NFL to open academy in Australia to identify and develop young prospects
Time:2024-05-08 01:09:12 Source:sportViews(143)
The NFL will expand its international search for talent by opening an academy in rugby-mad Australia to develop promising teenagers in the Asia-Pacific region into college and pro prospects.
The NFL Academy will open in September for student athletes aged 12 to 18, following recruitment camps taking place this summer in Australia and New Zealand, the league announced on Thursday.
Ahead of the NFL Draft, the announcement says the region is full of talent such as Philadelphia Eagles offensive tackle Jordan Mailata, a 6-foot-8 (2.08-meter) Australian who was deemed too big for rugby league.
“Football has changed my life, and opening an NFL Academy in Australia will no doubt help many more young people change theirs,” Mailata said in the league announcement.
The academy will be housed at A.B. Paterson College on the Gold Coast and the plans include construction of a high-performance facility on the college grounds — to be completed in 2026 — also available for community use.
You may also like
- New Liberia forest boss plans to increase exports, denies working with war criminal Charles Taylor
- Sandringham House is filled with the spirit of the King's gentle
- Queen Letizia and King Felipe arrive at funeral of Fernando Gomez
- Danish queens don't get to be crowned. But when Margrethe steps down this weekend, her daughter
- Virtual humans helping spur e
- King Charles's call for all able
- Doctor reveals shocking theory behind why you suddenly need to use the toilet during shopping trips
- Listen up: Northland to test tsunami sirens
- Former Starbucks CEO Schultz says company needs to refocus on coffee as sales struggle