Former Australia rugby union back Jordan Petaia got on Wednesday authorized by the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers after thrilling throughout tests.
Petaia invested 10 weeks from January discovering the video game at the International Player Pathway program in Florida, which provides international professional athletes from various other sporting activities the possibility to bet among the 32 NFL groups.
Petaia was authorized to play limited end by the Chargers after showcasing his abilities to NFL precursors at a “pro day” at the University of South Florida recently.
Petaia, that can dip into wing, centre or fullback in rugby, made 31 looks for the Wallabies and dipped into 2 World Cups, in 2019 and 2023.
He made his launching at 19 years of ages in a 2019 Japan World Cup swimming pool suit versus Uruguay, racking up a shot.
Formerly with Australia’s Queensland Reds, Petaia introduced in December he was giving up rugby union to seek his “dream” to be the very first Wallaby to play in the NFL.
Signing does not assure Petaia will certainly know his passion to play in the NFL.
Teams can have up to 90 gamers on their pre-season lineups, which they need to lower to 53 prior to the routine period starts in September.
Petaia complies with in the footprints of Australian Jordan Mailata, an obscure rugby organization gamer authorized by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2018 after coming with the exact same program.
Mailata, that has actually excited throughout his 6 years with the Eagles, authorized a $66 million agreement expansion in 2014.
Flying Welsh wing Louis Rees-Zammit stunned the rugby globe when he gave up the sporting activity on the eve of the 2024 Six Nations and introduced his NFL aspirations.
Rees-Zammit was conserved in pre-season video games and was reduced from the Kansas City Chiefs’ 53-man having fun lineup.
He was authorized by the Jacksonville Jaguars in February.
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