Aussie beast stuns NFL by 'burying somebody'

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Australian NFL prima Jordan Mailata had a beardown showing successful his archetypal commencement since inking a lucrative multi-million-dollar declaration extension with the Philadelphia Eagles.

The commencement of a caller epoch couldn't person gone overmuch amended for the Philadelphia Eagles. Or overmuch worse for the Atlanta Falcons.

Jalen Hurts threw 3 touchdown passes, the archetypal of them to Heisman Trophy victor DeVonta Smith, and the Eagles made a victor of Nick Sirianni successful his caput coaching debut with a 32-6 rout of the hapless Falcons.

The triumph enactment the Eagles atop the NFC East conference, and Mailata proved helium was worth each cent of his caller contract, showcasing his accomplishment and devastating spot astatine near tackle connected the violative line.

Mailata downright drilled his absorption with a monolithic artifact clearing the way for wide receiver Jalen Reagor to people a superb touchdown for the Eagles.

"Just doing my job," Mailata said post-game of the play.

"The timing had to beryllium cleanable and for maine it was knowing the snap-count archetypal and knowing the timing of the surface and burying idiosyncratic if you person the opportunity."

The Bankstown product's efforts did not spell unnoticed by fans oregon commentators.

In different crippled item Mailata besides helped Philadelphia rookie and fifth-round prime Kenneth Gainwell, people his archetypal touchdown arsenic a pro by creating a immense spread for the moving backmost to trot done to fundamentally seal the victory.

The 24-year-old erstwhile South Sydney Rabbitohs inferior walked onto the tract successful Atlanta pre-game wearing slides and shades, with possibly a small much swagger successful his measurement aft convincingly winning the starting near tackle occupation successful pre-season and locking in a immense declaration hold yesterday worthy $87 million.

According to ESPN NFL wrong Adam Schefter, the woody "could beryllium worth" as overmuch arsenic $108.7 million, with $55.5 cardinal guaranteed money.

Mailata said the bumper woody had earned him a caller nickname successful the Eagles locker country - Jordan 'Big Money' Mailata.

"It's an unthinkable feat. I'm highly blessed to person gotten that extension," helium said.

"It gives maine an accidental to correspond my family, my country, my people.

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"They each had a akin absorption - everyone called maine 'Big Money'. I told them not to telephone maine that. I'm conscionable trying to instrumentality it time by time and inactive person the aforesaid process.

"I've been wanting to bargain my parents a location truthful I tin yet bash that.

"I deliberation it is simply a movie - I'm conscionable waiting for idiosyncratic to accidental 'Cut'."

Another item for Australian NFL fans was erstwhile AFL subordinate Arryn Siposs having an fantabulous debut for the Eagles.

The rookie punter averaged 47.3 gross yards per punt, with 2 landing wrong the 10-yard line. He besides held kicks seamlessly for Jake Elliott who made each 3 of his other constituent attempts arsenic good arsenic a 43-yard tract goal.

Now firmly entrenched arsenic the Eagles starter aft Carson Wentz was traded, backmost Hurts surely looked the portion with touchdown passes of 18 yards to Smith, 9 yards to Dallas Goedert and 23 yards to Reagor.

"We wanted to travel retired successful Week 1 and commencement disconnected the close way," said Hurts, who guided the Eagles to much points than they scored successful immoderate crippled a twelvemonth ago. "It feels good."

The Falcons looked downright inept successful their archetypal crippled nether manager Arthur Smith.

After settling for tract goals connected 2 awesome drives to commencement the game, Atlanta didn't bash overmuch of thing the remainder of the way. The Falcons ne'er precocious farther than the Philadelphia 49 and finished with conscionable 260 yards.

Matt Ryan was held to 164 yards passing and sacked 3 times.

"I did a truly mediocre occupation getting america acceptable to go," Smith said. "That crippled is not going to specify us. It's a agelong play to go, but I surely didn't bash a bully capable occupation getting america acceptable to spell today."

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In a matchup of the NFC's 2 worst teams from 2020, the Eagles looked to person made acold much betterment with a revamped discourtesy led by Hurts and a steadfast enactment successful beforehand of him.

He completed 27 of 35 passes for 264 yards and utilized his mobility to repeatedly neutralize Atlanta's attempts to shingle him up with a wide assortment of blitzes. He rushed for 62 yards connected 7 carries and was sacked lone once.

"Jalen was successful implicit power the full game," Sirianni said. "I'm precise blessed with the mode helium played."

- with AP

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