Smyth secured his first Saints contract final March after impressing within the NFL Mix, which was a sequence of trials for aspiring American Footballers.
As an Ulster Underneath-20 Championship winner with Down in 2021, Smyth had a brilliant goalkeeping future in Gaelic soccer, the game he had performed his total life.
Nonetheless, after deciding to pursue his dream of enjoying within the NFL, he began to coach with Tadhg Chief, a kicking coach for the NFL worldwide participant pathway (IPP) programme.
Together with Monaghan goalkeeper Rory Beggan, Wicklow’s Mark Jackson and former Connacht rugby participant Darragh Chief, Smyth attended the NFL Mix in Indianapolis.
Having impressed on the Mix and at pro-day trials, Smyth was invited to the Saints’ coaching facility earlier than signing a contract.
Whereas he later missed out on a spot within the Saints’ roster, observe squad members stay on the books of their unique groups in a pool of gamers that can proceed to coach and are available ought to accidents happen.