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The NFL's most obscure position: Long snappers thankful for chance to play in the Super Bowl
Two NFL long snappers, Ashby and Chris Stoll, prepare for limited but crucial roles in the Super Bowl, joining a rare group with multiple champions at the position.
- On Sunday, Ashby and Seattle Seahawks long snapper Chris Stoll may only see a handful of times, with 12 snaps their season-high, vying for a Super Bowl win.
- As members of a tight-knit fraternity, snappers often train together, and Ashby and Chris Stoll will meet for the first time Sunday.
- They are sticking with established routines, with an emphasis on consistency, as Ashby and Stoll focus on translating their practice groove to California.
- A Super Bowl win would add Ashby or Stoll to a short list of repeat winners, including Lonnie Paxton with three and Joe Cardona with two, while Danny Aiken was the winning snapper in the prior Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl.
- Stoll said being one of 32 in the league and one of two in the Super Bowl highlights the role’s rarity, with tackle counts low—Stoll three, Rex Sunahara seven—and coaches stressing consistency.
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The NFL's most obscure position: Long snappers thankful for chance to play in the Super Bowl
New England Patriots rookie long snapper Julian Ashby finds himself in an elite group, starting in the Super Bowl in his first year.
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