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Week Eleven in Review

Posted on November 19, 2019 by longsnap

Week Eleven is complete and there was nearly a temporary change at snapper for the Chargers.  Cole Mazza was suffering from an illness that jeopardized his ability to play last night.  As a precaution, the Chargers worked out Matt Overton … Continue reading →

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Week Ten in Review

Posted on November 12, 2019 by longsnap

Week Ten featured many close games, including one in which a premature field goal snap by James Winchester of the Chiefs played a key role.  Winchester snapped the ball too early on a late field goal attempt that prevented the … Continue reading →

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Week Eight in Review

Posted on October 29, 2019 by longsnap

Week Eight is complete and missed field goal and extra point attempts were critical in a number of games.  However, few appeared to be related to the snap. After using three snappers while he was suspended, Kyle Nelson returned to … Continue reading →

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Week Seven in Review

Posted on October 22, 2019 by longsnap

Week Seven is complete and Don Muhlbach of the Lions continues to move up the all-time games played list.  With Sunday’s appearance, Muhlbach has played in 234 games over his 16 seasons that puts him 88th in NFL history for … Continue reading →

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Week Five in Review

Posted on October 8, 2019 by longsnap

Week Five had been an uneventful one on the field for long snappers until Monday Night Football.  New Niners snapper, veteran Garrison Sanborn, had a rough night and the Niners missed three field goals. Sanborn is the third snapper for … Continue reading →

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Week Four in Review

Posted on October 1, 2019 by longsnap

Week Four was a quiet one at the snapping position, with no major issues or injuries.  Four snappers did record tackles in punt coverage, as client Casey Kreiter (Broncos) and Trent Sieg (Raiders) had solo tackles while JJ Jansen (Panther) … Continue reading →

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Week Three in Review

Posted on September 24, 2019 by longsnap

Week Three brought the first change at the snapping position.  Looking for more consistency, the Niners waived Colin Holba and signed veteran Jon Condo.  Condo is a 13-year veteran who played with the Falcons last season.    The Niners also … Continue reading →

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Week Two in Review

Posted on September 17, 2019 by longsnap

Week Two is complete and the first game of the week on Thursday Night Football put new Bucs snapper Zach Triner squarely in the limelight.  Triner, who last played in a meaningful football game in 2014, made a nice desperation … Continue reading →

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Week One in Review

Posted on September 10, 2019 by longsnap

The first week of the NFL season is complete and was a quiet one on the field for snappers.  There are 24 teams that have special teams captains and three of them are long snappers.  The three are Charley Hughlett … Continue reading →

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Comprehensive NFL Snapping Update Before Conference Championships

Posted on January 19, 2019 by longsnap

With the AFC and NFC Championship games tomorrow, it is a good time to take a look at the many developments impacting long snappers since the end of the regular season. Here are the latest news on a tryout, future … Continue reading →

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