Former Australian rugby player Jordan Petaia signs with Los Angeles Chargers of the NFL

Former Australian rugby player Jordan Petaia signed with the NFL the Los Angeles Chargers team.

Petaia, 25 years old, played in 31 tests and in two cups in the world of rugby for Wallabies.

He joined the chargers as part of the NFL international path (IPP) after training for 10 weeks at the IMG Academy in Florida.

Petaia turned his attention to American football after finishing his rugby career in December after six years playing for Queensland Reds in Super Rugby.

The Chargers said he will now work with the coach and manage the coordinator of Games Andy Bischoff together with the other team’s purposes.