New York Daily News

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

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The Eagles took a Philadelph­ia flier in the seventh round on someone who has never played football. They used the 233rd pick on a 6-foot-8, 346-pound rugby player from Australia, Jordan Mailata, projecting him as an offensive tackle.

Mailata, named in honor of Michael Jordan, has been working with the same coach who tutored German receiver Mortiz Bohringer, a sixth-round pick of the Vikings in 2016. Bohringer is out of the league, so the Eagles are hoping this experiment produces better results.

Mailata’s goals are lofty but at least somewhat realistic. He aims to play in a regular-season game within the next three years.

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