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Long snapper Brett Goode received as big a vote of confidence from management last month as any player in his position could hope for.
But even with the trade of Goode's long-snapping competition, J.J. Jansen, to Carolina for a future conditional draft pick, the second-year specialist isn't looking at his job as secure or his days of fighting for a career as over.
He's still just getting started.
"I take it as a vote of confidence, but also it's more that I have to prove them right, and it makes me want to work that much harder to improve and get better and help the team," Goode said during a break in his offseason workout program.
"It's performance-based. Whether there's somebody here or not, I'm still pushing myself to win the job each and every day."
As players like Goode know, competition in the NFL isn't always in-house. Any long snapper on another roster, as well as any capable long snappers available for tryouts, serve as competitio..
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But even with the trade of Goode's long-snapping competition, J.J. Jansen, to Carolina for a future conditional draft pick, the second-year specialist isn't looking at his job as secure or his days of fighting for a career as over.
He's still just getting started.
"I take it as a vote of confidence, but also it's more that I have to prove them right, and it makes me want to work that much harder to improve and get better and help the team," Goode said during a break in his offseason workout program.
"It's performance-based. Whether there's somebody here or not, I'm still pushing myself to win the job each and every day."
As players like Goode know, competition in the NFL isn't always in-house. Any long snapper on another roster, as well as any capable long snappers available for tryouts, serve as competitio..
More...