Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker makes a 69-yard field goal during a preseason game, drawing attention for its distance even though it does not enter the official NFL record book. Multiple outlets highlight that the kick is historic in terms of range, but it is treated as a preseason mark rather than an official regular-season or postseason statistic.
The reports place Butker’s effort in context of a recent high-water mark for long preseason kicks. Yahoo Sports notes that a year earlier Jacksonville’s kicker Cam Little connected on a 70-yard preseason field goal, which stands as the longer preseason example. CBS Sports similarly emphasizes that while Butker earns bragging rights for a powerful, near-record kick, the NFL record book remains unchanged because preseason results are not counted as official league records.
Overall, the outlets agree on what happened—Butker’s 69-yard preseason kick—and on why it is not recorded as an official NFL record.
