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Week Eight in Review

Posted on October 28, 2025 by longsnap

Week Eight of the NFL season was, like recent weeks, an uneventful one for snappers. There have been few snapping changes so far this season, with the only two related to injuries to Josh Harris (Chargers) and Charley Hughlett (Eagles). … Continue reading →

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Week Seven in Review

Posted on October 21, 2025 by longsnap

Week Seven of the NFL season was another quiet one for snappers. Four snappers recorded tackles in punt coverage with Zach Wood (Saints) and Joe Cardona (Dolphins) reach recording a solo tackle, while Rex Sunahara (Browns) and Hogan Hatten (Seahawks) … Continue reading →

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Week Six in Review

Posted on October 14, 2025 by longsnap

Week Six of the NFL season is complete and was generally an uneventful one for snappers. There was just one tryout this week, as the Raiders worked out rookie Luke Elkin in connection with other specialists. Three snappers recorded tackles … Continue reading →

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Week Five in Review

Posted on October 7, 2025 by longsnap

Week Five is complete and marked the debut of snapper Cal Adomitis with the Eagles. Adomitis was signed earlier in the week after Charley Hughlett was placed on injury reserve. The move was the first in-season change at long snapper … Continue reading →

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Week Four in Review

Posted on September 30, 2025 by longsnap

Week Four demonstrated, once again, the importance of special teams in the NFL. The Bears blocked a last second field-goal to defeat the Raiders. After the game, the Bears Josh Blackwell, who blocked the kick, acknowledged the key role snapper … Continue reading →

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Week Three in Review

Posted on September 23, 2025 by longsnap

Special teams, once again, played a critical role in multiple games. In the early games, there were a record tying four blocked field goals in the Fourth Quarter. There were no snapper tryouts this week and no major snapping issues … Continue reading →

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Week Two in Review

Posted on September 16, 2025 by longsnap

Special teams played a key role in multiple games this week and the role of the long snapper was front and center in one. The Colts tried a long field goal to win the game against the Broncos, but the … Continue reading →

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Week One in Review

Posted on September 9, 2025 by longsnap

As usual, it was an exciting first week of NFL action, but a relatively quiet one for snappers. After some changes during training camp and pre-season, the long snapping position stabilized. The Chargers added Rick Lovato to the practice squad … Continue reading →

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Super Bowl Wrap-Up

Posted on February 11, 2025 by longsnap

The 2024 NFL season concluded Sunday with the Eagles decisive win over the Chiefs. Snapper Rick Lovato of the Eagles won his second Super Bowl ring and had an assisted tackle in the game. He was also called for two … Continue reading →

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Week Eighteen in Review

Posted on January 7, 2025 by longsnap

The NFL regular season is now complete. Six teams (Chicago, Cleveland, Miami, Minnesota, New England and Tampa Bay) used multiple snappers at some point during the season. Miami used five to lead all clubs. According to Longsnap.com’s unofficial tracking, 17 … Continue reading →

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