Cam Little achieved a notable 70-yard field goal in a preseason game, celebrated by Jacksonville Jaguars teammates, despite the kick not counting towards an NFL record. Little, unable to see the ball clear the crossbar, sensed its success when teammates erupted in excitement. Although the field goal wouldn’t officially count, it showcased potential, as Little had previously made a franchise-tying 59-yard kick. With Justin Tucker's NFL record at 66 yards, Little's attempt signaled significant promise as a kicker for the Jaguars moving forward.
Standing half a football field away and with more than a dozen offensive and defensive linemen blocking his view, Cam Little couldn't see the ball clear the crossbar." But when his Jacksonville Jaguars teammates started screaming and scrambling, Little knew the outcome: a 70-yard field goal that he initially thought set an NFL record. He later learned it wouldn't count because it happened in a preseason game, a 31-25 loss to Pittsburgh on Saturday night.
Little and the Jaguars celebrated widely after he made the kick. Holder Logan Cooke lifted both arms shortly after the ball took flight. Little leaned forward a little and then raised an arm when Logan's eyes got really big and it was obviously official. Cooke pushed Little to start the party, and then rookie star Travis Hunter greeted Little on the field with a midair body-bump.
Baltimore's Justin Tucker holds the NFL mark, having made a 66-yarder at Detroit in 2021. Eight kickers have attempted 70-yarders in the regular season, and all of them failed.
Little's appeared as though it would have been good from nearly 75 yards; it cleared the bar by enough that the ball boy caught it cleanly. A sixth-round draft pick from Arkansas in 2024, Little made 27 of 29 field-goal attempts as a rookie and all 27 extra points. His long was 59 yards, which tied Josh Scobee's franchise record.
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