Considered one of two Australians in line to take their place with the Philadelphia Eagles on this yr’s Tremendous Bowl, former St Kilda AFL participant Arryn Siposs, stays a doubt for the large day.
The Eagles will stroll out onto the NFL’s greatest stage on Sunday (Monday 10.30am AEDT) with punter Siposs and offensive deal with Jordan Mailata hoping to turn into the second and third Australians to win a coveted Tremendous Bowl.
However Siposs – who was injured towards the New York Giants in December – isn’t any certainty to go well with up and has but to be activated off the reserve checklist.
Siposs broken the ankle of his plant-leg when trying to advance a blocked punt towards the Giants late final yr in what appeared on the time to be a season-ending harm.
However the 30-year-old from Melbourne has made a speedy restoration to place himself again within the body, and final week the Eagles opened the 21-day follow window for Siposs to be activated.
That activation has but to happen, with coach Nick Sirianni telling reporters on Tuesday, “We’re nonetheless working by way of that”.
Sirianni added Siposs had “appeared good” in follow final week.
Brett Kern is the Eagles’ different possibility at punter if Siposs – who pinned 16 kicks contained in the 20-yard line and yielded simply three touchbacks in 13 regular-season video games – does not make it.
“It has been an extended grind during the last seven to eight weeks and I am very lucky to be on this place to have a shot at it and see what occurs,” Siposs stated of his Tremendous Bowl possibilities earlier within the week.
If both Sydneysider Mailata or Siposs are on Sunday’s successful aspect they are going to turn into the primary Australians to play in a Tremendous Bowl and win a championship ring.
The primary to succeed was Queenslander Jesse Williams as a member of the 2013 Seattle Seahawks roster, however the Indigenous Australian defensive deal with by no means performed a down that season on account of harm.
Different Australians have been on the dropping aspect in a Tremendous Bowl.
Mitch Wishnowsky punted for the San Francisco 49ers after they had been defeated by the Chiefs in 2020, whereas Ben Graham performed for the Arizona Cardinals in 2009 after they misplaced to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
– with Reuters
