Alabama native Will Reichard kicks longest field goal in Vikings history with 62-yard heater

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Former Hoover High School standout and Alabama Crimson Tide legend Will Reichard is off to an absolutely incredible start in his NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings, now in his second year in the league.

On Sunday afternoon though, Reichard broke new ground in terms of his dominance kicking field goals. During what wound up being a Vikings blowout win over the Cincinnati Bengals, Reichard broke a record he set just two weeks ago at the end of the first half when he converted on a 62-yard field goal attempt.

For the second time, Reichard has broken his own record for longest field goal made by an Alabama alumnus after kicking a 58-yarder last year and a 59-yarder during week one of this season.

Most impressively though, Reichard has now broken the Minnesota Vikings franchise record for longest ever kick, beating a a 61-yarder kicked by Greg Joseph back in 2022. The kick for the Hoover native is tied for the fifth-longest in the history of the NFL and just five yards behind Justin Tucker’s 66-yarder back in 2021.

Reichard has established himself already as one of the better kickers in all of football, and given Alabama’s lack of NFL kicking history, is already staking his claim for best Crimson Tide kicker in league history.

If he keeps making kicks like this, he’s going to leave no doubt.

Michael Brauner is a Senior Sports Analyst and Contributing Writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @MBraunerWNSP and hear him every weekday morning from 6 to 9 a.m. on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5, available free online.