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Super Bowl champs eye NFL hopeful Louis Rees-Zammit
By Neil Fissler
Super Bowl champions, the Kansas City Chiefs, have emerged as potential contenders in the race to sign up former Wales superstar Louis Rees-Zammit.
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Rees-Zammit could potentially have Taylor Swift’s boyfriend tight end Travis Kelce blocking for him if he is picked up as a running back by The Chiefs, who beat the San Francisco 49ers in overtime last month.
He is due at the Denver Broncos today under the NFL’s International Player Pathway Programme after spending time last week with the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets.
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RugbyPass revealed last week that Rees-Zammit had three contract offers on the table even before he stepped out in front of scouts from all 32 franchises at the University of South Florida’s Pro Day.
The former Lion, who is trying out as a running back, wide receiver, or kick returner, clocked 4.43s in the 40-metre dash, clearly caught the eye of scouts, and clubs are keen to take a closer look.
NFL sides will also receive one training camp roster exemption for a qualifying international player, and Rees-Zammit is seen as a top IPP prospect along with Travis Clayton, who has played rugby for Basingstoke.
The NFL’s International Player Pathway Program (IPP) was established to provide elite international athletes with the opportunity to play in the NFL, thereby increasing the league’s global reach. Launched in 2017, the program selects a group of athletes from outside the United States and Canada to train and potentially sign with NFL teams.
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Participants undergo intensive training to hone their football skills and understanding of the game, culminating in opportunities to showcase their talents in front of NFL scouts and coaches. Successful athletes may earn a spot on a team’s practice squad, with a select few making the active roster
He’ll never get a first team slot, unless the team go for t-shirt sales in the UK. His stats are average at best. I forsee a 3 year stint not getting a single start and then after 3 years of never hearing about him again, he'll be back, cap in hand to one of the regions or Gloucester. These lads who play NFL having been doing it in America since they were 5, he reckons because his dad “likes to watch it when he was a kid” he can make a total switch, never gonna happen. Anyway how about Dyer, he had a good start 🤔🤣😜
His stats are perfectly adequate. Anyone with American football know-how recognizes the 40 yard dash is utterly overrated. “Pad-speed” wholly trumps the pro-day shenanigans. And if someone like Andy Reid is designing schemas with adequate spacing for RZ to exploit, he could have a nice little stint in the States. Depends entirely on if he lands in the right situation/system.
I think Dyer is seriously under-rated. I've never seen him have a bad game for Wales.
No idea about AF and I wont change it.
Hope, we will see him some next 6-nations.
Don’t care, He left, move on.
LRZ is certainly a swift operator and has a look not entirely dissimilar to a certain Mr. Styles…maybe Travis will be keeping a close eye in that direction and a slightly different style of blocking!!! 😂