Harry Kane floats combining MLS stint with NFL kicker career
England's captain says an NFL kicking career, possibly played alongside a future MLS stint, remains a serious long-term goal.
What to know
- Kane, 33, says an NFL kicking career remains a serious long-term goal, calling it 'a lot more realistic' than his other dream of playing pro golf.
- He floated a new twist: combining an eventual MLS stint with NFL kicking by aligning the two leagues' seasons.
- Kane says any switch is likely years away and contingent on his form; he is also 'fairly close' to signing a new Bayern Munich contract.
“That is something I will try and look at a bit more seriously. It all depends on what happens in my career over the next five or six years, the motivation and what I want to do. The NFL is a lot more realistic than the golf one, let's put it that way.”
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Wire and outlet coverage frames NFL hope as 'taking clearer shape'
AP and other outlets picked up Kane's comments, describing his long-held NFL kicker ambition as newly concrete now that he has attached it to a possible MLS move.
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It'd have to just be pre-season. Because I can't see an NFL team allowing their kicker to play in the MLS and risk being injured or tired.
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The fuck are you talking about? They're trying to block the kick, nobody is trying to turn kickers shins into dust.
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Kane details how a two-sport plan could work
Kane said connecting MLS and NFL seasons could make dual careers feasible, compared the pressure of penalty kicks to game-winning field goals, but said any switch is likely years away.
“Maybe if I am in the MLS in the future or somewhere like that it might be a thing where you could connect the two, with the seasons.”
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first by Yahoo Sports, 9h ago · also The Sun
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- Harry Kane reveals plan to become NFL kicker while playing in MLS The Sun · 9h ago
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Harry Kane has raised the possibility that he could combine becoming a specialist NFL kicker with finishing his football career in Major League Soccer (MLS), playing the two sports simultaneously. https://www. nytimes.com/athletic/7622969/2 026/09/23/harry-kane-mls-nfl-kicker-england/?unlocked_article_code=1.DVE.G6ZL.zLgEj0_qTanJ&source=twitterhq
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Kane raises playing NFL and MLS at the same time
Kane said he could combine becoming a specialist NFL kicker with finishing his football career in MLS, playing both sports simultaneously.
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Kane says he's 'fairly close' to a new Bayern Munich deal
Ahead of England duty, Kane told reporters he was nearing agreement on a new contract at Bayern Munich, saying an announcement 'won't be too long'.
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first by Bleacher Report, 8h ago · also Channel News Asia, NY Post, Fox News, Yahoo Sports
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- Harry Kane reveals wild plan to play in NFL while finishing soccer career in MLS Yahoo Sports · 2h ago
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first by Yahoo Sports, 9h ago · also CBC, Philadelphia Inquirer, Japan Times, Sporting News
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