286: Josh Lambo | NFL Kicker and ex-goalkeeper

Goalkeepers' Union

Is it feasible for a professional goalkeeper to genuinely consider a career as a kicker in the NFL?
That is a question we’ve posed on the podcast many times before. Indeed, Kasper Schmeichel - as you’ll be reminded of in this episode - provided a very frank response when comparing the two disciplines a couple of years ago.
Now, we have an answer.
For Josh Lambo did just that. Following a short career in MLS - a short career, no less, which still encompassed starring for the USA at various youth international tournaments and very nearly bagging a move to Everton - he made the brave and ultimately successful decision to switch sports at the age of 22.
The result: A fruitful decade of breaking records and cementing his name as the most accurate kicker in Jacksonville Jaguars history.
Here, Josh outlines the similarities between goalkeeping and placekicking, why and how he chose one over the other, and the meeting with NBA great Kobe Bryant that he believes reshaped his mindset.
Visit joshlambo.com to find out more about the man on a mission to help people change the way they think.