News about Mitch Wishnowsky

Come on time against the Kansas City Chiefs in Las Vegas on Monday from 10.30 a.m. AEDT, Mitch Wishnowsky (pictured left) will be the second Australian to snare a Super Bowl ring. The San Francisco 49ers punter (right) has gone a long way from being a glazier when I was a teen in Perth.

The Perth native would have been thriving on $1000 a week working his trade at one point. He signed a $20 million NFL deal in 2022 after a chance meeting in a park. When the 49ers face the Kansas City Chiefs in this year's Super Bowl, Wishnowsky (pictured left with wife Maddie and their daughter Bowie) will play in the biggest game of his life.

Matt Burton (pictured left) of the NRL has no immediate plans to join the NFL, but the in-demand Bulldogs five-eighth, 23, has stated that he is open to a transfer to the United States 'down the road.' His handler Dave Riolo said that scouts who had been in touch before that were eager to hear.

Australian players are continuing to make headlines in the NFL, and for the first time, Australian players will be able to sport our Country's flag on their helmets. As part of the Australian Football League's International Series, eight players from Down Under will be branded with an Australian flag sticker on their helmets for the next two weeks: Michael Dickson, Mitch Wishnowsky, Jordan Mailata (left), Daniel Faalele (right), Adam Gotsis, Cameron Johnston, Arryn Siposs, and Matt Leo.

After a spectacular rundown tackle for the Eagles on Tuesday, former AFL star Arryn Siposs has set the NFL world ablaze, being dubbed the 'fastest punter in history.' After an outstanding play following a blocked field goal, Siposs, who played 28 times for St Kilda, gained a touchdown.

Aussie NFL punter Mitch Wishnowsky has just signed a mammoth $19million payday, securing his spot with the niners until the end of the 2026 regular season - making his way after two years in the rich league where he became the first Australian to score a point