GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Daniel Whelan was folding towels at a California hotel spa around this time last year. Now he’s about to become the first native of Ireland in nearly 40 years to play in an NFL game.
He’s part of the Green Bay Packers’ youth movement on special teams.
Mason Crosby, the Packers’ kicker the past 16 seasons and the leading scorer in franchise history, no longer is on the roster. Neither is Pat O’Donnell, a punter with nine seasons of NFL experience.
The Packers are going with kicker Anders Carlson, while Whelan handles the punting duties.