Jordan Mailata is an Australian professional athlete who played American football for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played rugby league then 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. His success has seen him frequently described by the media as a human “wrecking ball“. In addition to his athletic ability, Mailata is also a skilled musician. During the 2022 offseason, he appeared on FOX’s The Masked Singer. Mailata represented the American Association for Cancer Research through the NFL’s My Cause My Cleats initiative. The AACR aims to prevent and cure cancer through research, education, communication, collaboration, science policy and advocacy.
