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BREAKING: Commanders Cut Camaron Cheeseman After Botched Snap vs. Rams

Camaron Cheeseman has been cut by the Washington Commanders after a poor performance against the Los Angeles Rams.

Jeremy Brener

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The Washington Commanders are firing someone, but it may not be who most people think.

According to the team, long snapper Camaron Cheeseman has been cut following his performance against the Los Angeles Rams.

Cheeseman snapped the ball to punter Tress Way in the second quarter against the Rams, but the snap went awry, forcing the Commanders to not get a punt off and keep the ball in scoring territory for Los Angeles.

“That's not good enough," Ron Rivera said after the game. "And we're going to evaluate that.”

And it's clear that the evaluation has led to Cheeseman being cut.

Cheeseman, 25, was drafted by Washington in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft and has been the team's long snapper ever since. But now, the Commanders will look for a new answer at the position.

Camaron Cheeseman
Camaron Cheeseman / Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

In the NFL, long snappers hardly ever get credit for when they play well. They only get attention when they play poorly, like Cheeseman did on Sunday against the Rams. And it's clear that one bad game can cost you your job. Unfortunately for Cheeseman, that's the case here.

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The Commanders have three games left in the season, and perhaps this is a wakeup call for players on the team that evaluations are being made and that the team needs to play as well as it can during the last stretch in what appears to be a lost season for Washington.

The Commanders are back in action on Sunday against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium.

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JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.

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