Every NFL team has one player whose job is to snap on punts and field goals, and yet these players are hardly ever discussed. Even if you're a hard-core fan, there's a good chance that you can't name your favorite team's long snapper. Maybe that will start to change if long snappers are drafted regularly. For the first time this year, the Senior Bowl has long snappers on its rosters. Nick Leeson of Virginia Tech and Brett Goode of Arkansas became the first players ever invited to the Senior Bowl solely to be long snappers.
I think that's long overdue. We're way past the days when position players could be counted on for long snapping, and it's time that long snappers' unique skills get recognized. It's also a reminder to young players everywhere of one of the universal truths of football: Even if you're not a good athlete, if you can learn to long snap, you'll get playing time.
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The long snapper is like being the long reliver in baseball. You hardly get attention from the media but the execution of the long snap is paramount to the success of the punter or place kicker making the play a succcess.
Zak DeOssie from Brown is a 6' 4" defensive end/ linebacker that can also long snap. It will be interesting to see where he gets drafted.
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How will long snappers be selected to go to the Senior Bowl? I heard that the long snapper from UCLA for the past 4 years has been solid. I am a student who would like to continue pursuing a career in football, but I am also aware of my athletic deficiencies. Could someone tell me what makes a good Long Snapper? I am about 6'3 230lbs, and am wondering if with the right snap, I could make it into the league?
i heard catawba college in salisbury nc has a longsnapper that is one of the best they have ever seen. does anyone know who he is. he played for them all last year