Former St Kilda player now NFL punter Arryn Siposs’ quest to play in Monday’s Super Bowl has received a massive boost after being elevated off the injury list onto the Eagles’ active roster.
Siposs, who has not played since Week 14 against the New York Giants, is now eligible to play in the biggest game of the year, taking back his job from Brett Kern.
Siposs averaged 45.6 yards per punt this season with a 40.5-yard net average, Kern, a 3-time pro bowler took the Aussie’s place, averaging 42.2 yards per punt with a 37.7-yard net average.
It means that Siposs will suit up with fellow Aussie Jordan Mailata, making history as the first time two Australians have played on the same team in America’s biggest sporting event.
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DRAKE REVEALS HIS SUPER BOWL CURSE BETS The Drake Curse is something to be feared, and if you are a Kansas City Chiefs fan, it’s OK to be frightened right now. Drake revealed he’s betting a tidy US$700,000 on the Chiefs this Sunday when they take on the Eagles in Super Bowl 2023. “My psychotic bets for Sunday are in @Stake”, said Drake in his Instagram caption. “Pls do not analyse the logic behind these bets there is none.” The OVO honcho and award-winning Canadian rapper has been infamous for jinxing teams and athletes on multiple occasions. He backed NFL flame-out Johnny Manziel and ex-UFC champ Conor McGregor when they were at their height, both falling from grace shortly after his public approval. He was also notoriously rooting for Serena Williams in the finals of the 2015 U.S. Open and the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 NBA Finals. Both lost. Drake announced his partnership with the cryptocurrency betting platform Stake last year, which continued his tear of throwing ridiculous amounts of money on sporting events. He has won — and lost — quite a bit of money while betting, though it all seems to be good fun for the billionair. The US$700k was not the only bet he placed for Sunday’s big game. He threw $50,000 each on both Patrick Mahomes and JuJu Smith-Schuster to be the first Chiefs touchdown scorer, another US$50,000 on the Chiefs to win both halves, US$30,000 on Chiefs to win each quarter, US$25,000 for Travis Kelce to be Super Bowl MVP, and finally US$60,000 for the position of the Super Bowl MVP to be a tight end. That’s nearly a million US dollars being placed on the game. Last year, Drake also put huge sum of money on the Super Bowl. Unlike this year, he rode the favourite Rams and it paid off, big time. This year, he’s going with the underdogs. Take at your own risk. GUIDE TO EAGLES V CHIEFS SHOWDOWN – Dom Burke Super Bowl LVII is almost here — and we’ve got you covered. Check out everything you need to know ahead of the blockbuster showdown between the Philadelphia Eagles Kansas City Chiefs. WHO: Comfortably the two best teams in the NFL, the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs will face off in the 57th edition of the Super Bowl. Both teams finished the regular season with 14-3 winning records. The Chiefs have won two Super Bowls (1969 and 2019) while the Eagles’ lone triumph came in 2017. WHERE: The Super Bowl returns to Arizona for the first time since 2015. The State Farm Stadium (previously called University of Phoenix Stadium) is the home stadium for the Arizona Cardinals and has a capacity of 63,400. WHEN: Kick-off is 10.30am (AEDT) on Monday, February 13. ODDS: The Eagles ($1.80) are narrow favourites over the Chiefs ($2) with the TAB. HOW TO WATCH: The Super Bowl It will be shown on Channel 7 as well as ESPN via Channel 509 on Foxtel or Kayo.
