Wicklow native Dan Whelan played his part as the Green Bay Packers shocked the Dallas Cowboys with a 48-32 victory on Sunday in Texas. Dan Whelan made history last night, January 15, becoming the first Irishman to play in the NFL playoffs since Neil O'Donoghue in 1983.
Irish football player Daniel Whelan said it took a while for the reality that he was on the Green Bay Packers roster to set in. Whelan, 24, moved to California from Ireland at the age of 13 and didn't try American football until he was a junior in high school.
Daniel Whelan, a native of Enniskerry, Co Wicklow, has been included on the initial 2023 roster for the NFL's Green Bay Packers. Whelan is poised to be the NFL's first Irish-born player since Neil O'Donoghue's final season with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1985.