Louis Rees-Zammit is ready to proceed chasing his dream of constructing the NFL with the Jacksonville Jaguars, a supply has confirmed to ESPN.
The previous rugby star was waived by the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs on Tuesday, the day NFL groups needed to trim their rosters to 53 gamers. A supply confirmed to ESPN that Rees-Zammit is in line to hitch the Jaguars’ observe squad — a 17-member unit that may work out in the course of the week with NFL groups however is ineligible to play in precise video games until the participant is elevated to the common roster.
Rees-Zammit, 22, was signed as a working again by the Chiefs on a three-year deal after efficiently coming by means of the Worldwide Participant Pathway program (IPP). He was a star in rugby union, taking part in for Wales and touring with the British & Irish Lions. Nevertheless it was at all times his dream to play within the NFL.
For the Chiefs, he performed in all three of their preseason video games, the place he featured as a working again and extensive receiver and on particular groups (on the punt and kick return groups). He carried the ball six occasions within the preseason for 22 yards. He additionally had one reception.
He even tried out as a kicker, however he did not make the ultimate lower for the season with the Chiefs.
He is now set to go to Jacksonville, certainly one of a number of franchises that confirmed curiosity in Rees-Zammit after his spectacular exhibiting within the IPP professional day in March.
Every NFL staff can have one participant who was signed by means of the IPP program on its observe squad; in any other case, the squad is proscribed to 16 gamers. Kansas Metropolis already had Nigerian offensive sort out Chukwuebuka Godrick on its roster.
