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

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How Rubio Became the King of Long Snapping

Rubio estimates he has trained more than a thousand long snappers who went on to play in college, some of whom also went to the NFL./nCollege coaches want a good long snapper, but they also don't want to spend much time finding one./nAnd they may not know much about long snapping anyways, so they're happy to rely on Rubio's rankings./nSo what does Rubio look for in a long snapper?/nNumber one, a big head. I'm talking physically, the larger a human being's head, the better long snapper they're going to be. Second, the bigger the butt, a better long snapper they're going to be. That's to do with power, longer arms that help and fourth, the dumber a long snapper the better./nBecause why? Because the smarter long snappers overthink everything. And it's not hard. We're bending over, throwing a dead animal really fast backwards. So when they're in the middle of a pressure filled situation, it's just muscle memory. It's simple.

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