Football

Armagh GAA goalkeeper Paddy McAteer signs with Division One college American Football team after fellow St Mary’s student Charlie Smyth inspired him to take the leap and chase his NFL dream

The Mullaghbawn goalkeeper will play for Troy University as a kicker for the next three to four years after impressing in Ohio

Paddy McAteer standing in a Leader Kicking jersey holding a football under his arm with a coach from Troy College in Alabama pointing
Paddy McAteer attended a kicking clinic in Ohio in association with Leader Kicking. PICTURE: Doug Beigie
By Liam Grimley