In sports media, many people hate to jump the gun or be daring. This is one of those times when it becomes important to do exactly that. In 2018’s NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles took a guy who had never played a down of American football in hopes that he’d end up being a serviceable offensive lineman, a rugby star by the name of Jordan Mailata.
One day, we’ll look back and talk about how wise of a decision that was.
Normally, when you’re looking for guys to draft that late in the NFL’s annual selection meeting, you aren’t thinking you’ll find starters.