On Monday, we discovered that Louis Rees-Zammit — a Welsh rugby participant lately of the membership in Gloucester, England — could be visiting the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, amongst different groups, in hopes of starting an NFL profession.
On Wednesday night, Bleacher Report NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported that Rees-Zammit would certainly be getting his professional soccer alternative with the Chiefs.
The preliminary report specified that the Chiefs would listing Rees-Zammit as a large receiver and operating again. The signing additionally comes amid NFL house owners this week voting to overtake kick returns to discourage the anticlimactic touchbacks which have grow to be nearly routine. A follow-up from Schultz confirms that the brand new rule has, partly, pushed curiosity within the rugby participant.
Rees-Zammit — listed at 6-foot-3 and 209 kilos — has been coaching on the IMG Academy in Florida and lately ran a 4.43 second 40-yard sprint on the NFL’s worldwide professional day.
Per Schultz, Rees-Zammit additionally visited the New York Jets, Denver Broncos, and Cleveland Browns earlier than selecting Kansas Metropolis. Whereas he may have a protracted street to creating a roster, maybe slotting right into a newly created position on particular groups will permit him a improvement alternative few worldwide gamers have loved.
