4 long snappers tried out for the Broncos on Friday

Broncos brought in long snappers Kameron Canaday, Joe Fortunato, Ryan Navarro and Matt Overton for tryouts on Friday.

The Denver Broncos brought in four long snappers for tryouts on Friday, according to the NFL’s transaction wire.

Kameron Canaday, Joe Fortunato, Ryan Navarro and Matt Overton worked out for the team, but as of the time of this writing, none of them have been signed. All four specialists have spent time in the NFL, with Overton owning the most experience (126 games).

Denver’s current long snapper, Jacob Bobenmoyer, has done a fine job over the last two seasons, so the Broncos are probably just looking for candidates to consider down the road in case of injury.

Bobenmoyer is the only long snapper currently on the roster, but special teams coordinator Dwayne Stukes has made it clear that he likes having competition at every position.

“For me personally, I always thought that we should have six specialists in camp, so everybody is competing and nobody says, ‘I have a job, and I’ve made it,'” Stukes said on July 30. “When you put pressure on guys, that’s when you get the best out of guys and that’s what we’re looking for.”

The Broncos’ 90-man offseason roster is full, so if the team makes any signings, they would need to make corresponding roster moves to make room on the roster.

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Pittsburgh Steelers cut LS Kameron Canaday

The effects of cut-down day are already being felt across the league, starting with the Pittsburgh Steelers who released LS Kameron Canaday.

The effects of cut-down day are already being felt across the league, starting with the Pittsburgh Steelers who released long snapper Kameron Canaday.

The Steelers released nine players over the weekend in preparation for final cuts. NFL teams have until tomorrow at 4 p.m. to trim rosters down to 53.

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Report: Steelers LS Kameron Canaday gets new deal

Pittsburgh Steelers retain long snapper Kameron Canaday

According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Pittsburgh Steelers retained long snapper, Kameron Canaday, Tuesday. He signed a two-year deal.

Canaday’s return brings stability to special teams, which is critical. The more chemistry between the kicker Chris Boswell and Canaday, the better.

Cardinals, Steelers have 2 player connections

The Cardinals are no longer Steelers West.

The Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers each only have one player on their rosters who played for the other team. In some games this season, the Cardinals have had as many as eight player connections with an opponent.

Who are the two this week?

Starting center A.Q. Shipley was actually drafted by the Steelers in the seventh round in 2009. He spent that season on their practice squad.

Steelers long snapper Kameron Canaday was with the Cardinals briefly as an undrafted rookie in 2016. He signed with the team and won the starting job but was released only three games later.

The two teams share some coaching connections, but when it comes to players, there aren’t many this year, which is a change from the last decade, where the Cardinals were jokingly known as Steelers West, as Whisenhunt and Bruce Arians were former Steelers assistants and brought in many Steelers over the years to play for the Cardinals.

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