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Super Bowl 2025: Philadelphia Eagles' Jordan Mailata completes 'greatest story in football'

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Philadelphia Eagles offensive lineman Jordan Mailata is the first Australian to lift the Vince Lombardi Trophy .

Mailata grew up playing rugby league and had to take second jobs to pay the bills.

At 6 ft 8in and 365 lb ( 166kg ), Mailata joined the NFL 's International Player Pathway programme in 2018 .

Eagles executive Howie Roseman cancelled golf trip to check out Mailata , who was drafted with 233rd pick.

Mailata is the only rugby player who has so far made a successful switch to the NFL .

Stoutland believes Mailata , 27 , can get even better at this level.

Mailata 's success is down to "the way he's held himself in all these different environments" and that "he's a loud, fun character".

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