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Week Twelve in Review

Posted on November 26, 2013 by longsnap

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

Posted on October 16, 2012 by longsnap

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

Posted on June 27, 2012 by longsnap

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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2012 OTA Long Snapper Chart

Posted on May 23, 2012 by longsnap

With rookie minicamps complete and teams now in the middle of organized team activities or OTA, it’s a good time to survey the NFL snapping landscape.  Although at least nine snappers received tryouts with NFL teams, to date, no tryout … Continue reading →

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LS Signings and Tryouts

Posted on May 1, 2012 by longsnap

The smoke has started to clear from this weekend’s NFL Draft and the free agency frenzy that occurs right after for undrafted college talent.  The undrafted route is the way most snappers make it to the NFL and this year … Continue reading →

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Undrafted Free Agent Snappers

Posted on April 29, 2012 by longsnap

Once again this year, no long snapper was selected in the Draft.  Titan snapper Jake Ingram was the last snapper taken when he was drafted by the Patriots in the Sixth Round in 2009.  However, a number of the top … Continue reading →

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Long Snapping Prospects Attend Coach Zauner Combine

Posted on March 16, 2012 by longsnap

Former NFL special teams coach Gary Zauner recently concluded his third annual Senior Specialist’s Combine in Arizona.  The goal of Zauner’s Combine is to give senior kickers, punters and snappers that were not invited to the NFL Combine exposure.  Zauner will … Continue reading →

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Email Contact for Longsnap.com

Posted on October 5, 2011 by longsnap

When Longsnap.com begain in 2000, it was published in a traditional web site format.  In April, 2009, Longsnap.com adopted a blog format.  About a year ago, for technical reasons, I had to change the way the blog was hosted.  Since … Continue reading →

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Final Roster Cuts Made

Posted on September 3, 2011 by longsnap

All NFL teams reduced their rosters to 53 today and, as a result, a number of snappers were involved.  Four rookie free agent snappers were waived as Patrick Scales (Ravens), Danny Aiken (Bills), Scott Albritton (Texans) and Kyle Nelson (Saints) … Continue reading →

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More Love for Long Snappers

Posted on September 2, 2011 by longsnap

With 53 man rosters set to become final tomorrow, this week has brought some new and additional support for the long snapping position.  Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick has always been a big proponent of snappers, as noted in this prior post.  … Continue reading →

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