Rugby players aren’t strangers when it comes to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Philadelphia signed Canadian rugby player Adam Zaruba to a three-year contract in 2017 and converted him to a tight end.
Nearly a year later, the defending Super Bowl champions selected Australian rugby player Jordan Mailata from Sydney with the 233rd overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft.
"I’ll never forget this day for the rest of my life,” Mailata said. "There were a lot of emotions today. I didn’t how I was feeling especially when it came down to the last 30 picks, but it’s been a great experience as a whole.