NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — DaVon Hamilton has been practicing as a long snapper throughout his six seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars to be ready if needed.

On Sunday, the starting nose tackle finally got his chance to snap in an NFL regular-season game.

Long snapper Ross Matiscik hurt his back in the first quarter enough to leave the game. Hamilton came in and snapped on an extra point, a 45-yard field goal by Cam Little and three punts before Matiscik returned in the third quarter as the Jaguars beat Tennessee 25-3.

“That was very exciting," Hamilton said. "Definitely not something I want to do on a day-to-day basis. I’m going to leave this to Ross. But it was fun. It was definitely a dream that came true today.”

Hamilton certainly has the size to help protect a punter at 6-foot-4

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