The NFL is taking over the MCG this week, with the first game of the 2026/27 NFL season kicking off this Friday on the hallowed turf.
For the first time in history, an NFL game will be played in Australia, as the NFL aims to expand its market globally, but it's not the first time Australians have been exposed to the NFL.
Several former AFL players have made the switch to the NFL, using arguably an AFL player's best skill: kicking.
AFL players have been able to use the most common ability in AFL to carve out a role in the NFL and evolve the position of punting.
Arryn Siposs
Arryn Siposs played 28 games for St Kilda, making his debut against Carlton in 2011.
He was drafted by the Saints with pick 75 and was delisted at the end of the 2015 season.
Siposs received an offer from Auburn University and committed to the school a month later as a backup punter, but earned his spot as the starter by the end of the season.
In 2020, Siposs was signed by the Detroit Lions and placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Lions, and was in and out of the practice squad.
Siposs signed with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2021 and made his debut that season against the Atlanta Falcons, but he was eventually waived at the end of 2022.
