Charlie Smyth has signed a new contract with the New Orleans Saints.

The former Down goalkeeper, who joined the NFL outfit as a kicker last April as part of the NFL's International Player Pathway Program (IPP), has agreed a two-year deal which will keep him under contract for that duration if he makes the Saints' 53-man roster next August.

The new deal comes after Smyth had to be content with a place in the Saints' practice squad after missing out on the active roster last summer.

"Right now all it guarantees me is that I've got another off-season with the Saints and hopefully this time I can make the 53," he said in an interview with BBC Sport NI.

"I've got a whole lot better since I started this with the Saints and I feel that there's a reason why they want me back. Let's just roll with it and keep making kicks."

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