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long snap en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. An underhand pass from the center to the punter.
    • But Paco's long snap from center was high, and the holder, Joey Gallagher, couldn't get the ball down in time for Adam to kick it! 2011, Ronde Barber, Tiki Barber, Go Long!:
    • In Baltimore's 33 to 14 rout of New England in the AFC's Wild Card playoff game on January 9, 2010, he got off nine perfect long snaps, 3 for extra points, 2 for field goals, and 4 for punts. 2013, Rick Gonsalves, Placekicking in the NFL: A History and Analysis, page 237:
    • The long snap typically travels anywhere from 12 and 15 yards, depending on the alignment of the punter. 2006, Coach Education, Coaching Football Technical & Tactical Skills:
    • When I was playing professionally and I wasn't starting, I'd come in and do the long snaps. 2004, Joseph Blotner, Real Football: a Biography, page 372:

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long snaps Number=Plur lexicographic

long snap en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To throw a long snap.
    • Tom always wanted to learn how to long snap. 2022, Tim Grunhard, Tim Grunhard:
    • "I learned by watching my father do it," Zak explained. "I also knew the importance of it, so I learned how to long snap on my own. […]" 2013, Rick Gonsalves, Placekicking in the NFL: A History and Analysis, page 237:
    • These days every team has someone on the roster whose only job is to long snap. 2007, John Feinstein, Next Man Up: A Year Behind the Lines in Today's NFL:

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long snapped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
long snapped Tense=Past lexicographic
long snaps Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
long snapping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic