New Long Snapper Song; Artist Looking for NFL Snappers to Appear in Video

Posted on September 6, 2023 by longsnap

The purpose of Longsnap.com is to celebrate the anonymous heroes of football, the long snapper.

I was recently contacted by an amateur songwriter, Elliot Kramer, who also fell in love with the unique aspects of this position. Kramer decided to write a song about it and the lyrics are below.

He is looking for some current NFL long snappers that are interested in appearing in an upcoming video he is making to lip synch some of the lines.

If any NFL snapper is interested, contact me at kevingold@longsnap.com and I will connect you.

Long Snapper

Verse1:

Long snapping a football

I’m sure you will agree

Is a vital vocation

In our economy

Million dollar salary

You might not know his name

Because he only gets used

For six plays a game

Chorus:

Long Snapper

(Monday morning he’s never sore 

His jersey’s not in the team store

Only gets Pro Bowl write-in votes

Who’s that guy on the Super Bowl float?)

Verse2:

He isn’t the kicker

They don’t let him throw

But you better believe

He’s worth this much dough

If a kick is missed because

He snapped it high or low

Fans will curse and demand 

The team let him go

Bridge:

Would you have guessed

He makes more than all of Congress 

No one would vent

That he outearns the President

He gets double a surgeon

Six times Chief of Police

Yet when he gets signed

There’s no news press release

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Long Snappers Set for Week One

Posted on September 4, 2023 by longsnap

The 2023 NFL season will kick off Thursday and the snapping position appears set around the league.

Four veterans were released for roster spots at the cut deadline but quickly re-signed. Aaron Brewer (Cardinals), Reid Ferguson (Bills), Trent Sieg (Cowboys) and Matt Orzech (Packers) were the snappers involved in these temporary moves.

Since final cuts, the Raiders worked out veteran snappers Jake McQuaide and Carson Tinker, while the Eagles tried out rookie Bradley Robinson.

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Final Cuts Impact the Long Snapping Position

Posted on August 29, 2023 by longsnap

This afternoon is the deadline for NFL teams to get rosters to 53 players and the final cut always impacts long snappers. While changes are still possible over the next few days, it is likely that the long snapping position is set for Week One.

Prior to final cuts, the Patriots waived Tucker Addington and the Broncos waived the recently-signed Jack Landherr. Addington was later added to the Jaguars roster after a workout that also included veterans Jake McQuaide and Matt Overton.

Snappers waived at the final cut deadline today were Broughton Hatcher (Packers), Tucker Addington (Jaguars), Cam Lyons (Giants) and Evan Deckers (Buccaneers).

Two undrafted rookie snappers will make their NFL debuts this season. Alex Ward will snap for the Rams and Chris Stoll for the Seahawks. Stoll was the Patrick Mannelly Award winner this year and Ward was a finalist the past two seasons.

Some other veteran snappers were released today but those are procedural moves to create temporary roster space. Those snappers include Trent Sieg (Cowboys) and Matt Orzech (Packers). Both will be re-signed in the next few days.

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New Long Snapper Signings

Posted on August 15, 2023 by longsnap

Two teams added snappers this week. Carson Tinker returns to Jacksonville where his career started in 2013 after Ross Matiscik suffered a shoulder injury this weekend. Matiscik is expected to return soon.

Today, the Broncos signed rookie Jack Landherr who was in rookie mini-camp with Denver. He will compete with Mitch Fraboni.

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College All-American Long Snappers

Posted on August 12, 2023 by longsnap

With the college football season just weeks away, some top long snappers have been selected to pre-season All-American teams.

Phil Steele always includes long snappers in his excellent annual College Football Preview magazine. In addition to including all-conference snappers for each FBS conference in the magazine, he also selects an All-American Team consisting of snappers on the First through Fourth teams.

This year, Joe Shimko (NC State) was First Team, followed by Michael Vinson (Notre Dame), Randen Plattner (Kansas State) and Sean Wracher (Indiana). All four are also on the Watch List for the Patrick Mannelly Award.

FCS snappers also earned some time in the spotlight, as STATS Perform chooses three All-America teams, including long snappers. First Team this year is Tommy Sullivan (Montana State), followed by Hunter Brozio (North Dakota State) and Nick Levy (William & Mary).

HERO Sports also included a long snapper on its All-American Team, selecting Jason Loncor (Alcorn State).

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Latest Pre-Season Snapping Transactions

Posted on August 8, 2023 by longsnap

With the full slate of NFL pre-season games coming this week it is a good time to look at recent transactions involving snappers.

Zach Wood of the Saints signed a four-year contract extension to keep him under contract until 2027. He would have been an unrestricted free agent at the end of this season.

Jake McQuaide, who signed with the Lions during veteran free agency, was released leaving Scott Daly as the only snapper on the roster. The Cardinals waived recently signed Jack Coco, leaving Aaron Brewer as the sole snapper.

Three snapper had recent tryouts. The three were Erik Dickerson (Texans), Bradley Robinson (Steelers) and client Jordan Silver (Commanders).

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2023 Patrick Mannelly Award Watch List Announced

Posted on July 31, 2023 by longsnap

The Watch List for the Patrick Mannelly Award, given annually to the snapper deemed to be the best from all FBS teams, was announced this afternoon. This is the 5th year for this prestigious Award.

There are 25 long snappers on this initial list and other snappers will be under careful consideration this college football season.

Ten semi-finalists will be announced on November 13, 2023 and those names will be narrowed to three on November 27, 2023.

Three finalists will be invited to a live ceremony on December 9, 2023 in Lake Bluff, Illinois where the Award will be presented. The Award benefits Bernie’s Book Bank, a non-profit organization located in Lake Bluff and is being presented by Zebra again this year.

Below is the Watch List.

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Two Long Snappers Placed on Injured Reserve

Posted on July 26, 2023 by longsnap

Every NFL team has started training camp and two teams immediately made changes at the snapping position.

Nick Moore of the Ravens will miss the season with a torn achilles suffered during an off-season workout and rookie Matt Hembrough of the Cardinals was also placed on injured reserve with a back injury.

The Ravens signed veteran Tyler Ott after also working out Ryan Langan and Shane Griffin. Langan and Griffin both snapped in the USFL this season.

The Cardinals signed Jack Coco, who spent last season snapping for the Packers. The Cardinals also worked out another USFL snapper, Jordan Ober, before signing Coco.

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NFL Long Snapping Landscape as Training Camps Open

Posted on July 18, 2023 by longsnap

A few NFL teams open training camp today with their rookies reporting. With camps opening, seven NFL teams have two snappers on the roster.

The Steelers became the latest team to add a snapper after signing Rex Sunahara late last month. Sunahara has previous experience with Pittsburgh as a practice squad member at the end of the 2021 season.

The other teams that have two snappers heading into training camp are the Cardinals, Lions, Packers, Patriots, Giants and Buccaneers.

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Recent Snapping Transactions During OTAs

Posted on June 10, 2023 by longsnap

Organized team activities conclude next week in the NFL and two teams have tinkered with the snapping position.

The Cardinal re-signed veteran Aaron Brewer. Brewer’s season was cut short in December last season but he is now recovered.

With the addition of Brewer, the Cardinals waived Joe Fortunato who signed a reserve/future contract in January. Rookie free agent Matt Hembrough is also on the Arizona roster.

The Steelers have tried out a number of snappers and could add one for training camp. Antonio Ortiz, Jack Coco, Robert Soderholm, Rex Sunahara and Scott Meyer all worked out for Pittsburgh the last few weeks.

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