Exclusive: Eagles’ Jordan Mailata Reveals What to Expect as NRL Makes Way to Las Vegas on March 02

Philadelphia Eagles OT Jordan Mailata, who played rugby league for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, sat in an exclusive interview with us. While sharing insightful details from the NFL while promoting the upcoming National Rugby League season.

The NFL season is over, and now the thrilling Australian NRL season is about to arrive on American soil. Mailata spoke in detail about what to expect from the upcoming season, and how NRL has much to do with the NFL.

In an exclusive chat with EssentiallySports, Jordan Mailata revealed what the sports fans could expect from the Australian NRL Telstra Premiership season on March 2, 2024. Eagles OT shared his expectations from the upcoming season, expressing a hope that American viewers, unfamiliar with rugby league, will find it refreshing. He emphasized the physical and tough nature of the sport, noting similarities to the NFL with downs and scoring ties.

Mailata said, “That might be the first kind that they ever see. There’s a lot to relate to the NFL with. We have about five, five or five downs to get to the score try, but our downs don’t restart. So, there’s a lot of carryover from football and NRL. So we’ll see what happens, but I’m expecting a lot of physicality, a lot of explosive plays, and just the boys doing what the boys do, man. So it’ll be good.”

Mailata, who is involved in the season-opening header stated that the rugby league is going to debut in America and that too, in the host city of the Super Bowl LVIII, Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium. Considering the trailer video of the rugby league, it promises to be exciting for the sports fans out there.

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The initial date features a matchup between the Sea Eagles and the Rabbitohs, and the Roosters will battle against the Broncos. Interestingly, the players will play without pads, helmets, or even timeouts.

As the American audience anticipates the excitement of the next month, they are currently relishing the thrill of Super Bowl LVIII that unfolded just two days ago.

Jordan Mailata’s disclaimer about Patrick Mahomes turned out to be true

In this exclusive, we noted a lot of takeaways from Mailata. This included his analysis of Patrick Mahomes and Brock Purdy ahead of the Super Bowl LVIII game. He claimed that Mahomes is the quarterback you should “never count out.” And exactly that happened on Sunday when Mahomes clinched the victory from the jaws of the San Francisco 49ers in overtime.

The Kansas City Chiefs have become a dynasty, winning three Super Bowls since 2000, with victory over the 49ers being a defining moment. The journey of the Chiefs till here is filled with ups and downs, from great seasons like in 2019 to awful seasons like in 2012 (2-14). Then Mahomes came in and completely changed the dynasty. The latest achievement is the 58th Super Bowl.

The Chiefs’ overtime win against the Niners in Super Bowl LVIII solidified their dynasty status, securing three Super Bowl victories in five years. After the game, when asked by CBS Sports’ reporter Tracy Wolfson, if it’s a dynasty now, Mahomes catching his breath after the win, empathetically affirmed, “Yeah, it’s the start of one.” The winning shot came when Mahomes threw a 3-yard pass to Mecole Hardman, who easily walked to the end zone, making a touchdown, and defending their Championship status.

And as Mahomes said, many must now believe – the Chiefs are “not underdogs.”

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