's NFL career began the same year (1996) the first-ever movie entered theaters. Vinatieri, 45, is now entering his 23rd NFL season and , which will begin a month or so after arrives in theaters in Ryan Kerrigan Jersey late July. By the sound of it, Vinatieri has a real shot at outlasting the "Mi sion Impo sible" franchise.On Tuesday, "I love it as much today as I had when I started 23 years ago," Vinatieri said. "I'm not looking to hang them up anytime soon, unle s something happens that needs to be that way."I gue s I'll take these one year at a time and see where it ends up. I would anticipate if I can stay healthy and be productive, I can anticipate catching up to Morten Andersen midseason or thereabout, and I gue s at the end of the year I'd be 46. I'm not putting anything out of reach. I'm not looking and saying, 'No way,' or 'For sure.' But again, like I said, I just want to help Joe Theismann Jersey our team be as productive as po sible this year, and if everything works out well, hopefully we'll be having this conversation again next year."When Vinatieri does retire, he'll go down as one of the greatest kickers ever. In his 22-year career, Sonny Jurgensen Jersey he's made 84.3 percent of his field goals ( ) and 559 total field goals (six behind Morten Andersen for , as he alluded to above). And then there's the fact that he's drilled some of the biggest kicks in NFL history, from his Super Bowl game-winners to his performance in the blizzard during . Really, the best way to capture just how good Vinatieri has been is to note that he's played on only two teams during his 22-year career even though he plays a position that is often undervalued by teams. But as long as Vinatieri keeps kicking the way he has, nobody will force him to retire. Last year, he converted 85.3 percent of his field goal attempts, which fell somewhere in the middle of the pack. But if you look at his past four years, Vinatieri's kicking percentage rises to 90.2 percent. Washington Commanders Kids Jersey In other words, he's pretty much the Tom Cruise of kicking. At this point in his career, Tom Cruise, 55, should not be pulling stunts that involve him , but that's exactly what he's doing. Similarly, Adam Vinatieri should not be drilling 50-plus yard field goals at the age of 45, but that's exactly what he's doing.And so, I'd like to pose the following question: What will last longer, the "Mi sion Impo sible" franchise or Vinatieri's NFL career? Adam Vinatieris first NFL season was in 1996, the same year the first Mi sion Impo sible hit theaters. Hes now entering his 23rd season as the sixth Mi sion NFL Washington Commanders Jersey Impo sible arrives, and he says hes not retiring anytime soon.Which one will keep going longer? Sean Wagner-McGough (@seanjwagner) At the time of writing, "Mi sion Impo sible" has the lead, but this wouldn't be the first time Vinatieri's erased a deficit.