Jordan Mailata - 1st Australian to start and win a Super Bowl
SYDNEY (AP) — Jordan Mailata was playing rugby league in Australia before he took the huge career gamble that has now earned him a Super Bowl ring.
He became the first player from Australia to start in and win the championship game when he helped the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 on Sunday to secure the franchise’s second Super Bowl title.
He’d never played American football until he was drafted by the Eagles in 2018. Now he’s an important part of a champion offensive line for the team.
Another Australian, Jess Williams, had a Super Bowl ring as part of the Seattle Seahawks roster from 2014, although Williams didn’t play during the season because of a serious knee injury.
https://apnews.com/article/super-bowl-australia-mailata-72bfa8ed779c54b609d84407146ee70c
Back story on how he got there
He joined the NFL via the league's International Player Pathway Program and was selected in the seventh round, 233rd overall by the Eagles in the 2018 NFL draft.
After Mailata appeared on his teammate Jason Kelce's podcast and mentioned that he identifies as Australian but he's not a citizen of the country, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he would "fast track" citizenship for Mailata.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Mailata