Matt Burton believes he could "definitely crack" the NFL if given a chance, with the Canterbury half open to one day attempting a career switch after his eventful week in the US.
Burton and his booming left boot has been one of the biggest talking points of the past week in Las Vegas, with the 25-year-old impressing NFL players with his punts.
The Bulldogs five-eighth even launched an NRL ball into the roof of the Las Vegas Raiders training facility, before helping Canterbury to their 15-14 win over St George Illawarra.
Burton has attracted attention from NFL scouts in the past who wanted him to appear at an international player combine, only for him to opt to focus on the NRL.
The No.6 is off-contract at Canterbury next year, but says there is no timeline on a prospective NFL move.
"If something popped up, then I'd look at it," Burton said.
"I feel like I could definitely crack it if I was to come over here.
"Maybe down the track something might appear, but for now I love the Dogs, and it's good to get the win."
Burton said he had seen Australia's Super Bowl winner Michael Dickson's comments to AAP during the week when the Seattle Seahawks' punter had backed the Bulldog to make it in the NFL.
Dickson is the NFL's highest-paid punter, with his $4 million ($A5.62 million) annual contract at Seattle worth just under half of an entire NRL team's salary cap.
Beyond Dickson, the average punter's wage in the NFL sits at $1.5 million ($A2.11 million).
Burton attracted headlines last month when he kicked the pigskin 62 metres off the tee at Belmore, but if he was to swap sports he would focus on punts.
"It went far, but I don't know. See what the scouts are doing tonight. Maybe they're watching," he quipped after the Bulldogs win.
"I reckon it's a lot more technical in the NFL.
"Obviously, you've sort of got to pin them down there. You want to get as close to the tryline without going too far.
"I've watched a fair bit of it, but I'd have to study it a fair bit if I was to go and have a decent crack at it."
More immediately, Burton believes there were clear signs of improvement in his combination with halves partner Lachlan Galvin at Allegiant Stadium.
The pair now have a full pre-season together, after Galvin was thrown into the mix at Canterbury midway through last year.
The 20-year-old looked an improved play again on Saturday night (Sunday AEDT), playing with confidence while his passing and running game were both on song.
"Coming in halfway through last year, it was a bit clunky," Burton said.
"We couldn't really build that combination as well as we'd like to. I think now we've got more time together ... It was way better than in the past.
"It's exciting that it's only the start. We weren't at our best tonight, attacking-wise, I feel. It's a bit harder as well with the field being a bit tighter.
"I feel like when we get back and we work on our combination a bit more, we're going to be dangerous."
