The Saints' new starting kicker is an Irish would-be teacher who began his American football career last year Charlie Smyth wrote to the NFL as a teenager asking how to break into the sport. Content Original Link: https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/the-saints-new-starting-kicker-is-an-irish-would-be-teacher-who-began-his-american-football-career-last-year-000020235.html