{"id":871184,"date":"2026-08-28T07:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T07:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/871184\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T07:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T07:28:11","slug":"espn-signs-jordan-mailata-for-australian-nfl-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/871184\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN signs Jordan Mailata for Australian NFL series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"55\" data-end=\"221\">ESPN Australia has signed Philadelphia Eagles star and Super Bowl champion Jordan Mailata to front a new locally produced content series during the coming NFL season.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"409\">Off the Line with Jordan Mailata will premiere on 8 September and run for 11 episodes, released every two weeks across ESPN television, digital and social platforms, including Disney+.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"411\" data-end=\"541\">The series will follow Mailata through the NFL regular season and playoffs, then conclude with content from Super Bowl week.<\/p>\n<p>Mailata takes viewers behind the scenes<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"587\" data-end=\"765\">The series will take Australian viewers inside Mailata\u2019s season with the Philadelphia Eagles, combining behind-the-scenes access with his analysis of developments across the NFL.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"767\" data-end=\"968\">The former rugby league player has become one of Australia\u2019s most successful sporting exports after joining the Eagles through the NFL\u2019s International Player Pathway program and winning the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mediaweek.com.au\/logos\/mediaweek-dark.svg\" alt=\"mediaweek\" class=\"h-7 max-md:h-5\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/morning-report-banner.png\" alt=\"Morning Report\" class=\"w-full mix-blend-multiply\"\/>The leading media trade publication in Australia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-[#1d1d1d] text-[18px] max-md:text-[14px] font-[family-name:var(--font-noto-serif)] leading-[1.5] tracking-[-0.36px] m-0!\">Get our top stories straight to your inbox daily by signing up to our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"970\" data-end=\"1096\">ESPN Asia-Pacific head Kylie Watson-Wheeler said Mailata would add an Australian perspective to the network\u2019s NFL coverage.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1098\" data-end=\"1412\">\u201cWe\u2019re excited to be bringing Jordan\u2019s unique voice on NFL to our ESPN Australia audiences. His journey from Rugby League player to Super Bowl champion is a remarkable one, and combined with an engaging personality, makes his perspectives and insights a valuable addition to our comprehensive NFL coverage on ESPN.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1414\" data-end=\"1669\">Mailata said: \u201cI\u2019ve loved my time working with ESPN Australia and I\u2019m excited to take fans inside my world. I hope to show a different side of NFL life throughout the season, taking fans behind the curtain from opening week all the way to the Super Bowl\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN builds around NFL Melbourne<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1708\" data-end=\"1819\">The commission expands ESPN Australia\u2019s NFL slate ahead of the league\u2019s first regular-season game in Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1821\" data-end=\"1967\">ESPN will deliver at least six NFL games each week during the season, along with seven hours of NFL RedZone each Monday, exclusively on Disney+.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1969\" data-end=\"2144\">The network is also producing NFL Blitz: Road to Melbourne, covering the lead-up to the Los Angeles Rams\u2019 clash with the San Francisco 49ers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2146\" data-end=\"2265\">A separate docuseries, It All Starts in Melbourne, will follow the Rams\u2019 preparations before their trip to Australia.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2267\" data-end=\"2327\">ESPN will carry the Rams-49ers game on Friday, 11 September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ESPN Australia has signed Philadelphia Eagles star and Super Bowl champion Jordan Mailata to front a new locally&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":871185,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,593,85],"class_list":["post-871184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/871184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=871184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/871184\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/871185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=871184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=871184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=871184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}