Brian Douglas Kinchen (born August 6, 1965) is an American former professional football tight end and long snapper who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers and New England Patriots.
[2] In his two seasons with the Carolina Panthers, Kinchen spent most of his time at long snapper and on special teams.
[2] In 2003, Kinchen came out of retirement to replace injured New England Patriots long snappers Lonie Paxton and Sean McDermott.
With 0:09 left to play, Kinchen snapped the game-winning field goal in Super Bowl XXXVIII.
His sons Austin and Hunter Kinchen were long snappers on the LSU football team.