Panthers Get Long Snapper from Packers

The Panthers might have a plan to get rid of long snapper Jason Kyle, and while nothing with the longtime Panther is settled yet, a big signal just came – in the form of J.J. Jansen, the team’s newest long snapper. Jansen was just traded to the Panthers from the Green Bay Packers for a conditional future seventh-round draft choice in 2011, granting that Jansen gets field time with the Panthers.

J.J. Jansen came to Green Bay as an unsigned rookie out of Notre Dame last season, hoping to fill the shoes of the retired Rob Davis. While Jansen was scheduled to be the Packers’ long snapper last year, he tore a lateral collateral ligament in his left knee in the team’s final preseason game, landing him a spot on the injured reserve instead of on the field. Brett Goode then replaced Jansen and (to Jansen’s dismay) had a phenomenal first year with the Packers, securing him Jansen’s spot for the job and leading Jansen into the open arms of John Fox and the Carolina Panthers. Jason Kyle, the Panthers’ long snapper since 2001, has yet to get re-signed with the team, and with the addition of Jansen he will likely lose his spot on Carolina’s roster, partly due to the team’s salary cap issues.

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