beast
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8 months ago
The Packers punter is from Ireland, so why can't the Packers kicker be from Australia?

Packers just signed Australia's former junior world champion in wakeskating (think wakeboarding, but the board isn't attached to your feet, or stake boarding on the water) to battle to be the next kicker.

Note: He's been training with John Carney since he came to the USA out of highschool, and kicked in college.

Note: John Carney kicked in the NFL for 23 seasons and ranks fifth in NFL history in points scored and field goals. Today, he runs Carney Coaching in Carlsbad, Calif., and is one of the best kicking coaches in the country.

https://www.si.com/nfl/packers/from-world-champion-to-new-packers-kicker-here-s-alex-hale-s-unique-path-01j4qpx5zzy9 

From World Champion to New Packers Kicker, Here’s Alex Hale’s Unique Path
Through his work with NFL legend John Carney, Australian-born Alex Hale has an opportunity to win the Green Bay Packers’ kicking job.

“I stopped wakeskating and I wanted to go to college and wanted to pursue a sport at the same time,” Hale said on Wednesday following his first practice after signing with the Packers. “So, I began looking at kicking and I started from scratch. Went to see John and he told me as much as he could and sent me on my way.”

John is John Carney. Carney kicked in the NFL for 23 seasons and ranks fifth in NFL history in points scored and field goals. Today, he runs Carney Coaching in Carlsbad, Calif., and is one of the best kicking coaches in the country.

How did they connect?

“Several years ago, his parents kind of dropped him off at our gym and said, ‘Hey, we’re from Australia. His big brother played soccer for San Diego State. And he likes to kick football, so we’re just going to drop him off here and see what happens,’” Carney said.

Seriously?

“Something not too far from that,” Carney said with a laugh.

“So, he spent a lot of time with our NFL free agents at the time. So, older guys – guys who had played in college and now were working hard to play in the XFL or USFL or NFL or CFL, and so that’s where his bar was set. He wasn’t kicking with high school or college guys; he was kicking with guys who had already accomplished that and were going next level. I think that was a big help because he was trying to keep up with the big boys.”

Hale’s wakeskating history factored in his rapid growth.

If you’ve never heard of wakeskating – think wakeboarding but without the bindings – you’re not alone.

“Yeah, I never heard of it, either, until he showed me some video,” Carney said. “I was like, ‘Wow, you did that?’ So, I was excited about that because he’s no stranger to competition, he’s no stranger to preparation, he’s no stranger to competitive nerves and getting up for a big event. So, he already had that built in.”

Not surprisingly given his overall athletic prowess, Hale was a quick study. In short order, Carney began sending film out to colleges, and Hale chose Oklahoma State.

“I’d never put on pads or a helmet before my first practice at Oklahoma State,” Hale said.

Hale redshirted in 2018 and kicked in a couple games in 2019. In 2020, he was a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award, which goes to the nation’s best kicker, but suffered a torn ACL during warmups before the game against Oklahoma.

Hale regained the kicking job in 2023 and made 27-of-34 field-goal attempts to once again become a Groza semifinalist.

“Alex is unique, 100 percent,” Carney said of Hale’s story.

Hale went undrafted and unsigned this year. He continued to kick with Carney, who recently hosted a Combine for free-agent specialists. Nine scouts were present, and film was made available for other teams to check out.

“He just went out there and just knocked a bunch of balls down just like it was every day of practice. Just nothing seems to faze him,” Carney said.


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wpr
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8 months ago
Yeah I don't care where the kid comes from as long as he can knock them through the uprights. Well and get the kick off to consistently come down at the 5.

Beast quote:

Note: John Carney kicked in the NFL for 23 seasons and ranks fifth in NFL history in points scored and field goals.



For some perspective Crosby kicked in GB for 15 years. Crosby is #11 on the all time points leader list. He has #1939 points compared to Carney's 2,062 points over 25 years.
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