🏈 Aussie NFL-Hopeful Breaks Down When Talking About Home

Melbourne teenager Archie Wilson has won over an entire US state after breaking down during a pre-season press conference.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Jersey and Amanda jam Nation. The young Australian man has
gone viral in the best possible way, all through the States,
through the state of Nebraska. They're all embracing him. The
footage is lovely. This is a Melbourne teenager. His name
is Archie Wilson. I think he turns nineteen tomorrow. He
has made the move to Nebraska to play NFL football.

(00:21):
He's playing college football as a punter. He was taken
from one of those pro kick He was scouted here
and then taken to the state.

Speaker 2 (00:27):
Well, they love our AFL players because we can really
boot the ball.

Speaker 1 (00:31):
That's right, and college football is massive. So he's kicking
off his college football career with Nebraska and it's such
a big deal. And he had a press conference yesterday
and it was all going well. He was chatting, chatting, chatting,
and then he was asked how he feels about being
so far away from home.

Speaker 3 (00:50):
Yeah, I got two little brothers in a moment dat Yeah,
I loved it a lot. Yeah, that's the tough part
about being hit. I loved them a lot and I
missed them. But it's I mean, they know this is
what's best for me and I can still talk to
them plenty of the phone, and they're coming here to
see the first first few games, so I'm looking forward

(01:10):
to that.

Speaker 2 (01:11):
It is hard when you're young, when you move away
from mom and dad from to a long a place
that's far, far away.

Speaker 1 (01:17):
Far away. But the States and Nebraska have just embraced him.
I'll go to war for Archie. These are some of
the comments. Can't wait to see this man play. Husker
Nation has your back. I love this kid. Hang in there, buddy,
It'll be worth it the first time you do that
tunnel walk. The state of Nebraska's got you. I'm getting
emotional reading those. You're home here, Archie. May you always
feel that you're our family. You're our brother to Nebraska forever.

Speaker 2 (01:41):
Oh he's so sweet.

Speaker 1 (01:42):
He's done himself such a service. And to see a
young man at the height of his power, you know,
beginning this incredible career, allow himself to be so vulnerable. See,
this is what we want to see. This is what's
great about young men who are this open and this vulnerable.
And to do that on that big platform is so
is so refreshing to see.

Speaker 2 (02:03):
And I don't know much about American football. I have
been watching that TV show Ballers, and it's it's such
an industry over there, every minutiae of the game. There's
stats about how fast they run and all that.

Speaker 1 (02:15):
And this college guys, this is where and this is.

Speaker 2 (02:17):
Where it comes strong for him, This is where it starts.
But you would get lost in all of that, and
you just missed your mum and dad.

Speaker 1 (02:24):
That's right. Well, he stamped himself as one to keep
an eye and he really has. His name is Archie Wilson.
And tomorrow, happy birthday, Archie.

Speaker 2 (02:31):
There'll be plenty of sympathetic ears for you, Archie. I
bet