Paul Geaney now getting his kicks after growing sick of football

Paul Geaney is absolutely certain that he would not be here were it not for the rewritten rulebook.

Paul Geaney during the Kerry GAA Football Pre-All-Ireland Senior Final media conference at Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Sick of football. Should have taken a year out. Would have left altogether was it not for change.

Paul Geaney was the last of the Kerry players to come in for a chat at the stunning Europe Hotel on Saturday afternoon. He was a picture of honesty and deep reflection. He closed off no area of exploration with couched responses. At times, he even led the exploration himself.