The forgotten Aussie NFL hero - why Jordan Mailata is not the first Australian to win a Super Bowl ring While Jordan Mailata's Super Bowl victory with the Philadelphia Eagles is a huge occasion for Australian sport, he is not the first Aussie to earn a Super Bowl ring as some have claimed.
A knee injury sidelined him for his entire rookie season, but the Seahawks' Super Bowl victory that year meant Williams became the first Australian to own a Super Bowl ring.
That honour belongs to Jesse Williams, a defensive tackle who won Super Bowl XLVIII with the Seattle Seahawks in 2014, despite not playing in the game itself due to a heartbreaking battle with cancer.
Cancer cruelly ended Williams' career prematurely, waived by the Seahawks in 2016.
In 2013, Williams was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks, a dream come true for the young Aussie.
