There are not a lot of great things to say about the 38-17 loss at the hands of the Saints last night. One story I found quite inspirational is the career of 45 year old kicker John Carney who is in his 21st season.
Undrafted out of Notre Dame, he sat out the 1987 season. He was signed by the Bengals in 1988, but was cut during training camp. He was signed by Tampa Bay and played five games between 1988 and 1989. The L.A. Rams picked him up for 1989, followed by 11 years with the Chargers from 1990-2000. He would have been a teammate of LB Junior Seau.
The Saints signed him as a free-agent and he spent 2001- 2006 with them. He was released after the 2006 season . He was a 2007 injury replacement for eight games with the Jaguars and five for the Chiefs.
Another stint at free-agency landed him with the Giants in 2008 where he made his second Pro Bowl appearance after his first one in 2004.
He was unsigned by the Giants and landed back with his old team for the 2009 season. He currently holds the NFL record for most games with 5 field goals ( 11) and 4 field goals ( 29 ).
All this from a guy who went undrafted and sat out his first season.
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