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Standing half a shot section distant and pinch much than a twelve violative and protect linemen blocking his view, Cam Little couldn’t spot nan shot clear nan crossbar. But erstwhile his Jacksonville Jaguars teammates started screaming and scrambling, Little knew nan outcome: a 70-yard section extremity that he initially thought group an NFL record.
He later learned it wouldn’t count because it happened successful a preseason game, a 31-25 nonaccomplishment to Pittsburgh connected Saturday night.
“That intends we conscionable person to spell retired location and make it again [in nan regular season],” said Little.
Little and nan Jaguars celebrated wide aft he made nan kick. Holder Logan Cooke lifted some arms soon aft nan shot took flight. Little leaned guardant a small and past raised an limb erstwhile “Logan’s eyes sewage really big” and it was evidently official. Cooke pushed Little to commencement nan party, and past rookie prima Travis Hunter greeted Little connected nan section pinch a midair body-bump.
“I don’t deliberation we’re needfully going to beryllium kicking 70-yarders successful nan first 4th aliases thing for illustration that,” Jaguars backmost Trevor Lawrence said. “But unbelievable to spot him make that. That’s huge, particularly successful those two-minute drills. If you tin get him adjacent nan 50, you sewage a really bully shot. Having a feline for illustration that is simply a weapon.”
Baltimore’s Justin Tucker holds nan NFL mark, having made a 66-yarder astatine Detroit successful 2021. Eight kickers person attempted 70-yarders successful nan regular season, and each of them failed.
“Me and Logan were like, ‘We want to footwear it. We want to footwear it,’” Little said. “When he gave maine nan opportunity ... we went retired there, and adrenaline’s a beautiful thing.”
Little’s appeared arsenic though it would person been bully from astir 75 yards; it cleared nan barroom by capable that nan shot boy caught it cleanly.
A sixth-round draught prime from Arkansas successful 2024, Little made 27 of 29 field-goal attempts arsenic a rookie and each 27 other points. His agelong was 59 yards, which tied Josh Scobee’s franchise record. Scobee, who retired successful 2017, was astatine Saturday’s crippled but told Little he missed it because he went to nan bathroom.
Little still hadn’t moreover seen a replay of nan footwear moreover a half hr aft nan crippled ended. His telephone was blowing up pinch congratulatory messages and voicemails, truthful galore that was already apologizing for not being capable to respond to them all.
He already had 1 consequence fresh – for anyone asking for nan ball. He’s keeping it, moreover if nan Pro Football Hall of Fame calls.
“Heck, yeah,” he said. “Are you kidding maine ... That shot is staying pinch me. Canton, Ohio, tin get different ball.”
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