03-12-2018, 08:15 PM
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000920719/article/giant-rugby-player-jordan-mailata-68-345-pounds-giving-nfl-a-shot?campaign=tw-cf-sf184325675-sf184325675&sf184325675=1
Mailata, a 20-year-old of Samoan origin who played professional rugby
for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, is working on making the conversion to
offensive tackle in the NFL. At 6-foot-8 and 345 pounds, he has the size
to make that conversion, and his recently timed 5.00-second 40-yard
dash would have ranked among the top five at his position at the NFL
Combine, a hair better than potential first-round OT Connor Williams did
it at 50 pounds lighter.
Mailata, a 20-year-old of Samoan origin who played professional rugby
for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, is working on making the conversion to
offensive tackle in the NFL. At 6-foot-8 and 345 pounds, he has the size
to make that conversion, and his recently timed 5.00-second 40-yard
dash would have ranked among the top five at his position at the NFL
Combine, a hair better than potential first-round OT Connor Williams did
it at 50 pounds lighter.