Latrell Mitchell has signed on to affix Fox Sports’ protection of the 2023 NRL season in a serious coup for the broadcaster.
The Daily Telegraph’s Phil Rothfield revealed boxing promoter and Mitchell’s agent Matt Rose had been in negotiation for months over the deal which is able to see the 25-year-old be part of the likes of Matty Johns, Cooper Cronk, Corey Parker and Michael Ennis within the Fox League secure.
While there isn’t any official position but, Mitchell is anticipated to seem on the Matty Johns Show and as a part of match day protection.
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“He’s ready to work,” Fox Sports government director Steve Crawley informed the Daily Telegraph.
“We’ll look at areas where he’s most comfortable.
“His interest in the business is real and we just want a relationship with him and build it over time.
“In our business you’ve got to be modern, you’ve got to be contemporary.
“It’s great to have all the stars of yesterday but you’ve got to have the stars of today as well.”
Mitchell is among the hottest stars of the NRL and understands the leisure facet of rugby league.
Last season he known as on fellow gamers to specific themselves and labelled himself “the entertainer”.
Mitchell was most lately a part of the Kangaroos squad that received the Rugby League World Cup with a 30-10 win over Samoa.