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1 John Carney

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Has appeared in 261 career games … Ranks fourth in NFL history in scoring with 1,749 points, trailing K Morten Anderson (2,445), K Gary Anderson (2,434) and K/QB George Blanda (2,002) … Has connected on 413 of 505 (.818 pct.) field goals and 510 of 517 PATs (.986 pct.) … One of only three players in NFL history with 400 or more field goals, joining Morten Anderson (540) and Gary Anderson (538) … Spent first two NFL seasons with Tampa Bay before playing 11 seasons with the San Diego Chargers and six with New Orleans … Earned Pro Bowl honors in 1994 … Holds or tied New Orleans team records for points in a season (130, 2002), field goals in a season (31, 2002) and consecutive games with a field goal (22, 2002-3) … Ranked first in Saints history with a .833 field goal accuracy and second in Saints history with 661 points and 150 field goals … Led Saints in 2006 with 115 points …

2006

Played in all 16 games and finished with 115 points … Hit on 23 of 25 field goal attempts (92.0) and 46 of 47 extra points … 92.0 percent field goal conversion rate was career-best … Produced triple digits scoring for 10th career season … Named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for September, making all nine field goals during the first three games of the season and scoring 36 points…

2005

Played in all 16 games and finished with 97 points … Was 25 of 32 on field goals and 22 of 22 on PATs … Had at least one field goal in 14 contests and did not miss an attempt in nine games …

2004

Finished with 104 points, fourth in the NFC, as he was 22 of 27 on field goals and made all 38 PATs …

2003

Connected on 22 of 30 field goals and 36 of 37 PATs for 102 points …

2002

Had a record-setting season, leading team with a franchise-high 130 points and finished third in the NFL in scoring among kickers … Connected on 31 of 35 field goals and 37 of 37 PATs…31 field goals tied team record set by Morten Andersen in 1985… .886 FG accuracy was the highest in the NFC …

2001

Appeared in 15 games and led team with 113 points, crossing 1,200-point mark for his career … Ranked fourth in the NFC in scoring among kickers … Connected on 27 of 31 field goals (.871) and 32 of 32 PATs … Made first 11 field goal attempts to start the season …

2000

Led team with 81 points … Connected on 18 of 25 (.720) field goals and 27 of 27 PATs…

1999

Connected on 31 of 36 (.861) field goals and 22 of 23 PATs for team-high 115 points …

1998

Played in all 16 games and finished with team-high 97 points … Hit on 26 of 30 field goals and 19 of 19 PATs

1997

Played in first four games before suffering strained MCL in right knee at Seattle on Sept. 21, and missed remainder of year.

1996

Appeared in all 16 games … Ranked fourth in AFC with 118 points … Made 31 of 31 PATs and 29 of 36 (.805) field goals…

1995

Kicked in all 16 regular-season games and a postseason contest … Led Chargers with 95 points, marking sixth-consecutive season that he paced the club … Finished 21 of 26 (.808) on field goals and 32 of 33 PATs … Set team postseason record with 54-yard field goal in Wild Card playoff game vs. Indianapolis on Dec. 31 …

1994

Led NFL with career-high 135 points and was named to first Pro Bowl … Perfect 33 of 33 on PATs and hit 34 of 38 field goals … In playoffs, hit two of two field goals (20 and 21 yards) in 22-21 win over Miami in AFC Divisional Playoff game on Jan. 8, 1995 … Drilled 31-yard field goal in Super Bowl XXIX vs. San Francisco on Jan. 29, 1995 …

1993

Led San Diego with 124 points … Connected on 31 of 40 field goals and 31 of 33 PATs …

1992

Led team with 113 points … Was 35-of-35 on PATs … Hit 26 field goals, including 16 straight to finish season … Perfect on every field goal attempt in final six games (16-for-16) …

1991

Led Chargers in scoring with 88 points … Hit 31 of 31 PATs and 19 of 29 field goals ...

1990

Set club record with .905 field goal percentage by hitting 19 of 21 field goals … Led team in scoring with 84 points … Originally arrived as Plan B free agent from Tampa Bay on April 2, but was released in final roster cut … Nearly flawless in final 12 games after being re-signed by San Diego, Oct. 2 … Hit 27 of 28 PATs and 19 of 21 field goals … Had one-game stint with Los Angeles Rams before joining Chargers, handling kickoffs vs. Philadelphia on Sept. 23 …

1989: Activated by Tampa Bay for final two games … Did not attempt a field goal …

1988: Joined Tampa Bay for final four games … Made 2 of 5 field goal attempts and made all six PATs …

1987: Originally signed by Cincinnati as rookie free agent and waived in camp before joining Tampa Bay …

COLLEGE

Finished as Notre Dame’s all-time field goals leader, connecting on 51 of 69 attempts for a .739 percentage … Departed school ranked second on Irish scoring chart with 223 points … Game-winning 19-yard field goal at USC on the final kick of his college career capped Irish comeback in 38-37 victory in 1986 …

PERSONAL

Married (Holly) with two sons, Luke and John David, and daughter, Keely Marie … All-state kicker for Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach, Fla.), where he also served as punter … Avid surfer and enjoys golfing … Appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated following his game-winning kick in the 2005 opener at Carolina, a victory that came days after the club was forced to evacuate New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina … Full name: John Michael Carney.

Player Info
Position: PK
Height: 5-11
Weight: 185
College: Notre Dame
Birthdate: 4/20/1964
Hometown: West Palm Beach, FL
Experience: 18th Year




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