{"id":1657,"date":"2024-07-28T19:07:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-28T19:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=1657"},"modified":"2024-07-28T19:07:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-28T19:07:15","slug":"nfl-fans-are-begging-their-favorite-team-to-sign-female-american-rugby-player-who-bulldozed-her-opponent-with-derrick-henry-like-stiff-arm-at-the-olympic-games-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=1657","title":{"rendered":"NFL Fans Are Begging Their Favorite Team To Sign Female American Rugby Player Who Bulldozed Her Opponent With Derrick Henry-Like Stiff Arm At The Olympic Games (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0fans want female American rugby star Ilona Maher in the league after watching her toss an opponent to the ground like a lightweight with an insane truck move.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<p>Maher is currently representing Team USA at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, and was in action against Japan this Sunday. She\u2019s gone viral on social media for a particular run that is reminiscent of some of the best running backs in NFL history, with one fan referring to her as the\u00a0<em>\u201c<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/derrick-henry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Derrick Henry<\/a>\u00a0of women\u2019s rugby.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Check her out in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CollegeSportsO\/status\/1817582336961331312\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the video<\/a>\u00a0below:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"tl\">Ilona Maher for Heisman! \u270b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/idA06SvaQp\">pic.twitter.com\/idA06SvaQp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 College Sports Only (@CollegeSportsO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollegeSportsO\/status\/1817582336961331312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As noted above, fans are urging an NFL team to sign her up.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cLiterally \u201cthe Power of She\u201d the more I rewatch this. Where you at @Athleta ? This woman needs to be in your athlete collective, stat,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0a user wrote.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cTRUCK STICK\u201d<\/em>\u00a0said another.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em>\u201cTeam USA we need more,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0a third wrote.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHave I watched this clip 20 times already? Maybe,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0said another.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cCan\u2019t wait see the tik tok edits lol,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0one joked.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-ilona-maher-is-making-a-case-for-herself-at-the-olympic-games\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ilona Maher Is Making A Case For Herself At The Olympic Games<\/h2>\n<p>Who knows? She might get some calls, but she wouldn\u2019t be the first woman to attract NFL interest. Former USWNT star Carly Lloyd recently revealed having been contacted by multiple franchises before her retirement.<\/p>\n<p>Maher began playing rugby at 17 years old and is participating in the Olympic Games for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>While her impressive run isn\u2019t likely to land her in the NFL, it\u2019s still fun to consider the possibilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NFL\u00a0fans want female American rugby star Ilona Maher in the league after watching her toss an opponent to the ground like a lightweight with an insane truck move. 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