Harry Kane considers NFL kicking career after Bayern Munich
On a sunny afternoon in Munich, the 33‑year‑old English striker Harry Kane, who currently plays for Bayern Munich, says that after his football years he wants to enter the NFL as. He already has a plan to make the switch using his penalty‑experience.
Kane says that he is considering the NFL more seriously because it is more realistic than golf. He believes that his many years of experience as a penalty taker give him an advantage as. “It is something I am used to, because you mainly work with your feet. Taking penalties brings a comparable pressure and technique, but if I were to do it, I would seriously train for six months to a year,” says the English striker.
From golf to American football
An adventure in American football now appeals to Kane more than his earlier dream of playing professional golf. “I play with a handicap of two, but at Wentworth I shoot ten over par,” he tells The Sun. “Then I see the pros playing there and someone wins with twenty under par, so I think I’ll just stick to football.” He has since abandoned the golf ambition.
In the NFL there is a specialist who, during field goals and extra points, kicks the ball between the uprights and over the crossbar. A successful field goal yields three points, while an extra point is worth one point. Kane sees his foot technique as a natural foundation for that role.
Contract at Bayern and Ballon d’Or ambitions
Kane is still close to a renewal at Bayern Munich, where his current contract expires at the end of the season. “We are still in talks and those discussions are going well. We are reasonably close, although there are a few things that still need to be resolved,” he explains.
The past year was individually excellent for the Englishman, who counts himself among the contenders for the Ballon d’Or, which will be presented on 26 October in London. “It would be incredible to win it and I would be immensely proud. I think I am definitely in the running to win it, there is no doubt about that for me,” says Kane.
Kane does not rule out that he might later play in the United States, for example in MLS, to facilitate the switch to the NFL. For now he wants to keep playing football for as long as possible and get the most out of the remaining years of his career.