{"id":294411,"date":"2025-08-17T03:51:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T03:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/294411\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T03:51:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T03:51:15","slug":"cedar-crest-grad-now-cardinals-kicker-boots-72-yard-field-goal-in-preseason-warm-ups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/294411\/","title":{"rendered":"Cedar Crest grad, now Cardinals kicker, boots 72-yard field goal in preseason warm-ups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Above: Chad Ryland gives back to the Lebanon community ahead of the 2023 NFL Draft<\/p>\n<p>DENVER, Colo. (WHTM) \u2014 A Lebanon County native booted what would\u2019ve bested last week\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc27.com\/sports\/national-sports\/ap-jaguars-cam-little-hits-a-70-yard-field-goal-in-an-exhibition-game-against-the-steelers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:viral 70-yard placekick;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">viral 70-yard placekick<\/a> by Cam Little and the NFL record. But, it\u2019s not going to break any official records.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Chad Ryland, a 2017 Cedar Crest High School grad, suited up Saturday for the Arizona Cardinals as they visited the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High.<\/p>\n<p>In warm-ups, Ryland <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/adamschefter\/status\/1956879728972812764\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nailed a 72-yarder.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">nailed a 72-yarder.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc27.com\/sports\/local-sports\/nfl-hopeful-chad-ryland-giving-back-to-lebanon-community\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL hopeful Chad Ryland giving back to Lebanon community;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> NFL hopeful Chad Ryland giving back to Lebanon community <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Had it been in regulation during a regular season game, the former Cedar Crest Falcons standout would own the longest field goal record by six yards. Justin Tucker owns that record with a 66-yarder for the Ravens in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Cam Little hit a 70-yard field goal in a preseason loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.<\/p>\n<p>Ryland, drafted in 2023 by the New England Patriots. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc27.com\/sports\/local-sports\/former-cedar-crest-kicker-chad-ryland-likely-patriots-new-starting-kicker\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:He became the starting kicker;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">He became the starting kicker<\/a> and, later that year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc27.com\/sports\/national-sports\/ap-chad-rylands-56-yard-field-goal-sends-patriots-past-broncos-26-23-as-denvers-playoff-hopes-dim\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:he made a 56-yard game-winning field goal to defeat the Broncos.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">he made a 56-yard game-winning field goal to defeat the Broncos.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/abc27.com\/streaming\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Download the abc27 News+ app on your Roku, Amazon Fire TV Stick, and Apple TV devices;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Download the abc27 News+ app on your Roku, Amazon Fire TV Stick, and Apple TV devices<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl-kicker-lebanon-native-chad-164403103.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:was cut last August;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was cut last August<\/a> and signed later to the Cardinals.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc27.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to ABC27.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to ABC27. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Above: Chad Ryland gives back to the Lebanon community ahead of the 2023 NFL Draft DENVER, Colo. 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