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21st November 2013
07:03pm GMT

Pic credit: The Boston Globe
The Dubliner, who is studying finance, took to the sport immediately after enrolling in Endicott College, and in his freshman year he made a pretty decent start. He only failed to land five of his 19 kicks, and looks more than confident from long distance.
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“When you don’t have to think about the kicker, you know that you have a great one,” said Wells, who is confident his guy will be in an NFL camp next summer.
And he is not just a one-trick pony. While he has enjoyed a 70 per cent record with field goals over the past four seasons, he has other statistics that back up his billing. The 6-foot, 185-pound Rushe is averaging 58.5 yards on his kickoffs, with 10 touchbacks. As a punter, he has no peer, averaging 41.4 yards on 34 kicks, landing 14 inside the 20-yard line.
It’s little wonder Wells describes the Irishman as a “magician with the ball”.
FB: Dylan Rushe Collects Third NEFC Special Teams Award This Season #GoGulls #d3fb http://t.co/C6BqfNx5Kn
— Endicott Athletics (@ECGulls) November 10, 2013
The last Irish-born player to play in the NFL was Dubliner Cornelius O’Donoghue, who set a then record for the Arizona Cardinals in 1984 with the most points scored in a season with 117. Cornelius played minor football for Dublin before a soccer scholarship took him to Alabama and the rest, as they say, was history.
We hope that Dylan can emulate the achievements of Cornelius and we wish him all the best Stateside.Explore more on these topics:

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