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Long Snapper Outperforms a Bunch of Centers in Pro Bowl “Snap Shots” Challenge
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Jason Kelce is among the Eagles doing the Pro Bowl skills challenges. They had him try to snap the ball through various holes to earn points, and he insisted on just going for the 5 point hole the entire time:
Jason Kelce never gave up on the 5-point target and it finally worked out for him 😅
📺: #ProBowlGames on ESPN pic.twitter.com/tW8bJNpP6Y
— NFL (@NFL) February 2, 2024
This is funny because Jason Kelce isn’t a long snapper. He literally never does this. But I guess they needed bodies to participate in this challenge because only two long snappers make the Pro Bowl, and this year it was Andrew DePaola from Indy and Ross Matiscik from Jacksonville. The other guys were Kelce, Ryan Kelly, Tyler Linderbaum, and Erik McCoy. So four centers and two long snappers.
Not surprisingly, a long snapper won the competition. DePaola just aimed for the 1 point hole and hit it 7 times.
There’s a reason why #Vikings LS Andrew DePaola is All-Pro 😤 #Skol
pic.twitter.com/XZrRRq2p7U— The Purple Persuasion (@TPPSkol) February 2, 2024
Next time we’ll send Rick Lovato out there. 2019 Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champion Rick Lovato.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com