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Week Five in Review

Posted on October 8, 2019 by longsnap

Week Five had been an uneventful one on the field for long snappers until Monday Night Football.  New Niners snapper, veteran Garrison Sanborn, had a rough night and the Niners missed three field goals. Sanborn is the third snapper for … Continue reading →

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Week Three in Review

Posted on September 24, 2019 by longsnap

Week Three brought the first change at the snapping position.  Looking for more consistency, the Niners waived Colin Holba and signed veteran Jon Condo.  Condo is a 13-year veteran who played with the Falcons last season.    The Niners also … Continue reading →

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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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Dolphins Cut Veteran Denney; Sign Pepper

Posted on September 2, 2019 by longsnap

The Dolphins are getting rid of veteran players this season and long-time snapper John Denney was one of today’s victims.  Denney, who had the NFL’s longest active consecutive game steak of 224 over his 14 year career, was cut in … Continue reading →

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Jaguars Claim Orzech; Release Overton

Posted on September 1, 2019 by longsnap

NFL rosters were officially set yesterday but a lot of shuffling still takes place during the next few days.  The snapper position is usually not impacted but today was different as the Jaguars claimed rookie Matthew Orzech off waivers from … Continue reading →

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Roster Cutdown Day Impacts Long Snappers

Posted on August 31, 2019 by longsnap

It has been a busy week at the snapping position and final roster cuts to 53 players brought some closure to a few training camp battles.  Before final cuts, the Raiders released Andrew DePaola in favor of Trent Sieg and … Continue reading →

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Chargers Release Veteran Windt

Posted on August 21, 2019 by longsnap

The end of the second week of the NFL preseason brought another dramatic move at the snapping position, as the Chargers released veteran Mike Windt.  Windt signed with the Chargers in October of 2010 and had been a steady and … Continue reading →

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Snapping Moves After Preseason Week One

Posted on August 12, 2019 by longsnap

With the first week of NFL preseason games complete, there have been a handful of transactions at the snapping position.  Most recently, veteran Kevin McDermott was released by the Vikings, leaving drafted rookie Austin Cutting as the Minnesota snapper. Andrew … Continue reading →

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Andrew East Interviews the Man Who Took His Job

Posted on August 8, 2019 by longsnap

Long snapper Andrew East has been with multiple NFL teams since he entered the NFL in 2015.  Most recently, he was waived by the Redskins after replacing the injured Nick Sundberg for the final three games of last season. East’s … Continue reading →

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