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long snapper en · NOUN

Etymology

From long snap + -er.

Meanings

1. A center who is skilled in throwing a long snap.
   • 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. 2013, Rick Gonsalves, Placekicking in the NFL: A History and Analysis, page 235:
   • 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. 2019, Don Osborne, Was It All Just for Kicks?:
   • 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. 2012, Greg Jacobs, The Everything KIDS' Football Book:

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