Carson Long

{{Short description|American football player (born 1954)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Carson Long

| number = 5

| position = Placekicker

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|12|16}}

| birth_place = Pottsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lbs = 210

|high_school=North Schuylkill

| college = Pittsburgh

| draftyear = 1977

| draftround = 11

| draftpick = 302
(by the Los Angeles Rams){{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=LAM&lg=nfl&yr=1977 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070409051726/http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=LAM&lg=nfl&yr=1977 |title=1977 Los Angeles Rams |website=databaseFootball.com |archive-date=April 9, 2007 |url-status=usurped |access-date=September 2, 2020}}

| pastteams =

• Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1977}})

| highlights =

• National champion (1976)
• Second-team All-American (1976)
• First-team All-East (1976)

| statlabel1 = Field goals

| statvalue1 = 7

| statlabel2 = Field goal attempts

| statvalue2 = 11

| statlabel3 = Field goal %

| statvalue3 = 63.6

| statlabel4 = Longest field goal

| statvalue4 = 45

| pfr = LongCa20

}}

Carson Gerald Long (born December 16, 1954) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LongCa20.htm |title=Carson Long Stats |publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=2019-10-17}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/carsonlong/2519667/profile |title=Carson Long, K |work=Nfl.com |access-date=2019-10-17}}

He played 9 games in 1977 and made 7 out of his 11 field goal attempts.[https://www.nfl.com/players/carson-long/stats/career NFL.com]