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How 2 guys from Australia took completely different paths and ended up on the same NFL team

The NFL continues to try and expand their reach beyond the borders of the United States, and among one of the more frequent producers of international football talent is Australia. The Eagles are among the most popular destination for athletic Aussies, with two making the team’s 2018 final 53-man roster.

Despite more and more players coming from the continent, Aussies make up less than 1% of NFL rosters. That percentage varies from team-to-team — more than half of NFL teams don’t have any international players at all — but 3.8% of the Eagles roster is made up of Australian natives.