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Week Two is complete and there were no major snapping issues.  On the tackle front, Brian Jennings of the 49ers had a solo tackle and two assists, while Jon Condo of the Raiders had a solo tackle.  Jennings and Condo … Continue reading →

Week One of the NFL season is now complete and a number of snappers had great starts in punt coverage.  Joel Dreessen debuted at snapper for the Texans and recorded two solo tackles and an assist, while Don Muhlbach of … Continue reading →

With the regular season approaching and final cuts made, the NFL Long Snappers page has the latest version of Longsnap.com’s NFL Long Snappers Chart.  The chart is linked below and can always be found on the NFL Long Snappers page … Continue reading →

NFL rosters were reduced to 53 players today and veteran snapper Joe Zelenka was among the snappers released.  Jeremy Cain, who snapped for the Titans in 2007 after parts of two seasons with the Bears, will replace Zelenka for the … Continue reading →

Noted author Jeffrey Marx’s latest book, The Long Snapper: A Second Chance, A Super Bowl, A Lesson for Life, about Brian Kinchen’s remarkable journey from NFL retirement to the Super Bowl, will debut on the New York Times  best seller … Continue reading →

The Bears have waived JJ Milan, who was signed a few weeks ago after regular snapper Pat Mannelly was out of action due to a minor hip injury.  Milan did see some snapping action in a couple of pre-season games.

The Patriots have released veteran snapper Nate Hodel, signaling that draft pick Jake Ingram from Hawaii has won the Patriots’ snapping job.  Hodel was signed by the Patriots in the off-season after being let go by the Cardinals, where he spent … Continue reading →

With the first mandatory NFL roster cuts coming this week, some teams have let go of players before Tuesday’s deadline.  One such player is rookie free agent snapper Robert Shiver from Auburn, who was challenging veteran Mike Schneck in Atlanta.  … Continue reading →

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick spent a great deal of time at his press conference today talking about the role of long snappers and the history of specialization.  Belichick gave a very detailed history of snapping in the … Continue reading →

The Giants are the only NFL team to divide snapping duties between two different players, but it looks like that will not be possible this season.  Short snapper Jay Alford was injured in the game against the Bears and may … Continue reading →