Louis Rees-Zammit has already received a boost of confidence from multiple NFL stars as the Welsh speedster attempts to make the Kansas City Chiefs official roster
Louis Rees-Zammit signed a three-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs (Image: @Chiefs / X)
Louis Rees-Zammit has received words of encouragement from several NFL legends as his role with the Kansas City Chiefs becomes more clear.
Following a strong performance at the NFL ’s International Player Pathway pro day, Rees-Zammit inked a three-year deal with the Chiefs on March 28. It wasn’t long before the former rugby international was given a warm welcome from several of his new teammates.
During a recent appearance on The Rugby Pod with Dan Biggar, Rees-Zammit revealed that Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce both messaged him upon learning of his signing. “Yeah, Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce messaged me saying: ‘Welcome to KC, if you ever need anything, let me know,” Rees-Zammit said, later joking: “Pat is my best mate now.”
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Despite Rees-Zammit having yet to take a single snap in the NFL or professional American football, former All-Pro defensive end J.J. Watt is already impressed by what he’s seen from the Welsh speedster – though conceded it’ll be difficult to earn a starting spot on the Chiefs.
“It’s big news, he’s strong and looks amazing,” Watt said on the Stick to Football podcast. “They’re doing a big reveal on it, which is funny because I saw a meme on it recently that they’re doing a reveal for a guy who is going to be fighting for a roster spot.
“The NFL has just changed the kickoff rules, so I think that’s part of why they’ve signed him as he has experience in this,” Watt continued. “As rugby has a similar style running system where the kickoffs might play, but there is no guarantee he’s going to be a slam dunk, but he’s absolutely going to make it, at least from the little that I know about it.
“The NFL is such a cut-throat business, so it’s going to be hard for him to make it, but we shall see. It’s just because there’s only 53 spots and you start the roster with 90 players, so that means you’re cutting all those guys to get down to 50 and means the teams don’t care who they’re cutting.”
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J.J. Watt expects big things from Louis Rees-Zammit (Image:
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Rees-Zammit is currently listed as a running back on the Chiefs official roster, but will likely play a far bigger role for Kansas City this upcoming season. The 23-year-old shared that he also plans to be featured heavily as a kick returner and wide receiver.
“So the plan we’ve got is obviously the new kick off rules this year is absolutely massive,” he said. “That’s where my main position is going to be, so I’ve got to fight to be a starter in that position this year.
“And then within the offense, it’s about how quick I can learn the play because we’ve got a plan to put me in various positions, play out the backfield at running back, be a slot receiver and just being able to use me as much as possible and be creative with me.”
