Welsh rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit has joined the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars. Rees-Zammit arrived at the facility and signed a contract to be on team’s practice squad. He was expected to be on the field with teammates afterward. By signing with Jacksonville, Rees-Zammit could be in London for two NFL games in October.
FILE - Kansas City Chiefs running back Louis Rees-Zammit warms up before the start of an NFL preseason football game against the Chicago Bears , Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. FILE - Kansas City Chiefs running back Louis Rees-Zammit runs back a kickoff during the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the Chicago Bears , Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.
By signing with Jacksonville, Rees-Zammit could be in London for two NFL games in October. The Jaguars play the Chicago Bears at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Oct. 13 and then face the New England Patriots at Wembley Stadium on Oct. 20. Rees-Zammit signed with two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City in March as part of the NFL’s International Player Pathway Program. The running back/receiver was released Tuesday after carrying six times for 22 yards and catching one pass for 3 yards in the preseason.
He landed in Jacksonville, which lost IPPP tight end Patrick Murtagh to a season-ending injury in training camp. The former Australian rules footballer broke his right ankle in practice in early August and was carted off the field in an air cast.GM Brad Holmes expects Lions to be Super Bowl champions after breakthrough seasonThe 23-year-old Rees-Zammit, one of the best wingers in rugby, announced in January that he was leaving the Welsh national team to pursue a dream of playing in the NFL.
He was one of 15 athletes from eight countries participating in the NFL’s international program. The prospects spent 10 weeks training at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, and got a crash course in practicing the fundamentals of football and learning the intricacies of a game most have never played.in the 40-yard dash when the international players participated in the University of South Florida’s pro day. He drew a lot of attention from a crowd that included 51 scouts from 31 teams.
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