Lower than twenty-four hours after being knowledgeable that he had not made it onto the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs 53-man roster, Louis Rees-Zammit seems to have discovered a brand new residence within the NFL.
In line with reviews, the previous Welsh worldwide is near finalising a take care of the Jacksonville Jaguars of the AFC South division.
NFL insider Jordan Schultz broke the information after the Welshman eliminated his Chiefs profile image and any reference to the crew from his social media profiles, tweeting that the Operating Again was already in talks with the Jaguars.
The Jaguars, who’re owned by Fulham Soccer Membership proprietor Shahid Khan, play two of their designated residence video games in London every year.
Following his chopping by the reigning Tremendous Bowl champions on Tuesday, Rees-Zammit cleared by way of the NFL’s waiver wire which permits groups to submit claims for qualifying gamers which have beforehand been reduce by different groups.
By clearing by way of this course of, the Welshman on account of coming by way of the IPP (Worldwide Participant Pathway) is exempt from counting towards a crew’s apply squad numbers.
Per the NFL Soccer Operations web site, Rees-Zammit would qualify based mostly on the next: “The NFL has particular roster guidelines for gamers that signal by way of the IPP. Every season, an NFL division is chosen at random to take part within the IPP program. Designated groups are allowed an additional low season roster spot for the IPP participant assigned to that crew.
“On the finish of coaching camp, IPP gamers can both be signed to their assigned membership’s 53-man roster or waived. Gamers who clear waivers could also be signed to their assigned crew’s apply squad utilizing an IPP exemption that permits for an additional apply squad spot. IPP gamers signed to a apply squad utilizing the exemption will not be signed to any crew’s lively roster that season; nonetheless, gamers signed to a apply squad with out the exemption are handled in the identical approach as different apply squad gamers for roster functions.”
Initially signing a three-year contract with the Chiefs price £2.24m after graduating by way of the Worldwide Pathway Programme, Rees-Zammit has seen the contract voided. Ought to he make it onto a apply squad, he would earn $225,000 (£170,000) per 12 months.
