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Snapping Picture Around the NFL

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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Packers Sign Schmitt; Schmitt Breaks Hand

The Packers signed Jesse Schmitt, a street free agent snapper from Purdue, who was previously  in mini-camp with Green Bay on a tryout basis.  Schmitt was signed to compete with Rick Lovato and participated in practice last night where he … Continue reading

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Unique Insight into the Cardinals Search for a New Snapper

As most aspiring professional long snappers know, it is very rare to have an open job in the NFL and even more unusual to have two rookies compete for it.  However, that is the exact scenario facing the Arizona Cardinals following … Continue reading

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CFL Snappers for the 2016 Season

The CFL season opened last night and with veteran Randy Chevrier currently out of the league, there are no CFL snappers with NFL regular season experience. Only Jorgen Hus has recent NFL training camp experience and Pierre Luc-Caron, who is replacing Chevrier, is the … Continue reading

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Updated LS Transactions

Rookie mini-camps are now complete and the long snapping picture has cleared a bit after a flurry of activity during and after the NFL Draft.  It was also revealed this week that Patriots snapper Joe Cardona, who was at risk … Continue reading

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Week Nine in Review

Week Nine of the NFL season is complete.  There are still no changes at the snapping position, although the pressure is mounting on Justin Drescher of the Saints who had a few more poor snaps this week, including one on a … Continue reading

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Week Ten in Review

Week Ten in the NFL is complete and was largely an uneventful one at the snapping position.  Don Muhlbach of the Lions appeared to injure himself Sunday, but was able to return to the game. Six different snappers recorded solo tackles … Continue reading

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Week Twelve in Review

Week Twelve of the NFL season is complete and marked the return of veteran snapper Patrick Mannelly to the Bears.  Mannelly missed two games due to injury and was replaced by Jeremy Cain. Although there have been very few major snapping … Continue reading

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Week Six in Review

The sixth week of the NFL season is complete and was relatively quiet on the snapping front, at least on the field.  Just two snappers, Beau Brinkley (Titans) and John Denney (Dolphins), recorded tackles in punt coverage.  Brinkley had a solo tackle and … Continue reading

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Eagles Waive Camilli

NFL teams continue to drop snappers as they prepare for training camp.  Matt Camilli, an undrafted rookie from UTEP, who signed with the Eagles after the Draft has been waived.  Camilli’s departure leaves a total of just 11 teams with more … Continue reading

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