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Jake Reinhart figured he was on the cusp of a milestone moment, but it wasn’t until the voice of the Argos, Mike Hogan, confirmed Reinhart’s inclination.

For a player such as Reinhart, the team’s longsnapper whose duties aren’t fully appreciated when so few can even walk in his shoes, to play in his 100th-career game is nothing to sneeze at.

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A linebacker who carved quite a career at the university level when he attended Guelph, Reinhart recorded 12.5 tackles, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble for a touchdown in an epic overtime game for the Yates Cup in 2012.

An assistant coach with the program encouraged Reinhart to try longsnapping.

It’s not like football has a positional coach for longsnappers, forcing Reinhart to basically teach himself the fine art of snapping the football.

At first, he would only use one hand, quickly realizing both hands would be required.

Reinhart experimented with different grips of the pigskin before he mastered the position.