Florida kicker Eddy Pineiro made 21 of 25 field goals in his first season with the Gators. (File photo)
Gators K Eddy Pineiro Goes Viral -- Again
Wednesday, May 3, 2017 | Football, Scott Carter
The strong-legged Pineiro has uploaded another of his famous long kicks to social media.
Ever before stepping foot on UF's campus, the former soccer standout from Miami went viral on social media by posting multiple field goals of 70-plus yards at practice.
Pineiro upped the stakes recently on Florida's practice field, kicking an 81-yarder through the uprights. Pineiro posted the kick on his Twitter and Instagram late Tuesday afternoon and by Wednesday afternoon, the kick had been posted on ESPN.com and several other websites.
Pineiro, after playing in only seven games in high school and never kicking a field goal, made 21 of 25 field goals last season, including 11 of 40 or more yards, the most by a UF kicker in research dating to 1996. His longest kick was 54 yards, which he did against Kentucky and South Carolina.
As you can see below, he has the leg strength to easily break that mark next season:
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