From Rugby In Australia To Football In Philadelphia
The Lead
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3.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 27 October 2020
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
It’s been a rough start to the season for the Philadelphia Eagles, but they’re still in first place in the NFC East, thanks in part to some impressive play from their new left tackle, Jordan Mailata. Today, we’re joined by The Athletic’s Bo Wulf to discuss Mailata’s amazing journey from rugby player in Australia to starting NFL offensive lineman, and all the challenges he has faced — including multiple heart surgeries — along the way.
Read Bo Wulf’s story about Jordan Mailata: https://theathletic.com/2151369/2020/10/22/jordan-mailata-rugby-eagles/
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| 0:07.5 | In a four-part series, The Generation Y Podcast unravels the story of Khalif Browder, a young |
| 0:12.8 | boy falsely accused of stealing a backpack and held it Recker's island for three years |
| 0:18.0 | without trial. |
| 0:19.4 | This is a story about a young life caught in the middle of the justice system. |
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| 0:30.2 | The Philadelphia Eagles are two, four, and one, but somehow still sitting atop the NFC East. |
| 0:39.3 | And recently, the team has been playing a little bit better with some help from their |
| 0:42.5 | six-foot-eight, nearly 350-pound left tackle, Jordan Milada. |
| 0:48.8 | I just like watching Jordan Milada play. |
| 0:52.7 | I just like watching throw people around. |
| 0:55.1 | You see, there's an old saying, you can take the man at a rugby. |
| 0:58.9 | You can't take the rugby out of the man. |
| 1:00.9 | Today, the Athletics' Bo Wolfe on Milada's unlikely journey from rugby in Australia to |
| 1:07.0 | football in Philadelphia, and everything he's had to overcome along the way. |
| 1:12.5 | It is crazy just to think that not even three years ago, he had never put on a helmet, |
| 1:16.8 | he had never really played football before. |
| 1:19.5 | Three years before that, he was in a hospital bed thinking he was never going to play sports |
| 1:23.2 | again. |
| 1:25.7 | From Wondry and the Athletic, I'm Kavita Davidson. |
| 1:28.9 | And I'm Anders Keltow. |
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