After playing rugby in Australia, he started working as a plumber, but one moment on the job changed his life forever.
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“It was a hot, humid day. We were crawling through this little passage and I turned to them and said, ‘Man, I’m too big to be doing this. I miss sports and I should be playing sports still,’ ” he recalled.
“The Eagles and obviously my position coach, Matt Burke, has informed me of times and dates that we are going to start as a group,” Leo noted. “As long as I can kind of jump in and have these Zoom meetings with my position group and get ahead of the bowl, that’s all I can care about right now.”
He’ll be able to bond to two other Aussies on the Eagles, with Jordan Mailata and Cameron Johnston already on the roster.
The Aussie is excited for his chance to play in front of the team’s rabid fan base.
“Hearing about Philly’s crowd base, I’m proud to be a part of this,” he added. “It’s that die-hard, loyal fan base.”