PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles and left tackle Jordan Mailata reached an agreement on a three-year, $66 million extension Thursday that includes $48 million guaranteed and a $20 million signing bonus, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The deal ties Mailata to Philadelphia through the 2028 season. The $22 million per-year average puts him behind only Laremy Tunsil, Trent Williams and Andrew Thomas among the NFL's highest-paid offensive tackles.
Mailata, 27, is an Australian former rugby player who knew almost nothing about football when he came to the United States in January 2018 to train at IMG Academy in Florida.
A little over three months later, the Eagles took a shot on 6-foot-8, 365-pound Mailata, trading up to draft him in the seventh round.