J.J. Jansen
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- Oh (long) snap, some are saying… · Quoting JJ Jansen: I fully support the @NFL banning the quarterback slide! It is the most dangerous play in football! It’s got to stop!
- White jerseys, white britches tonight, as modeled by JJ Jansen. Jansen will break the franchise’s all-time record and the NFL’s all-time record for long snappers by appearing in his 284th game tonight, breaking the old records of 283 previously held by JJ Jansen.
- Blue jerseys, black britches today, as modeled by JJ Jansen. Jansen will break the franchise’s all-time record and the NFL’s all-time record for long snappers by appearing in his 283rd game today, breaking the old record of 282 previously held by JJ Jansen.
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Panthers celebrate JJ Jansen, but also had some jokes
From the surprise posterior view in a team meeting Saturday night to the record-breaking appearance early, the Panthers were fully in the moment with the 40-year-old long snapper on a historic day.
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- Oct 18 Darin Gantt (Bluesky) Yes, JJ Jansen broke a record Sunday. But you knew that already. What you didn't know was what his teammates saw Saturday, thanks to special teams coordinator Tracy Smith. "It's been handled appropriately, in that I feel very seen, and also, it's not too serious."
- Oct 18 Panthers Team Site Panthers celebrate JJ Jansen, but also had some jokes
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White jerseys, black britches today, as modeled by JJ Jansen.
Jansen will break the franchise’s all-time record by appearing in his 282nd game today, breaking the old record of 281 previously held by JJ Jansen.
That also makes him the NFL’s all-time leader in games played by a long snapper.
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- Oct 18 Panthers Team Site It's official: JJ Jansen is now the league's all-time leader in games for a long snapper
- Oct 18 Darin Gantt (Bluesky) When JJ Jansen surveyed the breadth of his kingdom, he wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer.
- Oct 18 Darin Gantt (Bluesky) White jerseys, black britches today, as modeled by JJ Jansen. Jansen will break the franchise’s all-time record by appearing in his 282nd game today, breaking the old record of 281 previously held by JJ Jansen. That also makes him the NFL’s all-time leader in games played by a long snapper.
- Good morning from Philly. It's rare to know you're about to see history made. But that's what's coming today. Today, JJ Jansen stands alone atop the universe of long snappers. JJ Jansen is inevitable.
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Panthers' JJ Jansen to play his 282nd game, most ever for a long snapper
Carolina's JJ Jansen will become the NFL's all-time record holder for games played by a long snapper on Sunday.
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- Oct 17 Darin Gantt (Bluesky) JJ Jansen's about to play his 282nd game, the most for a long snapper in league history. "He had no clue that he was good enough to play in the NFL. Absolutely zero. Seriously, the look he gave me, he looked at me like I was delusional." - Charlie Weis.+1
- Oct 17 Mike Kaye (X) All with one team. Pretty neat milestone. · Quoting Carolina Panthers: Record-setter: JJ Jansen becomes the longest-serving long snapper ever this weekend
- Record-setter: JJ Jansen becomes the longest-serving long snapper ever this weekend
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Record-setter: JJ Jansen becomes the longest-serving long snapper ever this weekend
The venerable Panthers long snapper is about to play his 282nd career game Sunday. That will be the most ever for a player at the ultimate specialist job, an outcome a lot of people imagined even if Jansen never did.
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- Oct 16 Darin Gantt (Bluesky) Sunday, JJ Jansen will become the longest-serving long snapper in NFL history. And this is a story about how he got to this point, from his mom hiding the permission slip to keep him from playing in ninth grade to the accounting job in Dallas that didn't work out.
- Oct 16 Panthers Team Site Record-setter: JJ Jansen becomes the longest-serving long snapper ever this weekend
- "I'm sure you've already written his story multiple times over the years ...not sure there is much new." — Carla Jansen, Panthers long snapper JJ Jansen's mom. And yet. Stay tuned.
- Are the Carolina Panthers in DC canon now? And does that mean that JJ Jansen could still become a Green Lantern? I have so many questions, but mainly those two. · Quoting Tom Fornelli: If Matt Rhule can't win the Big Ten with a Manhunter at QB he's never going to.
- Black helmets, black jerseys, black britches tonight, as modeled by JJ Jansen. Jansen will break the franchise’s all-time record by appearing in his 281st game today, breaking the old record of 280 previously held by JJ Jansen.
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With Taylor Moton (NFI), Jaycee Horn (IR) and Ickey Ekwonu (PUP) sidelined, only four players will play against the Lions, who also played for Rhule (Derrick Brown, JJ Jansen, Tommy Tremble and Chuba Hubbard).
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- Oct 3 Mike Kaye (Bluesky) With Taylor Moton (NFI), Jaycee Horn (IR) and Ickey Ekwonu (PUP) sidelined, only four players will play against the Lions, who also played for Rhule (Derrick Brown, JJ Jansen, Tommy Tremble and Chuba Hubbard).
- Oct 3 Mike Kaye (X) On Sunday night, Dave Canales will front his 38th regular-season game as #Panthers head coach. Why is that significant? It'll tie him with Matt Rhule as the longest-tenured Carolina head coach of the Tepper era. Rhule went 11-27 in his 38 games. Canales enters Week 4 with a 14-23 all-time record (for added context, Canales won 13 games in his first 34). With Taylor Moton (NFI), Jaycee Horn (IR) and Ickey Ekwonu (PUP) sidelined, only four players will play against the Lions, who also played for Rhule (Derrick Brown, JJ Jansen, Tommy Tremble and Chuba Hubbard).
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While you wait for the 1130-ish JJ Jansen britches update, why not enjoy a fresh episode of Cart Talk with Darren Waller.
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- Sep 27 Darin Gantt (Bluesky) White jerseys, blue britches this afternoon, as modeled by JJ Jansen. Jansen will break the franchise’s all-time record by appearing in his 280th game today, breaking the old record of 279 previously held by JJ Jansen.
- Sep 27 Darin Gantt (Bluesky) While you wait for the 1130-ish JJ Jansen britches update, why not enjoy a fresh episode of Cart Talk with Darren Waller.
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White jerseys, white britches this afternoon, as modeled by JJ Jansen.
Jansen will break the franchise’s all-time record by appearing in his 279th game today, breaking the old record of 278 previously held by JJ Jansen.
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- Sep 20 Darin Gantt (Bluesky) Falcons get a field goal out of it. Nick Folk, who is older than JJ Jansen, shoots his age by hitting a 41-yarder. Panthers 13-3 just before the half.
- Sep 20 Mike Kaye (X) Fun fact: JJ Jansen isn't the oldest player on the field today in #Panthers vs. #Falcons. He's younger (40) than Falcons kicker Nick Folk (41).
- Sep 20 Darin Gantt (Bluesky) White jerseys, white britches this afternoon, as modeled by JJ Jansen. Jansen will break the franchise’s all-time record by appearing in his 279th game today, breaking the old record of 278 previously held by JJ Jansen.
- Blue jerseys, black britches (with black helmets) this afternoon, as modeled by JJ Jansen. Jansen will break the franchise’s all-time record by appearing in his 278th game today, breaking the old record of 277 previously held by JJ Jansen. Also the 70th player since 1970 to play at 40 or older.
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For JJ Jansen, 277 (and counting) isn't the only big number
The venerable long snapper is about to become the third player in franchise history to play a game after his 40th birthday. But most of his teammate
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- Sep 10 Darin Gantt (Bluesky) When JJ Jansen takes the field Sunday, he'll become the 70th player since 1970 to play an NFL game at 40 or older. To last that long, you have to do a lot of things right, and it helps if you're faster than you were five years ago. On the timeless long snapper.
- Sep 10 Panthers Team Site For JJ Jansen, 277 (and counting) isn't the only big number
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Panthers players choose five captains for the 2026 season
Bryce Young, Chuba Hubbard, Derrick Brown, Devin Lloyd, and JJ Jansen were chosen captains for the year in voting by their teammates earlier this week.
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- Sep 3 Mike Kaye (X) Full list of captains: Bryce Young, Derrick Brown, Lloyd, Chuba Hubbard and JJ Jansen+2
- Sep 3 Panthers Team Site Panthers players choose five captains for the 2026 season
- JJ Jansen multitasking with the defense on the field. He’s everywhere.