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What Is Jake Elliott Longest Field Goal?

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American football placekicker Jake Elliott holds the record of the longest field goal of 61 yards.

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Who Is Jake Elliot?

Jake Elliott is a football placekicker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL).

Born on January 21, 1995, in Western Springs, Illinois, Elliot played high school football at Lyons Township High School in La Grange, Illinois; and college football at Memphis.

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Elliott was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals as 153rd overall pick in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

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In 2017, he was signed in by the the Philadelphia Eagles, and in 2019, he signed a five-year extension contract worth $21.8 million with the team through the 2024 season.

He remains the third-highest paid kicker in the NFL.

Elliot holds the NFL record of the longest field goal by a rookie in a Super Bowl, the best field goal percentage in a season, and the longest field goal in franchise history.

His current NFL statistics shows a record of 139 field goals, 164 field goal attempts, 84.7% field goal percentage, 61 longest field goals, and 321 touchbacks.


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