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Irish interest in NFL heats up as league scouts more international cities to stage games
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FILE - Kicker Mark Jackson of Ireland runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine, Sunday, March 3, 2024, in Indianapolis. Ireland has become part of the NFL’s international playbook as Irish interest in the sport increases. Dublin is under review to potentially join the league’s growing list of international cities hosting a regular-season game. - photo by AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File
LONDON (AP) — Several hundred thousand Irish viewers got a tutorial from Charlie Smyth on the difference between lining up a kick in Gaelic football versus a field goal in American football. Smyth, who had just signed a contract with the New Orleans Saints, humbly told “The Late Late Show's” national audience that an NFL kicker has to react quickly. “You don’t have all day to look at the ball," the 22-year-old Smyth explained.