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Mentor Grad Kevin Harper Will Work Out With The Browns This Friday
Harper -- who kicked the longest field goal in the history of Ohio high school football (61 yards) -- tweeted about the workout earlier this week
Mentor High graduate and former Cardinals kicker Kevin Harper has a workout scheduled with the Browns this Friday.
Harper tweeted about the upcoming workout last week.
The former University of Pittsburgh Panther also recently received his MBA, according to The News-Herald.
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Harper has always had a powerful leg. He not only kicked the longest field goal in the history of Ohio high school football (61 yards,) but he also kicked the longest collegiate field goal ever at Heinz Field (52 yards), which is notoriously unforgiving to kickers.
More recently, Harper connected on five consecutive field goal attempts from 35, 40, 45, 50 and 55 yards during the NFL Regional Combine in New York, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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That performance earned him a spot at the NFL Super Regional Combine in Dallas last weekend.
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