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Laekin Vakalahi



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2003 (22 years old)
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Offensive Tackle

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6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)

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320 lb (145 kg)

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Laekin Vakalahi (born 28 January 2003) is a New Zealand-Australian professional American football offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) and former rugby league player.

Early life
He was born in Auckland, New Zealand and played junior rugby league in Brisbane for the Ormeau Shearers. He later moved to Melbourne where he played basketball. After a chance encounter in Hawaii with his family and Bill Carey, a friend of Philadelphia Eagles international scout Chris Naeole who was impressed by his 35-inch arms 83–inch wingspan. He was given an official try-out and he began to train at Conquest Athletic Performance in Australia, previously used by Baltimore Ravens' Daniel Faalele.

American football career
After completing a six-week training camp, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles in May 2024 on a three-year international development contract. In pre-season in 2024 he played left tackle.

He won a Super Bowl championship when the Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 40–22 in Super Bowl LIX.

He signed a reserve/future contract on February 14, 2025.

Personal life
His parents are Frank and Mary Vakalahi. He has four siblings, including a younger brother Kobe Vakalahi. A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he spent two years completing his mission service in Wellington, New Zealand prior to 2024. He has New Zealand citizenship.
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