The Pro Bowl snub for Philadelphia Eagles veteran offensive tackle Jordan Mailata seemed especially egregious after standout season.
The sense of doom was hard to shake at this time last year when the Eagles were preparing for their wildcard playoff date in Tampa against the Bu
The NFL announced the selections for the 2025 Pro Bowl in Orlando, Florida, and the Eagles will be well represented, with six players getting the nod. Led by Jalen Carter and Cam Jurgens, Philadelphia had three first-time Pro Bowlers, but none were named Jordan Mailata.
Mailata grew up in Australia and played rugby for teams like the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the South Sydney Rabbitohs, but once video clips of the 6-foot-8, 346-pound phenom hit the internet, Mailata was invited to try out for the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program before joining the Eagles as a seventh-round pick in 2018.
PHILADELPHIA − So there was left tackle Jordan Mailata, standing in the back corner of the Eagles' locker room, insisting that he is not angry about not being selected to the Pro Bowl.
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With six Pro Bowlers, including star running back Saquon Barkley, the Philadelphia Eagles are looking to bring Philly another Super Bowl ring.
Mailata (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Giants. Mailata is among a plethora of starters Philadelphia is sitting for rest purposes with the team having locked up the No. 2 playoff seed in the NFC.
The Eagles have already beaten the Packers once this season and they're clearly the favorites in this game. Also, if momentum between the regular season and the playoffs means anything, the Packers couldn't be coming in to this Wild Card matchup on a worse note.