Ten years ago, Jordan Mailata watched the Super Bowl for the first time. The then-17-year-old only cared about one thing: the halftime show.”I only watched the halftime performance because that’s all I knew about the Super Bowl,” he said Tuesday.Related video above: Super Bowl Party Costs: Where to SaveAmerican football was a far-flung thing back then for the Australian who had dreams of becoming a rugby star. But much like the Sydney native, life can be funny.Two years after that Beyoncé-led halftime show, Mailata – a 6-foot-8-inch, 365-pound behemoth – decided to trade professional rugby for professional football, uprooting his life and taking a chance on a game that he never played on the other side of the world.Now, in 2025, he’s what Philadelphia Eagles offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland calls “the greatest story in football.”Now in his seventh season, Mailata is one of the most important parts of the …