Ross Bolger’s American football dream will continue in 2025 as he has signed for a new team ahead of the upcoming season.
After spending the last two years with Idaho State, Bolger has been drafted by BC Lions.
The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The Lions compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League.
Bolger was the fourth pick in the first round of the global draft of the CFL.
A former Killeshin and Laois footballer, Bolger swapped that for NFL back in 2023.
He a two-year College career at Idaho State as a kicker and punter after his talent was discovered and honed by the Irish kicking coach and mentor Tadhg Leader.
Bolger is not the only Irishman at BC Lions as Mark McNamee of Wicklow was also drafted.
Both players were part of a six-strong group of specialist position players in the NFL’s latest International Player Pathway programme this year.
The Irish duo impressed at the recent NFL Combine held in Indianapolis earlier this year, where McNamee was good for all but one of his kicks – and Bolger was successful in 12 of his allotted 14.
The CFL is the Canadian equivalent of the NFL in the USA and consists of nine teams, with the season starting in June and running through to October.
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