The long snapper is the most vital member of any football tam. Couldn't another player also learned to be perfect at long snapping, a player who can o also play an offensive or defensive position? The longest snap a center will do is a shotgun snap at maybe five yards. Who gets your vote forthe long snapper of the smart phone economy?
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.