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Week Five in Review

Posted on October 13, 2020 by longsnap

Week Five, except for one game, is now complete. Tonight will be a rare Tuesday game between the Bills and Titans that was delayed by a COVID outbreak with the Titans. The Titans should have Beau Brinkley back to snap … Continue reading →

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Week Four in Review

Posted on October 6, 2020 by longsnap

Week Four of the NFL season saw the first snapping change, as the Niners released Kyle Nelson following a rough Week Three performance. Taylor Pepper, who snapped for the Dolphins last season, won a tryout battle for the job that … Continue reading →

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Week Three in Review

Posted on September 29, 2020 by longsnap

Week Three of the NFL season saw more special teams issues, including those impacting the normally reliable snapper Kyle Nelson of the 49ers.  Nelson had multiple poor field goal and extra point snaps and was benched at the end of … Continue reading →

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Week Two in Review

Posted on September 22, 2020 by longsnap

Week Two included more crazy special teams play.  After a historic Week One, in which kickers missed a total of 19 kicks, kickers were a bit better this week and the Chiefs and Cowboys both won games with long field … Continue reading →

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Week One in Review

Posted on September 15, 2020 by longsnap

For a large part of 2020, I was not sure  there would be a Week One in Review for the NFL season.  However, the NFL and its players have done well to limit the impact of COVID and the season … Continue reading →

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NFL Snapping Update with Rosters at 80

Posted on August 17, 2020 by longsnap

Most NFL teams start padded practices today and each will have no more than 80 players on the roster. To date, three snappers have been impacted by COVID, as Blake Ferguson (Miami), Hunter Bradley (Green Bay) and Zach Wood (New … Continue reading →

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Snapping News and Notes Before the Super Bowl

Posted on January 27, 2020 by longsnap

With the Super Bowl this Sunday, it is a good time to catch-up on some snapping and snapping-related developments around the NFL over the past few weeks. Sunday’s game will include snappers James Winchester (Chiefs) and Kyle Nelson (Niners).  Winchester … Continue reading →

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Week Seventeen in Review

Posted on December 31, 2019 by longsnap

Week Seventeen and the NFL regular season of 256 games is now complete.  Thomas Hennessy (Jets) and Rick Lovato (Eagles) each had four tackles in punt coverage this season, including three solo, to lead all snappers. The 2019 season was … Continue reading →

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Week Sixteen in Review

Posted on December 24, 2019 by longsnap

The biggest snapping news during Week Sixteen occurred outside the lines, as Morgan Cox (Ravens) and Rick Lovato (Eagles) were voted the Pro Bowl long snappers.  While the selection of a Pro Bowl snapper is not unique since they have … Continue reading →

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Week Fifteen in Review

Posted on December 17, 2019 by longsnap

Week Fifteen of the NFL season is done and was generally a quiet one for snappers.  The Broncos worked out three snappers earlier in the week, including rookies Jacob Bobenmoyer and Wes Farnsworth, along with Christian Kuntz. Two snappers, Hunter … Continue reading →

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