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Week Eleven in Review

Posted on November 22, 2016 by longsnap

Week Eleven was both an active and tragic one.  James Winchester of the Chiefs snapped Sunday in a victory against the Bucs after losing his father in a shooting earlier in the week.  Winchester had his father’s funeral on Saturday … Continue reading →

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Week Nine in Review

Posted on November 8, 2016 by longsnap

Week Nine in the NFL is complete and featured a number of key special teams plays, both positive and negative.  Fortunately, snappers did not play a role in the negative plays, although the Bills blocked a Seahawks punt last night with … Continue reading →

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Week Eight in Review

Posted on November 1, 2016 by longsnap

After an eventful Week Seven, things calmed down considerably at the snapping position in Week Eight.  To tie up a loose end from last week, the Giants released Tyler Ott from the practice squad with Zak DeOssie now healthy.  Ott, along with John … Continue reading →

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Week Seven in Review

Posted on October 25, 2016 by longsnap

Week Seven of the NFL was a welcome one for this blog.  While some weeks are quiet for snappers, once in awhile there are weeks like this one in which snappers were involved in a number of key plays. For … Continue reading →

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Cardinals Waive Canaday; Sign Brewer

Posted on September 27, 2016 by longsnap

As expected, the first snapping change of the year occurred in Arizona.  The Cardinals  waived rookie Kameron Canaday after a rough three weeks and will sign veteran Aaron Brewer to replace him. Brewer, was in training camp with the Chicago … Continue reading →

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Snapping Jobs Likely Settled

Posted on September 5, 2016 by longsnap

With two transactions today, it looks like the snapping position is settled for all 32 teams, at least for now.  Client Brett Goode will snap for the Packers after fully recovering from ACL surgery late last season and client Patrick … Continue reading →

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Snapping Picture Around the NFL

Posted on September 3, 2016 by longsnap

Today is the day for “final” cuts in the NFL.  It is not uncommon for additional moves to happen after today’s roster deadline and that would appear to be the case in Green Bay. The Packers waived Rick Lovato today, … Continue reading →

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NFL Roster Cuts Impact Snapping Position

Posted on August 30, 2016 by longsnap

By today at 4PM eastern time, every NFL team must be down to 75 players.  Like in prior seasons, this first mandated roster cut tends to have the greatest impact on the long snapping position and rookie snappers in particular.  Although … Continue reading →

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Two Snapping Moves

Posted on August 21, 2016 by longsnap

The second week of the NFL Preseason is now complete and, prior to this week’s game action, there were two snapping transactions. The Steelers waived client Matt Dooley and the Packers reached an injury settlement with Jesse Schmitt. NFL rosters, … Continue reading →

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Vikings Extend McDermott; Saints Add Highland

Posted on August 9, 2016 by longsnap

There were two snapping transactions yesterday, as the Vikings gave Kevin McDermott a new four year contract that runs until the end of the 2020 season.  McDermott would have become an unrestricted free agent after this season. In addition, the … Continue reading →

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