsnap

Followers of the Longsnap twitter account (@longsnapcom) will be familiar with the magic of Eagles long snapper Jon Dorenbos.  For the last few weeks, Dorenbos has been creating a stir with his magic tricks performed on the NBC show America’s Got … Continue reading →

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NFL to Consider Narrowing Goal Posts

Posted on July 18, 2016 by longsnap

The NFL continues to tinker with the kicking game and this preseason will be no different.  The NFL will experiment with computer chips in kicking balls this preseason to determine how far inside the uprights successful field goals and extra points are. The … Continue reading →

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