The Cowboys’ long snapper since the Bill Parcells years, L.P. Ladouceur will not be hitting free agency.
Another deal for Ladouceur is expected to commence soon, Calvin Watkins of The Athletic reports (on Twitter). It will be a one-year for Ladouceur, David Moore of the Dallas Morning News tweets.
This will be Ladouceur’s 15th NFL season. He has played only for the Cowboys as an NFL snapper.
Ladouceur, who will turn 38 next month, made $1.1MM last season on a one-year agreement. Given the going rate for long snappers, it won’t be expected the 2019 accord will be too far north of that figure.
With Jason Witten having retired, Ladouceur is the longest-tenured Cowboy — by a considerable margin. He has played in 230 straight games (counting the Cowboys’ nine playoff contests since 2006). Witten’s 239 regular-season games represent the most in Cowboys history, so it would take Ladouceur coming back in 2020 to eclipse that. Ladouceur will be in position to pass Ed “Too Tall” Jones on the franchise’s games-played list by October, however.
Wow! 15 years is crazy no matter the position
He’s been reliable and consistent every year. The best long snappers are the one you never hear about, because they aren’t making mistakes.
#Championship
Death, taxes, L.P Ladouceur getting resigned
Is there a long snapper in the hall of fame
Pat Mannelly for the HOF!!