Category Archives: Snapping in the Media

The MMQB Special Series on Kickers

Posted on July 9, 2016 by longsnap

Any snapper can relate to the desire to be perfect.  The MMQB recently published a three-part series by Dylan Howlett on the quest for NFL kickers to be perfect at something that cannot be perfected. Howlett profiles a number of … Continue reading →

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Phil Steele’s All-American Long Snapper Selections

Posted on July 1, 2016 by longsnap

Once again this year, noted football writer Phil Steele has provided rankings of the top long snappers in college.  Phil Steele’s 2016 College Football Preview hit stores this week and, as he has done in the past, Steele includes long … Continue reading →

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Long Snapping Featured in Sports Ilustrated

Posted on April 27, 2016 by longsnap

Andy Staples of Sports Illustrated captures the essence of long snapping in his article published today.  The story features client Jimmy Landes from Baylor and Nate Theus from Georgia, two of the top long snapping prospects for this weekend’s Draft. I am … Continue reading →

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Mike Leach Retires

Posted on January 27, 2016 by longsnap

The NFL lost a veteran snapper today, as Mike Leach of the Cardinals retired after 16 NFL seasons.  In his retirement statement, which was re-tweeted this morning on the Longsnap.com Twitter feed (@longsnapcom), Leach noted that an NFL player usually does not get … Continue reading →

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Cox and Weeks Pro Bowl Snappers

Posted on January 19, 2016 by longsnap

The Packers and Chiefs will be the coaching staffs for the Pro Bowl and each must select a “need” player.  Of course, that need player must be a snapper and the Chiefs chose Morgan Cox of the Ravens, while the … Continue reading →

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Ravens Top Annual ST Rankings by Rick Gosselin

Posted on January 18, 2016 by longsnap

A tradition around this time of year is the release of Rick Gosselin’s annual NFL special teams rankings.  Every season, Gosselin of The Dallas Morning News ranks each team in 22 special teams categories and assigns points from one for the … Continue reading →

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Week Sixteen in Review

Posted on December 29, 2015 by longsnap

Week Sixteen featured the second rookie snapper this season, as Rick Lovato had a smooth debut with the Packers.  Lovato replaced injured Brett Goode and joins Joe Cardona of the Patriots as the only snappers to snap in a regular season game from the 2015 … Continue reading →

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Dorenbos Featured in Men’s Journal

Posted on November 11, 2015 by longsnap

Jon Dorenbos of the Eagles was the subject of an excellent in-depth profile by Richard Rys of Men’s Journal yesterday.  Like many snappers, Dorenbos, who is also a professional magician, has a compelling story of how he made it to the upper echelon … Continue reading →

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Goode and Sanborn Receive Positive Press

Posted on November 8, 2015 by longsnap

Long snappers generally do not want much, if any, media attention.  Usually, press is not a good thing for a snapper unless it is a story about their lack of notoriety.  Client Brett Goode of the Packers and Garrison Sanborn of … Continue reading →

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Cardona’s “Double Life”

Posted on October 28, 2015 by longsnap

Of the three NFL long snappers to debut in an NFL regular season game this year, just one is a rookie.  Joe Cardona of Navy, who was Fifth Round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, snaps for the Patriots and has been … Continue reading →

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