- Petaia joins international player pathway programme
- 24-year-old heads to Florida in ‘once in a lifetime’ move
Former Wallabies player Jordan Petaia will pursue his long-held dream of playing in the NFL after being handed a prized spot on the league’s international player pathway (IPP) programme.
The 24-year-old was announced as the first athlete of the programme’s 2025 class on Tuesday. Petaia will head out to the US in January for an exclusive 10-week training camp in Florida before he gets a shot to impress club scouts and win a place on an NFL roster.
Written by Mike Hytner
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/dec/03/jordan-petaia-nfl-quits-rugby-union-reds-wallabies-player under the title “Wallabies star Jordan Petaia walks away from rugby union to chase NFL dream”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
