The ‘24/25 NFL Football season will have an Irish flavour to it.
We once again have an Irishman playing in the NFL in Charlie Smyth who is rostered with The New Orleans Saints.
Former Connacht Rugby player Tadgh Leader is a former pro kicker, from Galway, who identifies, shapes and produces talent on behalf of the NFL.
He has been tasked with not only supplying Irish prospects to the NFL Combine, he must also conduct a nationwide search to find a star kicker for the Pittsburgh Steelers whose Irish American owners, The Rooney family are convinced that the next NFL All star kicker will be an Irishman.
Kick follows 4 high-profile athletes ranging from GAA All Stars to professional rugby players, as they re-train and attempt to get drafted to the NFL.
Behind the scenes at the NFL combine and fly on the wall throughout the Steeler’s nationwide search for talent on home soil, ‘Punt’, will uncover just how transformative a move stateside would be and exactly what it will take to get there.
With an NFL game announced for the 2025 season, the rise and appetite for the game here in Ireland at the minute seems insatiable.
Told through the lens of a kicking coach, Tadhg Leader, who is looking to help make young Irishmen’s dreams come true.
Tadgh spoke to John Mulligan from Florida.
Punt: The Irish in the NFL will be broadcast on Monday 24th March @ 9:35 pm on RTÉ One and the RTÉ Player.
