The Eagles offensive tackle had to watch his dad’s long journey back from serious health complications from the other side of the world.
Jordan Mailata and his family of ‘fighters’ endured a turbulent stretch between Super Bowl appearances
“He told me he wasn’t coming and it kind of broke my heart,” Mailata said. “My dad’s the only one I want to see. As bad as that sounds, I miss my family, but my dad is the one I miss the most and I wanted him to be there.” “I came home from school and he baked some chicken,” Mailata said. “And I was going to town on that chicken.”The next day, after getting chided for his wasteful eating habits, Mailata was determined to set things right with his disapproving dad.
He’s become one of the best offensive tackles in the league in the last few seasons, making second-team All-Pro for the first time this year and even finishing 17th in the NFL’s offensive player of the year voting. According to Pro Football Focus, Mailata has allowed just 18 pressures in 497 passing-blocking snaps, earning the highest grade of any offensive lineman this year.
Mailata said he spent about a week at home waiting to see if his dad would rebound. Once the family learned it may be some time before his dad made meaningful progress, Mailata said he asked his mother for permission to leave home to shed the powerless feeling he felt there. Stoutland added: “It says a lot about him personally, his mental toughness, his love of the game, and his love of his teammates. I think there was a lot of support from a lot of people. I think, in his mind, he remembers that as he plays each game.”
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