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Major Moves During Free Agency for Long Snappers

Posted on March 20, 2023 by longsnap

Veteran free agency is entering its second week and, while snappers rarely switch teams, that is not the case this year. First, Joe Cardona signed a new four-year deal to remain in New England and Andrew DePaola signed a new … Continue reading →

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Updated Look at Veteran Free Agency for Long Snappers

Posted on March 11, 2023 by longsnap

Veteran free agency kicks off next week in the NFL and a number of teams locked up their snapper before free agency begins. Of the potential unrestricted free agents that could sign anywhere once free agency starts, Taybor Pepper of … Continue reading →

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Chiefs Win Super Bowl; A Look at Veteran Free Agency

Posted on February 13, 2023 by longsnap

Congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs and long snapper James Winchester on yesterday’s Super Bowl win which officially ended the current NFL season. However, there is no off-season in the NFL, as attention will turn to the NFL Combine, veteran … Continue reading →

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Long Snapping Update After Conference Championship Games

Posted on January 30, 2023 by longsnap

It will be the Eagles and Chiefs in the Super Bowl and the game will feature experienced snappers on both teams. Rick Lovato (Eagles) and James Winchester (Chiefs) each won Super Bowls and this will be Winchester’s third Super Bowl … Continue reading →

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Week Eighteen in Review

Posted on January 10, 2023 by longsnap

The first ever Week Eighteen of the NFL season is complete and the playoffs start this weekend. There was a unique situation in the Packers game against the Lions yesterday, as Rasul Douglas of the Packers tried to knock the … Continue reading →

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Week Seventeen in Review

Posted on January 3, 2023 by longsnap

NOTE: The Week Seventeen summary was written before the scary injury to the Bills Damar Hamlin in last night’s game. There was some shaky snapping during the next to last week of the regular season in the NFL. Hunter Bradley … Continue reading →

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Week Sixteen in Review

Posted on December 27, 2022 by longsnap

Week Sixteen is complete and, while it was tough week for kickers, snappers generally performed well. There was a rare snapping change in New England, as Joe Cardona was placed on injured reserve with a torn tendon in his foot, … Continue reading →

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Week Fifteen in Review

Posted on December 20, 2022 by longsnap

Week Fifteen was another incredible week in the NFL with some amazing finishes and overtimes. The Patriots were prepared to play this week without Joe Cardona, who had an ankle injury. In case Cardona was unable to snap, the team … Continue reading →

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Week Fourteen in Review

Posted on December 13, 2022 by longsnap

It was another quiet week at the long snapping position in the NFL. However, there was a notable achievement Sunday, as Panthers snapper JJ Jansen played in a franchise record 222nd game. As of December 7th, Blake Ferguson (Dolphins) led … Continue reading →

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Week Thirteen in Review

Posted on December 6, 2022 by longsnap

Week Thirteen was a lucky one for snappers, as it was generally without any major issues, although seven snappers did record tackles in punt coverage. Just one team had a workout for snappers, as the Cardinals brought in Hunter Bradley, … Continue reading →

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