long snapper

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English

Etymology

From long snap +‎ -er.

Noun

long snapper (plural long snappers)

  1. (American football) A center who is skilled in throwing a long snap.
    • 2012, Greg Jacobs, The Everything KIDS' Football Book:
      Fans rarely see the name of the long snapper, but he's the next most important player on special teams behind the punter or kicker.
    • 2013, Rick Gonsalves, Placekicking in the NFL: A History and Analysis, page 235:
      Lonnie was the long snapper for both of Adam Vinatieri's clutch field goals in the "Snow Bowl" against the Oakland Raiders in 2002 and for his 48-yard game-winning kick in Super Bowl XXXVI.
    • 2019, Don Osborne, Was It All Just for Kicks?:
      My suggestion was to go ahead and walk-on and try out as a kicker but to tell them that he was also a long snapper.