Mark McNamee and Ross Bolger added to NFL International Pathway for 2025

The duo hope to follow in the footsteps of Charlie Smyth who signed a contract with the New Orleans Saints practice squad.

NFL IPP 2025: The National Football League have announced that Mark McNamee and Ross Bolger are two of five specialists joining the International Player Pathway (IPP) programme for 2025. Pic:©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

The National Football League have announced that Mark McNamee and Ross Bolger are two of five specialists joining the International Player Pathway (IPP) programme for 2025.

25-year-old McNamee previously played for Dublin's Ballyboden St Enda's while former Laois U20 footballer Bolger joins after a successful season of college football as a punter/kicker at Idaho State University.