A Jacksonville Jaguars participant made historical past tonight, and no, we’re not speaking about Travis Hunter enjoying on either side of the ball.
Second-year kicker Cam Little blasted a 70-YARD FIELD GOAL by means of the uprights, with room to spare, throughout Saturday’s preseason sport in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Earlier than tonight, the longest area purpose in NFL preseason historical past (since at the very least 1970) was a 66-yarder by Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey in 2021.
The longest area purpose in NFL historical past (common season + postseason) was a 66-yarder by Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker in 2021.
A sixth-round decide in 2024, Little was the youngest kicker drafted in league historical past at 20 years previous. He set franchise rookie information for made area objectives (27) and factors scored (108), and his 93.1% area purpose share was the third highest in staff historical past (min. 20 makes an attempt).
“He’s a stud,” head coach Liam Coen mentioned earlier within the offseason. “It’s best to see him hit a golf ball; it’s the identical that you just see out right here. He’s explosive. The ball jumps off of his foot. He’s obtained a number of completely different kicks in his repertoire within the kickoff sport as nicely … He’s been nice. Been actually constant, and he’s actually enjoyable to be round.”
Right here’s the 70-yarder another time.