Saints sign a Mexican kicker

[ShrubDog]

Jose Maltos

Maltos is a 5-foot-9, 201-pound native of Monterrey, Mexico, who played at the University of Nueva-Leon from 2009-12. He auditioned for NFL scouts at Southern Methodist University’s Pro Day prior to the NFL Draft and also participated in a postseason all-star game comprised of Mexican and American college players.


http://www.neworleanssaints.com/new...Minicamp/5ebcc4c2-1d26-4d5b-bcaa-e2b6aaa9e2a0

 

[Chesusdog]

They took our jerbs!

 

[ShrubDog]

I can smell the hot boudin tamales now

 

[esplanade91]

Lets be real. He can probably kick the hell out of a ball.

 

[Lettucexxxx]

 

[thatsbaseball]

Those guys start kicking soccer balls when they`re 2. I can`t believe there haven`t been bunch of them kicking in the league.

 

[ShrubDog]

I agree that he probably has a damn good leg. He has a chance to be better than Dempsy, Anderson and Hartley...hopefully

 

[mcdawg22]

I want Eso Racista!!

 

[ShrubDog]

We need a peepn Crooms behind the KFC bucket. Anyway its funny as 17

 

[Dawgpile]

5-foot-9, 201-pounds

He's a walking sausage...

 

[HammerOfTheDogs]

There used to be quite a few Mexican kickers in the League- Efren Herrera, the Zendejas brothers, Frank Corral, Danny Villaneuva, Rafael Septien. Also, there were a couple of Nigerian kickers in the NFL as well- Obed Ariri and Donald Igwebuike.

What's happened is that the emphasis on youth soccer has trained American kids to become soccer-style kickers and there's not as much emphasis on training a foreign-born player to kick a football. (that said, I wish Meridian High would try to get more exchange students who can boom soccer balls 90-100 yards, and get them to go out for the team).

 

[ShrubDog]

Yep

He's a walking sausage...

A sausage buritto grande

 

[fishwater99]

He's a walking sausage...

Sebastian Janikowski says he is too small to be a kicker...