John Carney (American football)
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| Free Agent — No. 5 | |
| Placekicker | |
| Date of birth: April 20, 1964 | |
| Place of birth: Hartford, Connecticut | |
| Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | Weight: 185 lb (84 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 1988 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Career history | |
| College: Notre Dame | |
| Undrafted in 1987 | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
John Michael Carney (born April 20, 1964 in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American football placekicker who is currently a free agent. He was originally signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 1987. He played college football at Notre Dame.
Carney has made the Pro Bowl once in his career - with the San Diego Chargers in 1994.
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[edit] High school years
Carney attended Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach, Florida, and was a letterman in football. In football, he won All-State honors as a kicker.
[edit] College years
Carney attended Notre Dame and played football there from 1984 to 1986. He was named to the Notre Dame's all time team by Sports Illustrated.
[edit] Personal
John Carney has three children, oldest son Luke, from a prior relationship, and John and Keely with his current wife, Holly.
Luke lives with his mother.
[edit] Professional career
Carney entered the National Football League in 1987 as a replacement player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the 1987 NFL Strike. As a regular player, he has played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1988-1989), the San Diego Chargers (1990-2000) and the New Orleans Saints (2001-2007). As of the beginning of the 2007 season, he is ranked 4th on the NFL all time scoring list with 1,749 points.
On December 21, 2003, the Saints scored a touchdown on the final play of the game (the River City Relay) to pull to within one point of the Jacksonville Jaguars, and Carney was called on to kick the game-tying extra point that would send the contest into overtime. But Carney missed the extra point wide right, leaving the Saints with a 20-19 loss.
On April 5, 2007, Carney asked and was given permission to leave the Saints after their acquisition of kicker Olindo Mare. After Week 1 of the 2007 NFL Season, Carney signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Carney replaced Josh Scobee, who injured a leg during pre-game warmups on Sunday, September 9th, and missed several weeks.
Carney was cut on November 19, 2007, after Scobee returned. On November 26, 2007, the Kansas City Star reported that the Kansas City Chiefs would sign Carney after holding tryouts to replace Dave Rayner - making Carney the fourth placekicker to play for the Chiefs within a one-year period, following Lawrence Tynes, Justin Medlock and Rayner.
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