Pat McAfee, a former Colts punter who now works for DAZN, tweeted Wednesday that Broncos kicker Brandon McManus will break the NFL’s record for the longest field goal in league history. McAfee included a complimentary condition with his prediction, though.
“I’m calling it now #Broncos kicker @thekidmcmanus is going to break the longest field goal record if he doesn’t rip his [expletive] leg apart first,” McAfee tweeted.
McAfee’s joke about ripping his leg apart was a reference to McManus’ short runup for kickoffs that shows off his powerful leg strength.
“You’re stupid, you do like a three-step approach,” McAfee told McManus in a light-hearted tone on his show on Wednesday. “You’re just trying to rip everything in your leg — and I enjoy watching it. Your leg is so strong, you can do that, it makes no sense to me.”
The current record for the longest field goal is 64 yards, set by Lions kicker Matt Prater when he played for Denver in 2013. Before that, Tom Dempsey (1970) and Jason Elam (1998) shared a record-long of 63 yards.
McManus tweeted that if he breaks the record, “all the beers will be on me.”
All the beers will be on me https://t.co/zbfgLm7dsb
— Brandon McManus (@thekidmcmanus) May 20, 2020
McManus nearly had a chance to break the record last season but coach Vic Fangio opted against having his kicker attempt a 65-yard field goal against the Chargers. Later in the game, McManus converted a 53-yard game-winning field goal. Getting a win was great, but McManus still hopes to break the record someday.
“At the end of the day, I’m mad because I didn’t get to kick, and in his mind, he made the right decision for the team,” McManus said following a 23-20 win over Los Angeles in December. “I have no problem with that, but like I said, I would love to have my name in the history books.”
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