Former rugby union star Louis Rees-Zammit has been overlooked of Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ roster for the 2024 season.
The previous Wales wing made a shock choice to give up rugby earlier this yr and joined the NFL’s Worldwide Participant Pathway (IPP) program earlier than signing a three-year cope with the back-to-back reigning Tremendous Bowl champions.
The 23-year-old spent the low season with the Chiefs vying for a spot on the common season workforce after showing in all three pre-season video games in opposition to the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears.
The NFL season kicks off on September 6 with the Chiefs taking over the Baltimore Ravens, dwell on Sky Sports activities, with groups having to chop their squads all the way down to 53 gamers.
Rees-Zammit has not been included in that 53-player squad, however his probabilities of enjoying within the NFL this season have not been fully extinguished.
One other franchise might signal him and he ought to preserve coaching with the Chiefs as a part of their observe squad, with the Chiefs having the choice of calling up gamers from the observe squad at later factors in the course of the season.
Following his maiden look at Arrowhead, Rees-Zammit instructed KSNT Information: “I received to expertise [the atmosphere] just a little bit immediately. I am excited for an additional sport right here.
“I’m trying my hardest. I’m working hard in training every day to show what I can do.
“The extra reps I get, the higher I will get so I am excited to see what is going on to occur.”
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