Chiefs plan to sign kicker John Carney
Chiefs plan to sign kicker John Carney
By ADAM TEICHER
The Kansas City Star
Kicker John Carney (right) has been around a while. Carney, 43, is third on the all-time field-goal list.
Determined to solve their field-goal problem, the Chiefs turned to one of the NFL’s most prolific kickers for help.
They planned today to sign 43-year-old John Carney, who is third on the NFL’s all-time field-goal list. Carney began his NFL career with Tampa Bay in 1988 and has also kicked for the LA Rams, Chargers, Saints and, earlier this year, Jaguars.
Carney was one of three kickers the Chiefs worked out on Monday to replace Dave Rayner, whom they plan to release. The others were Billy Cundiff, who has kicked in previous seasons with the Cowboys and Saints and went to camp this year with the Falcons, and Nick Novak, who also worked out for the Chiefs in September when they signed Rayner.
Cundiff also remained in Kansas City on Monday night.
The Chiefs had discussed signing Cundiff as well and using him to kick off but apparently hadn’t made a final decision.
Kickoffs and field-goal range are concerns teams have had with Carney, but not his accuracy from closer distances. He made nine of his 11 field-goal attempts this season with Jacksonville, where he was an injury replacement.
His longest successful kick was 41 yards. He made a 20-yarder in a game against the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium in October but missed a 48-yard try.
Rayner made 15 of 22 field-goal attempts this season after joining the Chiefs for the season’s second game.
He missed four of his last six tries, including two in a three-point loss to Indianapolis two weeks ago and a 33-yarder in Sunday’s 20-17 loss to Oakland.
Coach Herm Edwards passed on having Rayner try a potential game-tying, 41-yard field goal in the final minutes.
THAT quarterback is NOT a Pro Bowl quarterback. Never was and never will be.
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