The Australian native has set his sights on American football, a sport the premier rugby player didn't know much about until ...

The Las Vegas Raiders have a fascinating prospect in 21-year-old Laki Tasi. The team reportedly intends to move the ...

The Las Vegas Raiders signed rugby player Laki Tasi as part of the International Player Pathway program. After starting on ...

"I think the realisation kicked in when the NFL posted a photo of him late last year saying that this, you know, monster kid from Samoa was heading over," Niumata said. Laki Tasi (middle ...

Tasi, who was born in Samoa before moving to Brisbane with his family, played rugby for the Ashgrove GPS club in the Queensland Premier Rugby Union before joining the NFL’s IPP program.

The Detroit Lions will leave no stone unturned when it comes to finding new talent, and they’re looking next to a giant rugby player who is trying to make the change to defensive line.

Their signings mark a growing trend of international athletes making the leap to the NFL, fueled by programs like the IPP. Laki Tasi's story is more than a novelty—it’s a testament to how ...

"One of the guys that owns a burger joint back home, he was telling me about this NFL IPP that Jordan Mailata joined in," Tasi said. "[It] was kind of surprising because I didn't know who was ...

The Raiders made a big signing Wednesday by adding defensive lineman Laki Tasi to the ... rugby union,” former NFL executive Scott Pioli wrote in March after watching Tasi at an IPP pro day.

Meet the Raiders' newest player, a 6'6, 347-pound rugby player named Laki Tasi ... about Jordan and the NFL IPP I realized how big it is." Back in January, Tasi and his fellow classmates in ...

“The owner was onto me … like let’s try out this NFL thing, you’ve got a good ... Queensland rugby product Laki Tasi has been signed by the Las Vegas Raiders. Originally published as ...

The pathway program that produced Super Bowl winning star Jordan Mailata has unearthed another Aussie giant who has been signed up by the Las Vegas Raiders. Tasi, 21, is a 198cm, 157kg giant who ...