The Bears anointed Kmet their emergency long snapper because they knew he had experience at the position at St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights.
“Definitely not a position I envisioned playing in the NFL, ever,” Kmet said. “But you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do and there’s only so many guys you can dress on gameday, and only so many guys that you can have on the roster. You have to have somebody that can be the emergency and I’m that guy, reluctantly, at times. I get my two or three snaps in on Thursday [in practice], and we go to Sunday.”
Kmet was instrumental in the Bears’ win over Jacksonville, not only long snapping but catching five passes on five targets for a team-leading 70 yards and two touchdowns. In the process, he became the first NFL player to score a TD and snap for the subsequent extra point since the Eagles’ Mike Bartrum in 2005.
Kmet is the third Bears player to earn player of the week honors this season, joining cornerback Tyrique Stevenson in Week 1 and punter Tory Taylor in Week 4.
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