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How a 6-8, 346-pound rugby league star landed with the Eagles

Offensive line coach Paul Dunn couldn't figure out what in the world Jordan Mailata was doing by the Gatorade cooler.

It was their first day of on-field training at IMG Academy and Dunn had just finished putting the monstrous former rugby leaguer and another international player through a basic agility drill. Normally the exercise would have taken two minutes, but because of the students' lack of football experience, it dragged on for a half-hour under the Florida sun.

When the drill mercifully ended, the players -- dressed in helmets and full pads for the first time -- went to the sideline for what was supposed to be a quick drink break.