US EditionNo. Ireland kicker makes debut
Charlie Smyth became the first International Player Pathway kicker to play in the NFL, scoring a 56-yard field goal and a late onside kick for the Saints.
- On Sunday in Miami Gardens, Charlie Smyth converted his first regular-season 56-yard field goal and executed a late onside kick, but the New Orleans Saints lost 21-17 to the Miami Dolphins.
- After releasing Blake Grupe, the Saints used the International Player Pathway roster exemption to develop Smyth, who was called up and confirmed as kicker 24 hours before Sunday's game.
- After film study and staff talks, the onside kick and long field-goal were added this week; Tadhg Leader said, `I truly couldn't have been more confident that he was going to hit a pure ball, and he hit it really, really pure`.
- Smyth's parents Leo and Julie Smyth and his sisters flew last-minute from Ireland Friday to see his debut and plan to return Monday after the weekend trip.
- Coming from Gaelic football, Smyth's path highlights the significance of the International Player Pathway program, as he signed with the Saints and developed behind the scenes before his NFL debut.
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Charlie Successfully Kicks Football
George Best was once the only man from Northern Ireland to make a stir kicking a ball in America. But now the NFL is rife with Irish kickers. Last season Jude McAtamney hit a FG for the Giants. (It went less well for him this year.) And on Sunday Charlie Smyth joined him with a successful kick of his own, joining Neil O’Donoghue in the growing fraternity of Irish-born NFL kickers. Smyth was previously just another guy in the booth at Super Bowl …
Fans At Pub In Northern Ireland Went Nuts Cheering For Hometown Hero Who Made His NFL Debut With The Saints
Saints kicker Charlie Smyth On Sunday, a new name was added to the list of NFL players who were born on the Emerald Isle when Charles Smyth made his debut with the Saints. There was a packed house in a pub in the tiny town in Northern Ireland where he was born and raised, and he gave them an excuse to go nuts (and get some free drinks) after drilling his first field goal. There have been close to a dozen players from the nation of Ireland who’ve…
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