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Rookie snapper Morgan Cox of the Ravens may have suffered a season-ending knee injury in yesterday’s win against the Browns.  Cox was injured early in the game but was able to finish.  With the postponement of the Eagles-Vikings game from … Continue reading →

The end of the NFL regular season is approaching and Week Fifteen is now complete.  Zak DeOssie of the Giants had a tough game, as a high punt snap may have contributed to the game-winning punt return in the loss … Continue reading →

With college bowl season underway, some NFL long snapping prospects for the 2011 NFL Draft have at least one more game, while others will play in college all-star games.  Among the snapping prospects playing in a bowl game include Andrew Schulze … Continue reading →

Football writer Phil Steele has just announced his Postseason All-America Team and has a snapper on each of his four squads.  Corey Adams of Kansas State is the 1st Team snapper, while James Winchester (Oklahoma), Brandon Long (Rice) and Christian … Continue reading →

Week Fourteen included some rare snapping problems.  Ken Amato of the Titans sailed a punt snap over the head of his punter in Thursday’s loss to the Colts, while Redskins snapper Nick Sundberg had some issues on short snaps Sunday.  On … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s edition of The Washington Post had an excellent feature story on kickers by Michael Leahy.  Leahy’s piece, called “Kicked Around:Inside Football’s Loneliest Position”, describes the trials and tribulations of place kickers, including the up and down career of current … Continue reading →

Week Thirteen is now complete.  The snapping position remains stable with no significant performance or injury issues. Earlier this week, the Chiefs announced a two-year contract extension for Thomas Gafford, who is now under contract through 2012.  Pat Mannelly of … Continue reading →

Week Twelve is in the books and Saints rookie snapper Justin Drescher made his NFL debut on Thursday.  Only the Patriots (two), Saints (three) and Chargers (five) have used different snappers this season. Clark Harris of the Bengals had a solo … Continue reading →

Week Eleven brought a snapping change that proved to be a temporary one.  The Saints were forced to put veteran snapper Jason Kyle on injured reserve just prior to Sunday’s game and signed former Patriot snapper Jake Ingram on short … Continue reading →

Week Ten of the NFL season is complete.  Matt Katula made his snapping debut this season with the Patriots on Sunday night.  Other than the Patriots move, the snapping position has remained stable.  Just one snapper, Lonie Paxton of the … Continue reading →