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Week Thirteen in Review

Posted on December 3, 2013 by longsnap

Week Thirteen is complete and Kyle Nelson of the Redskins received the national attention that no snapper seeks.  Nelson had a poor punt snap late in the Monday Night game against the Giants and was called for holding on the … Continue reading →

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Week Eleven in Review

Posted on November 19, 2013 by longsnap

Week Eleven of the NFL Regular Season is complete and there were no major snapping issues.  Patrick Mannelly of the Bears remains sidelined with a calf injury, so Jeremy Cain handled the snaps for the second straight week, including a … Continue reading →

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Week Nine in Review

Posted on November 5, 2013 by longsnap

Week Nine is complete and the long snapping position remains stable.  In game action, the Chargers blocked two first half field goal attempts versus the Redskins, while the Packers blocked a Bears punt by Adam Podlesh, the first blocked punt … Continue reading →

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Week Eight in Review

Posted on October 29, 2013 by longsnap

Week Eight is done and featured a rare poor punt snap from Zak DeOssie of the Giants. DeOssie launched a punt snap well over the head of punter Steve Weatherford which resulted in an Eagles touchdown.  To his credit, DeOssie faced the music … Continue reading →

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Week Seven in Review

Posted on October 22, 2013 by longsnap

Week Seven is complete and marked the first change at the snapping position of the season.  Kyle Nelson handled the snaps for the Redskins in place of Nick Sundberg, who was lost for the season in last week’s game. In a press … Continue reading →

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Week Five in Review

Posted on October 8, 2013 by longsnap

Week Five is complete and the snapping position appears stable.  Giants snapper Zak DeOssie suffered a back injury in the game against the Eagles but it does not appear that he will miss Thursday’s game.  Five snappers recorded tackles in punt coverage … Continue reading →

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Week Four in Review

Posted on October 1, 2013 by longsnap

Week Four of the NFL season is complete and the snapping position remains stable.  Unlike last week, a number of snappers recorded tackles in punt coverage, led by Garrison Sanborn of the Bills who had two assisted tackles.  Carson Tinker (Jaguars), … Continue reading →

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Week Three in Review

Posted on September 24, 2013 by longsnap

Week Three in the NFL is complete and, for the first time since Longsnap.com has been tracking snapper tackles in punt coverage, there were no tackles recorded by a snapper.  John Denney of the Dolphins did recover a fumbled punt … Continue reading →

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Week Two in Review

Posted on September 17, 2013 by longsnap

The second week of the NFL regular season is complete and snappers were involved in some unique officiating situations this week and even after a game from last week.  In the final game of the week last Monday, the Texans defeated the Chargers with … Continue reading →

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Ravens Wins the Super Bowl

Posted on February 4, 2013 by longsnap

The NFL season ended last night with the Ravens winning the Super Bowl.  Morgan Cox, the Ravens third year snapper, will earn a ring for his efforts.  During the playoffs, just two snappers recorded tackles, as Clark Harris of the Bengals … Continue reading →

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