Former Wales rugby international Louis Rees-Zammit has signed with NFL champions Kansas City Chiefs.
winger Announced retirement from rugby in January to pursue his American football dream.
In a video posted by the club on its X page, he said: “Hello Chiefs Kingdom, I’m Louis Rees-Zammit.
“Just signed, can’t wait to go to Arrowhead and meet you.”
Rees-Zammit played 31 times for the national team and scored 70 points.
But the 23-year-old, who also plays for Gloucester, joined the NFL on the international pathway ahead of the Six Nations Championship. Wales Take the wooden spoon home.
Earlier this month, he told Sky News that entering the NFL would be “proudest moment of [his] Life”.
He visited several NFL teams, including the New York Jets, Cleveland Browns and Denver Broncos, but ultimately settled on the Chiefs, who have won the past two games inspired by star quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Super Bowl champion and has won three of the past five Super Bowl championships.
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His dream came a step closer when he impressed at his pro day last week as part of his path to international playerdom.
Reese-Zammit posted times of 4.43 seconds for the 40-yard dash, 9-foot-7 broad jump and 29-inch vertical jump.
He will try to earn a spot on Kansas City’s final 53-man roster for the season that begins in September 2024.
If Rees-Zammit doesn’t pan out, he’ll likely spend his first season on Kansas City’s practice squad, according to the BBC.
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