Dan Carter will be remembered as one of the greatest rugby union players in history when he calls time on his career—but things might have been slightly different.
The Rugby World Cup winner has revealed that he was courted by the New England Patriots back in 2013, and after a meeting with team owner Robert Kraft genuinely considered the possibility of a switch to the NFL.
I ended up sitting with the head of special teams, who works with kickers and other specialists, and watching tape of elite place-kickers for a couple of hours, while he talked me through their technique.