The dumber a long snapper, the better. What you should look for in the super bowl and more than you ever wanted to know about long snapping technique. And if you want a somewhat broader super ble primer, check out episode two 75 of our archive.
Adam Smith famously argued that specialization is the key to prosperity. In the N.F.L., the long snapper is proof of that argument. Just in time for the Super Bowl, here’s everything there is to know about a job that didn’t used to exist.