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Why Does the Most Monotonous Job in the World Pay $1 Million? (Ep. 493 Update)

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Long Snapper Chris Rubio

Chris Rubio is a private coach who coaches only long snappers, not in the NFL or even in college. He was himself a long snapper in college at UCLA. Like many people who play the position, he didn't set out to do so. You have to throw the ball fast and accurately backwards in a perfect spiral while hanging crouched over the ball, head down, butt in the air.

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