PHILADELPHIA – Jordan Mailata admits he was a “lost boy.” Not in the Peter Pan sense, because, well, Mailata is 6-8, 380. He was reflecting on his NFL journey,

It was the day before the championship parade, and Jordan Mailata kicked back at his locker in the very far back on the right inside the Eagles l

Mailata has been doing the media rounds and cut one interview short after the game, in preference of spending time with his wife, Niki Ikahihifo-Bender Mailata. “I’m on a time schedule, you know,” he said.

Jordan Mailata came to the attention of NFL scouts in the carpark of a London football field. The next wave of prospects are already on the way.

As he celebrates with his Eagles teammates, Sydney-born Jordan Mailata hopes to inspire others after becoming the first Australian to play in a Super Bowl victory.