Ross Kelly, CBS Local Sports

Perhaps inspired by the (preseason) success of former Rugby League star Jarryd Hayne, another athlete from a different sport has expressed interest in switching over to American football. Harry Kane, of Tottenham Hotspur and one of the EPL’s rising stars, recently said he would like to give a try at making the NFL one day, albeit after his soccer career is over:

“It depends on how my football career goes but, when I am finished, I would love to go the NFL and be a kicker. Even if I got to play just one game it is something I would like to do. It’s a long way off yet. But it is definitely something I have thought about. We’ve had NFL teams come to Spurs and I can kick the ball as high and as far as them, but not on a consistent basis so I would need a bit of practice first.”

No team or coach is going to bring a player in for “just one game” as some sort of PR stunt like you see in minor league baseball.If Kane really wants to be a kicker in the future, he would have to commit to the game 100% like Hayne has with the 49ers.

At a recent press promo for Madden 16 in the UK, Kane donned some pads and kicked a field goal alongside Cairo Santos of the Chiefs:

Last season with the Spurs, Kane was the Premier League’s second leading scorer and made the PFA Team of the Year. He also made his international debut with England and appears to be a fixture in that squad for the foreseeable future. His 2015-16 season hasn’t gone as smoothly as he’s yet to score for the Spurs. At just 22 years old Kane could realistically play another decade of top-flight European soccer and then switch over to American football. NFL kickers routinely kick well into their 40s so it’s not totally inconceivable that Kane could make the switch and have productive careers in both sports. In case you’re wondering, Kane is under contract through 2020 and he’ll be the ripe, old age of 27 when that contract ends.

Ross Kelly is an Associated Producer for CBS Local Sports. He is from Louisiana and is a fan of all sports, but not of any teams (except LSU). He can be reached at ross.kelly@cbs.com.