Packers Sign Irish Kicker Who Impressed at Scouting Combine

A Packers helmet is shown on the sideline before the playoff game against the Eagles.GREEN BAY, Wis. – A day after releasing Australian-born kicker Alex Hale, the Green Bay Packers replaced him by signing Irish-born kicker Mark McNamee on Tuesday, one day before the first practice of training camp.

As was the case with Hale, McNamee will be the team’s International Player Pathway Program player, meaning he will not count against the 90-man roster or a potential spot on the 16-man practice squad.

McNamee spent the last month with the British Columbia Lions of the CFL but did not play in any games before his release on June 1.

McNamee will take some of the training camp burden off the Packers’…