John Kasay John David Kasay ( born October 27 , 1969 ) is an American football kicker in the National Football League who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 1991 NFL Draft . He played college football at Georgia . He played for the Seattle Seahawks and Carolina Panthers before signing with the New Orleans Saints in 2011 . As of 2011 , he was the longest playing active player in the NFL . High school years . Kasay attended Clarke Central High School in Athens , Georgia , where he was a soccer stand out and football kicker / punter He was an all - state selection with 37 career field goals , including a 54 - yarder . College and pro career . Kasay graduated from the University of Georgia in 1991 , and was drafted in the 4th round in 1991 by the Seattle Seahawks . During his tenure , he led the Seahawks in scoring all four years , and left the team with the highest field goal percentage in team history . The Panthers signed him as a free agent prior to the team ' s debut in the 1995 NFL season . He played for the Panthers in 15 seasons , but missed the whole 2000 season after breaking his left kneecap in August . Super Bowl XXXVIII was bittersweet for Kasay . Although he converted a 50 - yard field goal and made both extra points , his final kickoff went out of bounds , incurring an illegal procedure penalty that placed the ball on the 40 . This assisted the New England Patriots on their drive for the winning field goal . Kasay continued to play for the Panthers through the 2010 season . On July 28 , 2011 , he was released by Carolina after they signed Olindo Mare . Kasay was the last remaining player left from the Panthers ' 1995 inaugural season . The New Orleans Saints signed Kasay on August 30 , 2011 after an injury to their starting kicker Garrett Hartley during a preseason game . According to Al Michaels during the Thursday Night Football broadcast against the Green Bay Packers on September 8 , 2011 , Kasay was at a " back - to - school " event when he received a phone call from the Saints wishing to sign him . Kasay played out the 2011 season in New Orleans , and was resigned through the 2012 NFL season by Saints on April 26 , 2012 . However , he was released by the Saints on August 31 , 2012 with the return of Hartley . Awards and Records . Kasay formerly held the record for most field goals in a single season with 37 , which he achieved during the 1996 NFL Season , and he was awarded his only Pro Bowl appearance as a result . His record was broken three years later , however , by Olindo Mare , who booted 39 field goals . That record was later broken by Neil Rackers , who made 42 field goals in 2005 . That record was later broken by David Akers , who made 44 field goals in 2011 . Kasay holds virtually every Panther kicking record , and is also the all - time points leader of the Panthers . Kasay also holds many NFL records as a placekicker . He is second all - time for field goals made from 50 + yards ( 42 ) made behind only Jason Hanson ( 50 ) and is the only player to convert on four field goals from 46 + yards in a single game . Kasay hit his 400th field goal on December 6 , 2009 in a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . He is only the 7th player in NFL history to accomplish that . Kasay is the longest tenured player to play for the Panthers .