Jaguars' Cam Little hits 70-yard field goal but NFL record will not count
He later learned it wouldn't count because it happened in a preseason game, a 31-25 loss to Pittsburgh on Saturday night.
'That means we just have to go out there and make it again [in the regular season],' said Little.
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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.
'I don't think we're necessarily going to be kicking 70-yarders in the first quarter or anything like that,' Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence said. 'But unbelievable to see him make that. That's huge, especially in those two-minute drills. If you can get him near the 50, you got a really good shot. Having a guy like that is a weapon.'
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.
'Me and Logan were like, 'We want to kick it. We want to kick it,'' Little said. 'When he gave me the opportunity ... we went out there, and adrenaline's a beautiful thing.'
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. Scobee, who retired in 2017, was at Saturday's game but told Little he missed it because he went to the bathroom.
Little still hadn't even seen a replay of the kick even a half hour after the game ended. His phone was blowing up with congratulatory messages and voicemails, so many that was already apologizing for not being able to respond to them all.
He already had one response ready – for anyone asking for the ball. He's keeping it, even if the Pro Football Hall of Fame calls.
'Heck, yeah,' he said. 'Are you kidding me ... That ball is staying with me. Canton, Ohio, can get another ball.'
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