News about Jordan Mailata

Buffalo Bill's seventh-round NFL Draft pick Travis Clayton has never played a game of competitive American football but the 6ft 7ins Basingstoke Behemoth is ready to BREAK America

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 28, 2024
PETER CARLINE: Louis Rees-Zammit is not the only former rugby union winger hoping to break into the NFL this season. Travis Clayton, who has never played a competitive game of American football, was picked by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round of the NFL draft as an offensive lineman. Man mountain Clayton - who last played rugby for eighth-tier Basingstoke RFC of the Counties 2 Hampshire Division in March last year - joined the NFL Academy in 2019 and enrolled in the international player pathway programme in January alongside Welsh speedster Rees-Zammit.

NFL Draft 2024: Ex-English rugby player Travis Clayton is selected by the Buffalo Bills as he follows in Louis Rees-Zammit's footsteps... sparking wild scenes amongst friends and family back in the UK

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 28, 2024
The Buffalo Bills took a leaf out of Kansas City's book by selecting former English rugby player Travis Clayton with the 221st overall pick of the NFL Draft. Almost a month since the Chiefs handed ex-Wales rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit a three-year contract at Arrowhead, the Bills opted to draft Clayton in the seventh and final round of this year's draft, which sparked jubilant scenes amongst his friends and family back home in the southern England town of Basingstoke. In a clip posted by the NFL, the 6ft 7in prospect's close circle can be seen celebrating wildly as he makes his way on stage at the draft to officially join Buffalo.

NFL unveils new academy in Australia in bid to discover the next Jordan Mailata and lure promising talents from the NRL and rugby

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 25, 2024
Student athletes from across the Asia-Pacific region between the ages of 12 and 18 will be eligible from September for a place in the elite development program. Construction of a high-performance centre, based on the college grounds, will start next year and be opened in 2026.

Jordan Mailata: The Australian NRL star earns a huge $120,000 per month, but the lengthy list shows he is still not the country's highest-paid celebrity

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 5, 2024
Back in 2018, Jordan Mailata put on a huge new contract after leaving his rugby league career behind to find fame and success in the NFL, and now he has been rewarded with a massive new contract. The 27-year-old (pictured left and right with his fiancee Niki Ikahifo-Bender and playing for South Sydney inset) has earned a contract extension with the Philadelphia Eagles that has brought his salary into the stratosphere.

I am a former rugby to NFL convert and after two years with the Steelers the thing Louis Rees-Zammit will need to succeed is thick skin to deal with being cussed out every day during training

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 28, 2024
Rees-Zammit, a former Wales wing, will join the double Super Bowl champion Chiefs' practice squad as he looks to become only the sixth player from the International Player Pathway Programme to make an active roster. Less than two percent of college players make it to the NFL, while Scotland-Williamson revealed the harsh realities of life after he left rugby behind to pursue his American dream.

Travis Kelce could be a VIP spectator at the NRL's Las Vegas extravaganza - see which other sports stars are on the guest list

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 27, 2024
Travis and Mahomes won the Super Bowl with the Chiefs just two weeks ago, and the pair will play against South Sydney on Sunday. According to the article, Philadelphia Eagles star Jordan Mailata, who is Australian, is in Vegas to celebrate the extravaganza and is urging close friend and Philly teammate Jason to attend.

Jason Kelce, the Eagles' teammate, says he's having 'too much fun going shirts off at games and gambling in casinos,' as he says he's having 'too much fun' going shirts off at games and gambling in casinos.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 16, 2024
Jordan Mailata, a 36-year-old center, believes he has 'no chance' of returning to the team next season due to his public image. Mailata did not speak to Kelce, who was playing for another team in 2024, because the center was out of a deal in March. Mailata does not believe a Kelce retirement from football will be his only other option if he does not return to the Eagles, based on Kelce's recent behavior.

Why the NRL is targeting Philadelphia Eagles offensive tackle Jordan Mailata ahead of a historic double header in Las Vegas, from Redfern to Las Vegas

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 7, 2024
Jordan Mailata (pictured left), a former Australian football player, is in talks with the NRL about a potential ambassadorial role that could help promote the rugby league's historic double header in March. The change comes as the NRL debuts its television commercial on Fox in the United States this week to promote the sport. If Mailata agrees, the Sydney man mountain will fly to Las Vegas to cover the NRL games and help promote the NRL events into Super Bowl week for the NRL matches starting on March 2nd.

Louis Rees-Zammit admits he has dreamed of playing in the NFL since he was a boy, but he wants to play in the following ways: "I feel like a little boy."

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 18, 2024
Louis Rees-Zammit has been playing rugby since his youth, and the former Wales wing insists he has 'no regrets' even if his surprise move falls short. When Rees-Zammit revealed that he would be participating in the NFL's International Player Pathway Program just a few weeks before the Six Nations began, he caused shock waves around rugby this week. He will arrive in Florida next week for a 10-week camp with players from track and field, basketball, and Gaelic football.

After learning out Louis Rees-Zammit had quit rugby just an hour before he named his Six Nations squad, Wales coach Warren Gatland admitted to being'shocked.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 16, 2024
Warren Gatland was stunned by a phone call from Louis Rees-Zammit announcing his surprise move to American football but he continued to focus on his Stateside mission. It wasn't just the Gloucester and Wales wing's sudden career shift that blindsided the wider rugby community. The club and the country had no idea until about noon yesterday, when the initiative was unveiled to them. It had all happened so fast, perhaps fittingly, considering that the young prodigy is best known for his ferocious speed. Rees-Zammit is facing an imminent but thrilling upheaval. On Thursday, he is scheduled to fly to Florida and then begin a 10-week evaluation camp next week as part of the NFL's International Player Pathway program, which costs the NFL $2-3 million per year. He will not be paid while attending the camp until he is signed up by a franchise. He will be one of 16 candidates scheduled to be unveiled in Brandenton, Florida, and he is one of 16 candidates.

Taylor Swift debuts in Billboard's Top 100, excluding Jason Kelce from charting his first No. 1 for the first time. 1 album

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 17, 2023
Jason Kelce's 'Philly Specials' group has had a chance to flourish, but Travis Swift, Travis' sister, is stubborn in his way of notching a No. The album is a one-album. The 'Specials' Christmas collection, which includes Kelce and the Eagles' Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata, has received a lot of attention, and even had a song shoot that topped the iTunes charts. However, the group came up just shy of achieving a No. 1 on the charts. 1 album on Billboard's Vinyl Albums chart, with none other than Swift occupying the top spot, with none other than Swift.

With the Parramatta Eels, a schoolboy gives NFL fantasy to pursue his footy aspirations

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 4, 2023
After playing for Queensland, Jai Camilleri (pictured left), a versatile running back and linebacker in American football, was recently named MVP at the national schoolboy gridiron championships. However, he has chosen to fulfill his sporting aspirations elsewhere (right).

Fans joke Jason Kelce's version of 'Dominick the Donkey' would have made their Spotify wrapped as his Christmas album comes out in full after duet with brother Travis: 'Made my entire holiday season!'

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 1, 2023
Jason Kelce's Christmas album is out, and Eagles fans are raving over what they're hearing from the Eagles center. Kelce and fellow Eagles offensive lineman Jordan Mailata and Lane Johnson also joined forces as the 'Philly Specials' to carry out yet another holiday project. Since Kelce asked fans for their thoughts on X, the threesome received a lot of praise for their efforts on Friday.

On Thanksgiving, Jason Kelce stars in an adorable clip of himself watching his children's 'Philly Special' Christmas film premiere, which includes a great cameo from Travis!

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 24, 2023
Jason Kelce celebrated the debut of his 'Philly Special' Christmas film by sat down to watch the premiere with his family on Thanksgiving. Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata, two of his colleagues in Philadelphia, as well as a special cameo from his brother Travis, have produced a complete charity Christmas album for the Eagles center. A special eight-minute Claymation video has been produced to complement the music, and it premiered on Thanksgiving for the world to enjoy.

Travis Kelce and brother Jason tease their Christmas single less than a week before the NFL brothers play each other in a Super Bowl rematch

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 15, 2023
Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs and his brother Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce are set to debut a single from their Christmas album ahead of playing against each other next Monday. Travis is scheduled to be included on the Christmas album 'A Philly Special Christmas,' with fellow Eagles lineman Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata. A single from the album Fairytale of Philadelphia is expected to be released by the Kelce brothers.

Chiefs' Travis Kelce is set to sing on charity Christmas album with his brother Jason and other Eagles offensive linemen

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 26, 2023
Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs is due to team up with Jason and several other Philadelphia Eagles offensive linemen in recording a Christmas album. On Wednesday, Kelce revealed his addition to the album, which will also feature Eagles offensive tackles Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata along with his brother Jason on their New Heights podcast. The trio of Eagles linemans unveiled a Christmas album titled 'A Philly Special Christmas,' last season.'

Payne Haas, the Broncos' quarterback, turned down a bombshell contract from NFL as 'every other NRL team chases him.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 14, 2023
According to Haas' manager, his size, 194cm and 117 kilograms, as well as his unashamed athleticism, drew attention from an NFL team last March. The prop (pictured with partner Leilani Mohenoa, right) announced on Thursday that he would test the open market on November 1 because he believes his latest contract with the Broncos doesn't accurately represent his value to the team.

A man of many talents! At his wedding, Philadelphia Eagles star Jordan Mailata performs Stevie Wonder

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 3, 2023
Jordan Mailata, a former rugby league player and offensive tackle, got married over the weekend, and footage of yet another weapon in his arsenal has surfaced. The Philadelphia Eagles' lineman met with Niki Ikahifo-Bender, whose Instagram profile describes her as an Alaskan-born advocate of Tongan descent. Mailata's golden pipes belting out a version of Stevie Wonder's 1976 hit 'Isn't She Lovely' during the father-daughter dance at the dinner in Napa Valley.

Patrick Murtagh, a former Gold Coast Suns quarterback, makes it to the United States, according to a NFL scout

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 12, 2023
Will Bryce, the NFL scout, has seen some leading celebrities in his career, so when he said that former Gold Coast Suns AFL rising star Patrick Murtagh (pictured right) will make it to the United States, it carries a fair bit of sway. Since being recruited through the International Player Pathway (IPP) program, the 23-year-old has signed with the Detroit Lions, an initiative that aims to attract players from outside the United States to participate in football.

Patrick Murtagh, a former Gold Coast Suns AFL rookie, was given the opportunity by the NFL side Detroit Lions to fulfill his childhood dream

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 5, 2023
Patrick Murtagh, a former Gold Coast Suns AFL player, has joined the Detroit Lions in the NFL, following the same route as Aussie NFL star Jordan Mailata (pictured right) who has been one of the top left tackles in the league and earned himself a massive fortune in the process.

Mock Draft by DailyMail: Our analysts expect how the first round of the NFL Draft will turn out

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 24, 2023
It's just days away that the fortunes and futures of the league's 32 franchises will be changed in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft. This round, only 31 picks would be made, as the Miami Dolphins were forced to forfeit their pick due to being found guilty of tampering. With a lot of talent to choose from, several franchises are expected to change their fortune in future seasons with the picks made - with multiple NFL-ready quarterbacks, effective offensive blockers, and deadly defensive arms on sale alongside elite receivers.

Dane Swan and Jordan Mailata shot in throwback photographs from before their time in AFL and NFL

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 20, 2023
A series of unrecognisable throwback photos of two top footy headliners has shown how much life can change after being on a sports stage. Can you tell who these footy legends are? One (left) is now earning the most money out of any rugby league player, while the other is a cult hero and Brownlow medalist.

Super Bowl: Meet the WAGs of Australian stars Arryn Siposs and Jordan Mailata

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 13, 2023
On Sunday, Jordan Mailata and Arryn Siposs made history by becoming the first Australians to play together at the Super Bowl. Despite being imported from separate footy codes - Mailata from NRL and Sipose from AFL - the players have joined forces to play for the Philadelphia Eagles against the Kansas City Chiefs. So who are the glamorous WAGs cheering on these Aussie heroes from the grandstands?

How to watch Aussie Philadelphia Eagles star Jordan Mailata in the Super Bowl like an NFL expert

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 12, 2023
We've all heard the Jordan Mailata story by now - it's been done to death this Super Bowl week - but what exactly makes the hulking left tackle one of the best in the league? Daily Mail Australia helps you find out how to watch the Aussies dominate the offensive line and why Mailata's recent success is so special.