![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/new-orleans-saints-new-australian-left-behind-two-modest-jobs-for-nfl-dream/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_GettyImages-1612048192.jpg&description=The New Orleans Saints have an Aussie on its roster for the upcoming 2023 NFL season after picking undrafted rookie punter Lou Hedley for its squad Lou Hedley will be flying the Australian flag in the NFL after the undrafted 30-year-old rookie punter earned a spot on the New Orleans Saints roster ahead of the 2023 season. The father of one, who used to be a scaffolder and an owner of a tattoo shop on the Indonesian island of Bali, will rake in a minimum of $750,000. It is close to, if not better, than what footballers in Australia would earn. Hedley grew up in a town called Leeman, which is less than 400 people strong, and his dad worked as a cray fisherman. The 6-foot-4 kicker played for Peel Thunder in the Western Australian Football League before deciding that he wanted to try his luck in American football. The Australian attended the City College of San Francisco in California in 2017 before moving to the University of Miami, where he played for the Hurricanes for four years. It was there where he impressed after learning the rules of American football, playing 47 games, while punting 206 times with an average of 45.2 yards per try. Hedley told Bleacher Report: "I pretty much lived in a harness [scaffolder] way off the ground for seven years of my life. It was all good fun, and it allowed me to stay fit while I worked. Plus, it was great money and I didn't have time to spend any of it." Hedley impressed so much in Miami that he caught the eye of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who in his college football days also played at the school. The former WWE star-turned-Hollywood actor is also the owner of the XFL, a professional American football minor league. "Everything I do is for that boy," Hedley said of his son, Loki Oliver. "It gets me up every morning. It's a huge motivation for me, and I hope that maybe one day I can achieve my goal and he can watch me do it." Hedley earned his spot during an intense preseason, which saw the Saints play games against reigning Super){kind=link}
The New Orleans Saints have an Aussie on its roster for the upcoming 2023 NFL season after picking undrafted rookie punter Lou Hedley for its squad
Lou Hedley will be flying the Australian flag in the NFL after the undrafted 30-year-old rookie punter earned a spot on the New Orleans Saints roster ahead of the 2023 season.
The father of one, who used to be a scaffolder and an owner of a tattoo shop on the Indonesian island of Bali, will rake in a minimum of $750,000. It is close to, if not better, than what footballers in Australia would earn.
Hedley grew up in a town called Leeman, which is less than 400 people strong, and his dad worked as a cray fisherman. The 6-foot-4 kicker played for Peel Thunder in the Western Australian Football League before deciding that he wanted to try his luck in American football.
The Australian attended the City College of San Francisco in California in 2017 before moving to the University of Miami, where he played for the Hurricanes for four years. It was there where he impressed after learning the rules of American football, playing 47 games, while punting 206 times with an average of 45.2 yards per try.