Whelan set to become first Irish player to feature in NFL for 40 years
Daniel Whelan will be on the roster of the Green Bay Packers this season. Photo: Scott Taetsch/Getty ImagesDaniel Whelan will be the first Irish-born player to line out in an NFL regular season game in almost 40 years after being named the starting punter for the Green Bay Packers.
Confirming the story reported in The Irish Times on Monday evening, Green Bay named Whelan on their week one roster after Tuesday’s deadline to trim squads down to 53 players. The Packers had previously cut Pat O’Donnell, the only other punter in the organisation during the summer, on Monday. NFL teams only carry one punter on their active roster due to the specialised nature of the position.
Whelan hails from Eniskerry, Co Wicklow, where he lived until the age of 13. He attended high school in California after moving to the United States due to his mother’s job.
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