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LSU football draftee will have the “trash talk” advantage over new teammate

By Zach Ragan

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 13: Head coach Ed Orgeron of the LSU Tigers and Joe Burrow #9 of the LSU Tigers celebrate with the trophy their 42-25 win over The Clemson Tigers in the College Football Playoff National Championship game at Mercedes Benz Superdome on January 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 13: Head coach Ed Orgeron of the LSU Tigers and Joe Burrow #9 of the LSU Tigers celebrate with the trophy their 42-25 win over The Clemson Tigers in the College Football Playoff National Championship game at Mercedes Benz Superdome on January 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /
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LSU football’s Blake Ferguson was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the 2020 NFL Draft.

The Miami Dolphins used a sixth round pick (No. 185 overall) in the 2020 NFL Draft to select LSU football long snapper Blake Ferguson.

This probably won’t come as a surprise, but drafting a long snapper wasn’t the pick that garnered all the headlines for the Dolphins on draft weekend.

Instead, it was their selection of Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa with the No. 5 overall pick that all the analysts were talking about.

Shocking, right?

Yeah, I didn’t think so.

Just a few months ago, Ferguson and Tagovailoa were opponents on the field.

When LSU beat Alabama in November, Ferguson was one of the first Tigers players to walk across the field and offer Tagovailoa a friendly hug.

It’s clear that Ferguson has a lot of love for Tagovailoa, despite the fact that they attended rival programs.

But just because it’s all love between the two players, doesn’t mean Ferguson won’t be talking a little trash to his new teammate.

Ferguson said after getting drafted that he plans on talking some trash to Tua about the Tigers’ big win in Tuscaloosa last season.

While Tagovailoa will be the most important player for the Dolphins moving forward, Ferguson will also be very important.

There aren’t many players on the field who touch the ball during the course of a game more than the long snapper. Outside of the center, quarterback, running back and maybe a wide receiver or two, the long snapper has his hands on the ball the most. And anytime a player touches the ball, that means there’s a chance for a turnover.

Turning the ball over in a punt or field goal situation is especially detrimental. Because it’s either going to give the ball to the opposition with great field position, or it means the team missed out on three points.

And if there’s two things you can’t do in football and still expect to win, it’s turning the ball over and taking points off the board.

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That’s why the Dolphins used a draft pick to invest in a long snapper (which doesn’t happen a lot….only seven long snappers were drafted between 2008 and 2019 according to The Advertiser).

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