Irish Gaelic Footballer Charlie Smyth Joins New Orleans Saints for 2024 NFL Season

The 22-year-old football goalkeeper played for the County Down Gaelic team in the Gaelic Athletic Association.

Los New Orleans Saints They announced this Friday the hiring of the Irish kicker Charlie Smyth, former Down GAA goalkeeper of the lower divisions of Irish football, for the 2024 season of the NFL.

Charlie Smyth22 years old, arrived in the league via the ‘International Player Pathway’, a program created in 2017 with the purpose of giving the opportunity to talents from countries outside of USA to arrive to NFL.

The now former goalkeeper played for the County Down Gaelic team in the Gaelic Athletic Association.

Saints announced this Friday the signing of Irish kicker Charlie Smyth, former Down GAA goalkeeper. AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File

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I travel to USA last February through the ‘International Player Pathway’, as one of the 15 selected this year to seek a place in one of the 32 teams of the NFL.

The kicker showed himself last week before the talent scouts of the NFL at the University of South Florida facilities to show off their skills, which previously NFL of United Kingdom He shared in a video in which he is seen connecting a 65-yard field goal.

The record holder for the longest goal in the history of the NFL stands for Justin Tuckerof the Baltimore Ravenswho connected on a 66-yard field goal in September 2021.

Los Saints They have the rookie as their kicker Blake Group, who last year was 30 of 37 on field attempts and was perfect on 40 extra points.

Charlie Smyth He is the second International Player Pathway prospect in this year’s class of 15 to sign a contract with a team in the NFL.

The first was the Welsh Louis Rees-Zammit, former rugby star, who earlier signed a three-year contract with the champions Kansas City Chiefs with which he will seek to function as a runner, receiver or kick returner.

For the 2024 season and as part of a new rule, the teams of the NFL They have the option of using a spot on their practice squads reserved exclusively for an international player.

That player can be elevated to the active roster up to three times during the season.

2024-03-29 21:05:41
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