SALT LAKE CITY — Former Utah kicker Matt Gay showed plenty of distance in his first field goal attempt in a live NFL setting.
Gay, a fifth-round selection by Tampa Bay in April’s draft, split the uprights — with some distance to spare — on a 55-yard field goal at the end of the first half of the Buccaneers’ 30-28 preseason loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Friday.
It was the one-time Utah Valley soccer player’s first action in an NFL game. His 55-yard field goal is the longest in Heinz Field history.
“Really? Wow. That's awesome," Gay told buccaneers.