Jordan Mailata on American breakfast TV, Philadelphia Eagles ‘crazy’ party after NFL title win over Kansas City Chiefs, interview

Bleary-eyed Aussie NFL behemoth Jordan Mailata soaked up the Philadelphia Eagles’ Super Bowl win, partying into the early hours of the morning.

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The Eagles decimated the back-to-back champion Kansas City Chiefs, 40-22, to claim their second-ever NFL championship, following a Nick Foles-led title win over the New England Patriots in 2018.

After fellow Australian Jesse Williams received a ring for his place on the victorious 2014 Seattle Seahawks’ roster despite not playing in the big dance, the six-foot-eight offensive tackle Mailata became the first countryman to start and play in a Super Bowl win.

The 27-year-old created incredible history after playing an integral role in Philadelphia’s up-front push all season long.

Across 406 regular-season pass-blocking snaps, Mailata allowed just one sack and 13 pressures, creating a near-impenetrable brick wall on the left side for mobile quarterback Jalen Hurts.

The celebrations that came after were richly deserved.

“Man, the party was crazy,” Mailata said the morning after. “I can’t say what happened in the party, but, hey, it was crazy in the party.”

The morning after his team’s comprehensive triumph, the former NRL product had a tough time articulating his winning feeling.

“I’m not really sure how to describe it. The best way I could probably do it is … it doesn’t feel real,” he told American breakfast television program Good Morning America on Tuesday (AEDT).

“I had a lot of reasons for wanting to win this game but drawing on the experiences from the last time we were here, I think it was just very important for us that the guys who were here two years ago, for us to finish the job.”

Asked if he’d slept yet, a worse-for-wear Mailata said: “Man, the bags must be showing. I have not been to sleep yet.”

His mother, Maria, said: “I came with all the belief that he’s going to do this.” His wife, Niki, said: “I just couldn’t be more proud of him.”

Roughly 14,000 kilometres away, Mailata, who has Samoan roots, had his extended family proudly watching on from Sydney.

“Inside my heart is full of joy, and I’m so proud of him,” Mailata’s father, Tupa’i, said back home on Monday.

In the immediate aftermath of the Eagles’ win in New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome, Mailata reflected on his long-winded NFL journey.

“I don’t want to sound all philosophical,” Mailata told ESPN on Monday (AEDT).

“But I think, just going back to how it all began: don’t be afraid to tip your toe in the water.

“You have got to immerse yourself; you have got to drown yourself in that atmosphere — whatever you want to do — learn to how to swim.

“It’s just a crazy, crazy journey so far.”

After stamping himself on the lucrative American football landscape, Mailata penned a three-year, US$66 million (AU$105 million) contract extension last April.