When thinking back to last year's struggles to find a reliable long snapper, New Orleans Saints special teams coordinator Bradford Banta last week referred to Zach Wood as "Snapper 6.0," which would actually be an accurate nickname based on how Wood landed the duties.
Before the Saints signed Wood on Sept. 9, two days before last year's season opener, they had used five other long snappers in the offseason and training camp. Jesse Schmitt was with the team from January until June. Chase Dominguez joined in April, and Thomas Gafford signed in June, and the team cut both of them in early August.