- John Kasay
Infobox NFLactive
currentteam=Carolina Panthers
currentnumber=4
currentposition=Placekicker
width=240px
caption=John Kasay during the 2007 season.
birthdate=birth date and age|1969|10|27
birthplace=Athens, Georgia
heightft=5
heightin=10
weight=210
debutyear=1991
debutteam=Seattle Seahawks
highlights=
*Pro Bowl (x1) (1996)
college=Georgia
draftyear=1991
draftround=4
draftpick=98
pastteams=
*Seattle Seahawks (1991-1994)
*Carolina Panthers (1995-present)
statweek=17
statseason=2007
statlabel1=Field Goals Made
statvalue1=358
statlabel2=Field Goals Attempted
statvalue2=442
statlabel3=Field Goals %
statvalue3=81.0
nfl=KAS023070John David Kasay (born
October 27 ,1969 inAthens, Georgia ) is anAmerican football player in the NFL currently theplacekicker for theCarolina Panthers .High school years
Kasay attended
Clarke Central High School inAthens, Georgia , and was a kicker/punter. [Cobbs, Matt. [http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/101405/prepstars_20051014062.shtml# "A team of destiny"] , "Athens Banner-Herald ",October 14 ,2005 . AccessedNovember 27 ,2007 .] He was an all-state selection with 37 career field goals, including a 54 yarder.College and pro career
Kasay graduated from the
University of Georgia in 1990, and was drafted in the 4th round in 1991 by theSeattle Seahawks . During his tenure, he led the Seahawks in scoring all four years, and left the team with the highest field goal percentage in team history. The Panthers signed him as a free agent prior to the team's début in the1995 NFL season , and as of the beginning of the2008 NFL season he is the only remaining "original Panther" from that 1995 team. To put that into perspective, there are only two kickers who currently play for the same team they played for in 1995: Kasay andJason Hanson (Detroit). (Matt Stover has played for theCleveland Browns andBaltimore Ravens since 1991, but since the franchises are technically considered two separate entities, his tenure does not count.) Kasay owns or is tied for virtually every team kicking record, having only missed a handful of games over the years due to injury. In addition, Kasay has a deadlock on the team's all-time scoring lead, and he will not likely be eclipsed any time soon for that record; his nearest challenger still playing for the Panthers is Steve Smith who, at the start of the 2007 season, was approximately 800 points behind. [ [http://www.panthers.com/Team/Default.aspx?id=794 Panthers All-Time Leaders] ]In 1996 Kasay converted a league record 37 field goals, though the record was broken three years later. He was later selected as the NFC kicker in the
Pro Bowl .Super Bowl XXXVIII was bittersweet for Kasay. Although he converted a 50-yard field goal and made both extra points, his final kickoff went out of bounds, incurring an illegal procedure penalty that placed the ball on the 40. This assisted theNew England Patriots on their drive for the winning field goal.Kasay holds manyquantify|date=December 2007 NFL records as a placekicker. He is third all-time for field goals made from 50+ yards [ [http://www.nfl.com/history/randf/records/indiv/fieldgoals NFL History - Record and Fact Book] ] and is the only person to complete four field goals from 46+ yards in a single game. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=260924027 ESPN game recap between Panthers and Buccaneers] ]
Personal Life
John Kasay is a Christian, and sometimes signs his life verse as part of his autograph.
External links
* [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KASAYJOH01 Current statistics]
* [http://www.panthers.com/Team/PlayerBio.aspx?id=7580 Biography on Panthers.com]References
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