Arryn Siposs
Arryn Siposs (born 25 November 1992) is an Australian professional American football punter for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He later switched codes to play college football for Auburn in the United States. AFL career. Siposs was drafted by St Kilda with the 75th selection in the 2010 AFL draft from the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup. He was originally from Beaconsfield and played in the South East Juniors where he  kicked 99 goals in his under 16s year. Playing in the TAC Cup for the Stingrays he kicked 34 goals in 2010. Siposs made his debut against in round 7 of the 2011 AFL season. He was substituted on in the second half of the match and had four disposals and kicked one goal, The Saints lost by three points (81–84). He then played the next five games (and kicked five goals) but was dropped after the Saints lost to by 57 points. He was then named in the squad to play against in round 16 but was later made  an emergency. Towards the end of the season he suffered shin splints. He was delisted at the conclusion of the 2015 season. American football career. College career. In November 2017, Siposs received an offer from Auburn University. He visited Auburn the following month and committed to play for the college football team as a punter. He had also been training with ProKick Australia, in order to transition from Australian rules to American football. Siposs competed for the starting punter position behind Aiden Marshall, prior to the start of the 2018 season, and was later named as backup to Marshall. However , Siposs was on the field more than Marshall against the Washington Huskies, and head coach Gus Malzahn opted to make Siposs the starting punter against the Alabama State Hornets. Professional career. Detroit Lions. On the 25 April 2020, Siposs signed with the Detroit Lions at the end of 2020 NFL Draft as an undrafted free agent. He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Lions on 29 July 2020, and was activated 10 days later. He was waived on 5 September 2020 and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was released on 21 October 2020  and re-signed to the practice squad three days later. He was released from the practice squad again on 16 December 2020, and re-signed to the practice squad again on 19 December 2020. Philadelphia Eagles. On 13 January 2021, Siposs signed a reserve/futures contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. Siposs was drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the fourth round of the 2021 CFL Global Draft on 15 April 2021. Siposs made his NFL debut with the Eagles on 12 September 2021, against the Atlanta Falcons.