After Louis Rees-Zammit was cut by the Chiefs and signed by the Jaguars to their practice squad in pursuit of his NFL dream, he revealed what Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and others messaged him upon departing Kansas City.
Rees-Zammit was thought to have done enough to make the Chiefs 53-man roster despite being a newbie to football. He did not make the large cut, but has home a new home in Jacksonville.
The longtime rugby player played multiple positions during training camp with the Chiefs to not only find out where he best fit, but to show his versatility to try and make the regular-season roster.
Now, he’s exclusively playing wide receiver, Rees-Zammit’s preferred position, in Jacksonville.
Yet, he is taking the advice from some of the NFL’s best with him as he plays away from Kansas City.
Rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit is still chasing his NFL dream, now with the Jacksonville Jaguars
Rees-Zammit revealed what Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce have said after he left the Chiefs
‘I had so many messages from all of them wishing me luck. I’ve been playing the game for three months,’ Rees-Zammit said of the messages from Kelce, Mahomes, and others, per talkSPORT.
‘They just said stick at it and keep working on what you can work on and eventually everything will work out.’
‘They didn’t know that I was going to change positions and stuff. So in terms of that advice, then probably not. But it’s more, I’m a very hard worker and I really want this.’
Despite no longer being a teammate of Kelce and Mahomes, Rees-Zammit is still in pursuit of playing in his first NFL game in the same year where he started playing American football.
Louis Rees-Zammit lands second chance in NFL after Kansas City Chiefs released him
Former rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit has agreed to join the Jacksonville Jaguars – two days after the Kansas City Chiefs released him.
The Welshman will join the practice squad and has been listed as a wide receiver by the franchise after joining the Chiefs as a running back.
Rees-Zammit, who is believed to be joining on a one-year contract, had cemented himself as a superstar in rugby before his bombshell announcement this year that he was stepping away from the sport.
‘So happy to be here,’ Rees-Zammit said on Instagram, alongside a picture of him putting pen to paper for the Jaguars. ‘Thanks for the opportunity. It’s go time.’
And he appeared to reference his status as a running-back by placing the ‘eyes wide open’ emoji next the ‘WR’ letters on a screen displaying his name and position.
Louis Rees-Zammit has agreed a one-year contract with NFL team Jacksonville Jaguars
The former Wales rugby star joined his new team for practice on Thursday afternoon