Snapper

Long snappers don't hear their names called too often during the NFL Draft. The conventional thought is why use a pick on a player who's on special teams and most likely will be available as a free agent. Well, the Detroit Lions threw conventional ...

If you were surprised when you saw the Lions draft Baylor long snapper Jimmy Landes on Saturday, you're not alone. Landes was surprised too. “I was very surprised,” Landes said, via MLive.com. “I was expecting free agency, just because I know how rare ...

The 2016 NFL Draft was unsurprisingly full of surprises. After months of mock drafts from experts and leaks of who teams really like, a pick or trade is made that disrupts the balance of the entire event and creates a domino effect that all other 31 ...

The few NFL long snappers added to rosters using draft picks are typically selected to play a different position. New York Giants long snapper Zak DeOssie was taken as a linebacker in the 2007 NFL Draft, and former players Ryan Pontbriand and Brad St.

The Cardinals still didn't have a long snapper after the draft, and they didn't end up taking a quarterback, so they addressed both with their 2016 undrafted rookie class. Jake Coker, who led Alabama to a national championship, was added to compete ...

Former Baylor long-snapper Jimmy Landes says he was surprised that he was selected in the sixth round of the NFL draft by the Detroit Lions, he tells MLive.com's Kyle Mienke. “I was very surprised,” Landes said. “I was expecting free agency, just ...