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Week Fourteen in Review

Posted on December 9, 2025 by longsnap

Week Fourteen most notable play involving a long snapper was another controversial contact call. A Ravens player was called for an unnecessary roughness penalty for running into Steelers snapper Christian Kuntz on a successful field goal attempt. The Steelers took … Continue reading →

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Week Thirteen in Review

Posted on December 2, 2025 by longsnap

Week Thirteen was a mixed one for Jaguars long snapper Ross Matiscik. Matiscik was injured in the first half after making a tackle, forcing the Jaguars to use defensive lineman DaVon Hamilton as its emergency snapper on two short snaps … Continue reading →

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Week Eleven in Review

Posted on November 18, 2025 by longsnap

Week Eleven saw multiple missed field goals and extra points, although only a few could be attributed to poor short snaps. Last week, the Chargers and Falcons added snappers to their practice squads for precautionary reasons and both snappers, Peter … Continue reading →

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Week Ten in Review

Posted on November 11, 2025 by longsnap

After weeks of peace and quiet, this week brought lots of change to the long snapping position. Josh Harris returned to the Chargers from injured reserve and Rick Lovato, who filled in for Harris the past nine weeks, retired. The … 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 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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