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What’s causing the Jets’ ‘snowballing’ snap issues

Jets center Spencer Long hesitated before answering the question.

Long had two bad shotgun snaps again Sunday, including one that caused a fumbled handoff exchange between Sam Darnold and Isaiah Crowell in the second quarter. He has had at least six shotgun snaps that have gone either high or low in the past three weeks. He is also dealing with an injured right middle finger that has kept him out of practice on some days. The finger definitely is affecting his snaps, but Long hesitated before blaming the finger.

“I don’t want to make excuses for myself,” Long said.