An Aussie Super Bowl

Well, more specifically, there will be an Australian player in the upcoming Super Bowl. Both the Arizona Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles, who will play for the National Football Conference championship and a spot in the Super Bowl, have Australian punters. Sav Rocca is the punter for Philadelphia, and Ben Graham for Arizona.

Both were stars in the Australian Football League for years before making the move (Graham in 2005, Rocca in 2007) to the NFL for bigger paychecks. In another bit of trivia, Ben Graham was named one of the co-captains of the New York Jets in 2006, making him the first Aussie to be a captain of an American pro sports team.

So, barring injury or something, either Graham or Rocca will make the first Super Bowl appearance by an Australian.