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cover of episode Jordan Mailata on Journey From Rugby to NFL, Jalen Hurts Dynamic and Greatest Australians | Ep 62

Jordan Mailata on Journey From Rugby to NFL, Jalen Hurts Dynamic and Greatest Australians | Ep 62

2023/11/3
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Jordan Mailata: 从橄榄球运动员转型为NFL球员的经历，包括他如何被NFL球探发现，如何选择进攻线位置，以及他在美国训练的经历。他还分享了在从澳大利亚搬到费城后的文化冲击，以及他在Eagles队初期和职业生涯中的经历。他详细描述了与队友和教练的关系，特别是与Jason Kelce和Jalen Hurts的合作。他还谈到了他对Eagles队2023赛季的展望，以及他对“兄弟推挤”战术的看法。最后，他分享了他心目中澳大利亚最伟大的四位人物，并品尝了澳大利亚糖果。 Travis Kelce: 主要围绕Jordan Mailata的职业生涯和经历进行提问，并与Jordan Mailata就Eagles队的情况和“兄弟推挤”战术进行讨论。 Jason Kelce: 与Jordan Mailata一起录制Eagles圣诞专辑的经历，以及对专辑歌曲的评价。他还与Jordan Mailata讨论了橄榄球和美式橄榄球的区别，以及NFL球员的训练和比赛强度。

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Jordan Mailata discusses his journey from rugby to the NFL, including how he first discovered the sport and the challenges he faced in transitioning.
  • Mailata was a rugby player in Australia before being invited to a workout for the NFL's International Player Pathway Program.
  • He had to convince his family to let him pursue this new opportunity despite their concerns.
  • Mailata had never watched American football before and had to learn the sport from scratch.

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92%ers we are back with a special guest episode of New Heights presented by our friends at Experian and the all-new Experian Debit Card and Digital checking account!

In this episode, we're joined by Jason's teammate Philadelphia Eagles offensive tackle Jordan Mailata to talk about the new Eagles Christmas album (2:27), and the guys also revisit a not-dumb question about rugby players in the NFL utilizing Jordan's rugby expertise (12:29).

Jordan also shares more about his path from Rugby League to the NFL, including his first exposure to the NFL, how he chose his position, how NFL scouts found him, and where he first started training to play football (24:45).

Travis and Jason then ask Jordan about the lead-up to his NFL Draft experience, how he felt when he was selected by the Eagles in the seventh round, and who he spoke to first within the organization (38:18).

Jordan also talks about the culture shock that happened upon his move from Australia to Philadelphia (45:52), his first days with the Eagles (50:54), and his "Welcome to the NFL" moment (59:27).

Jason and Jordan get into the 2023 Eagles team, highlighting their roles in the "Brotherly Shove" play (1:04:20) and Jordan's relationship with quarterback Jalen Hurts (1:11:04).

Lastly, Jordan gives his Mt. Rushmore of the Greatest Australians of All-Time (1:15:21), Jason tries Australian candy (1:34:26) and the guys ask Jordan a series of rapid-fire questions, covering topics like how many toes Jordan has and his time on "The Masked Singer" (1:22:25).

We will be back on Wednesday to recap our Week 9 games, Travis' time in Germany, and all the other biggest storylines happening around the league.

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