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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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Week Seventeen in Review

Posted on December 31, 2018 by longsnap

Week Seventeen is complete and the regular season is over.  For snappers, it was a relatively stable year, with the only changes resulting from injury and not due to performance. Atlanta used three snappers, starting the season with Jeff Overbaugh … Continue reading →

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Week Sixteen in Review

Posted on December 25, 2018 by longsnap

Week Sixteen of the NFL season is complete and just one week of the regular season remains.  This week was relatively quiet, as Don Muhlbach was able to snap despite being questionable during the week. The Lions worked out snappers … Continue reading →

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Week Fifteen in Review

Posted on December 18, 2018 by longsnap

Week Fifteen provided another excellent example of the value of never giving up and the perseverance required to succeed in the NFL as a long snapper. On Sunday, after a season-ending back injury to Redskins snapper Nick Sundberg, Andrew East … Continue reading →

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Week Fourteen in Review

Posted on December 11, 2018 by longsnap

Week Fourteen is complete and two snappers made their season debuts, as veteran Jon Condo returned to the NFL for Atlanta and Colin Holba snapped for San Francisco.  There were no major snapping issues, although there were a number of … Continue reading →

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Week Thirteen in Review

Posted on December 4, 2018 by longsnap

Week Thirteen is complete and snapping was a major issue this week in some unusual ways.  The Chargers beat the Steelers Sunday on a late field goal that followed three straight offsides calls against Pittsburgh.  It appears they were drawn … Continue reading →

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Week Twelve in Review

Posted on November 27, 2018 by longsnap

Week Twelve is complete and was, once again, a quiet one at the snapping position.  Matt Overton of the Jaguars suffered a shoulder injury but was able to return to the game. Six snappers had tackles in punt coverage this … Continue reading →

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Week Eleven in Review

Posted on November 20, 2018 by longsnap

Week Eleven of the NFL season is complete and was another generally uneventful week for snappers.  The only potential injury involved Rick Lovato of the Eagles, who is in the concussion protocol after suffering a head injury late in Sunday’s … Continue reading →

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