Through the Uprights - Ep 3: Long Snappers/Holders

Chapter 5: A field goal always starts with the long snapper. In fact, there is no field goal without the long snapper. So, we explore the long snapper position through Nate Boyer and Kendall Gammon. Boyer is a former Green Beret in the US Army who learned to long snap, from the ground up, as a 30-year-old in order to fulfill his dream of starting for the University of Texas Longhorns football team. Gammon played 218 straight games during his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, New Orleans Saints, and Kansas City Chiefs, and is one of the best long snappers in NFL history.

Chapter 6: Someone needs to catch those tight spirals. This is an inside look at the holder position through Bryan Barker who had a 16-year NFL career as a holder and punter for teams including the Kansas City Chiefs, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Philadelphia Eagles. He held for both Nick Lowery (Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets), and Eddie Murray (Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles) who are not only featured in this series but who also required very different holding techniques from Barker. Since holders almost always play other positions, National Football League veteran John Carney (San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints) compares the difference between the punters and backup quarterbacks that held for him during his career. Louisville’s Art Carmody and Texas Tech’s Alex Trlica discuss having future NFL starting wide receivers Harry Douglas and Danny Amendola hold for them respectively, during their time as elite college kickers.

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