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Northern Ireland Kicker Smyth Drills 56-Yard Field Goal in Saints Debut
- On Saturday, November 29, 2025 the New Orleans Saints promoted Charlie Smyth to the active roster to handle place-kicking and kickoff duties for Sunday's game in Miami, marking his NFL regular-season debut.
- Replacing Blake Grupe, former Saints kicker, Smyth arrived via the NFL's International Pathways Program and took over after Grupe was cut on Tuesday following two missed attempts last Sunday raising his total to eight.
- Coaches point to Smyth making all four preseason kicks this past summer and hitting long practice kicks, leading to specialist work in Dallas to refine his technique.
- This past week the Saints signed former LSU kicker Cade York to the practice squad and evaluated York and Smyth throughout the week before deciding Saturday to elevate Smyth and promote receiver Dante Pettis.
- The move positions Smyth with a developmental plan, as Phil Galiano said the team believes he is a future NFL kicker and started his NFL journey at the end of 2023.
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Saints activate Northern Ireland native Charlie Smyth as their new kicker vs. Miami
The New Orleans Saints have decided to let Charlie Smyth, a former Gaelic football player from Northern Ireland, to make his NFL debut as a kicker on Sunday in Miami.
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Saints add kicker Charlie Smyth, receiver Dante Pettis to active roster
The New Orleans Saints announced roster moves ahead of their Week 13 matchup against the Miami Dolphins, including elevating kicker Charlie Smyth from the practice squad to the active roster for a standard elevation. Saints add kicker Charlie Smyth, receiver Dante Pettis to active roster
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