Welsh Rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit chases NFL dream in US

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Welsh rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit has said making it in the NFL would be the "most proud moment of my life".
The former Gloucester, Wales and British Lion player quit rugby in January to switch to American football, and the 23-year-old is now completing a 10-week training and development camp in Bradenton, Florida.
The initiative, which is part of the NFL's International Player Pathway, is designed to attract players from outside the US to American football.
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@Thebluesky0311 3 месяца назад

This is awesome! Go get it! As a huge football fan, I'll watch eagerly to see Rees Lightning's progress.

@annporter7950 3 месяца назад

Excited he’s playing for the best team in the NFL !!! Welcome to Chief Kingdom !

@caval141 3 месяца назад

Good luck to him. Hes certainly got the determination and talent to succeed. 👍

@mack86523 2 месяца назад

We can't wait to have him. He'll be a nice addition to the team.

@johnsonwilliam1023 3 месяца назад

Welcom to Kansas City

@cdrum5994 3 месяца назад

What I like about him is his ambition. He might not be the fastest but his desire might take him further. It will be interesting.

@ArizonaGunsDave 3 месяца назад

I think it's great that he and many European athletes and fans in general are liking our sport too. So many times we are sort of a punch line from people who don't understand our NFL game. Things like, "why do they call if football when soccer is football" or "We don't wear helmets and pads in Rugby so why all of the pads and protection in the NFL" but to see other countries now starting to realize how great our game truly is great. I think this rugby player will transition nicely. I don't like the Chiefs though so that's all we need is ANOTHER target for PM to throw to.

@Dltd33 3 месяца назад

LRZ could sit on a practise squad of the next 10 years and make more money than he would in rugby most likely

@yodaking8764 3 месяца назад

❤

@taiyah_byron 4 месяца назад

Good on him for getting invited in the international program. But he'll be back in rugby quick smart.

@vitigaymer1053 4 месяца назад

WR/RB is the wrong position for Rugby players to try to compete in. US Colleges have no shortage of 6ft to 6ft3 fast guys to send to the NFL. Rugby players trying to compete for these spots are at disadvantage. Only athletic giants like Jordan Mailata(6ft8) should be trying. Because there is a legit shortage of good Offensive Linesman in the League.

@RD-wg2nt 4 месяца назад

@@vitigaymer1053long shot yes, but the intriguing aspect is that LRZ is coming over as an established international rugby player.

@carlosphillyspecial 3 месяца назад

Jordan Mailata is a clear example that this transition is possible. He's now an well established player in the O-Line for the Philadelphia Eagles!

@cjboyer4355 3 месяца назад

O-Line makes sense though do to scrums or whatever they call it but this dude wants to play a skill position that’s a whole different animal.

@javimarulu4247 3 месяца назад

NFL is easier than rugby

@bigowenzy3397 3 месяца назад

Thats because hes 6 10 300lbs, not many humans that size

@twistedfantasyy 3 месяца назад

The position is way different though. LRZ is a skill player so the plays involved are way different, but still yes I think it's possible.

@bmatthews15 3 месяца назад

@@cjboyer4355He's going to make it as a special teamer (gunner, kick returner, punt blocker, personal protector where he can execute the fake punt w/ direct snap). He can also be a gadget on offense, a wildcat RB that can motion out wide (WR).

@4Rellis 3 месяца назад

LRZ will be a hit in the NFL at WR. Hope he joins the Browns. Go Louis!

@Mattt5 3 месяца назад

Lets hope he doesn't join the browns

@MAXIMORUBERT100 4 месяца назад

Come and play for the Eagles. Yeaaa❤

@AWD_T 3 месяца назад

Welcome to the kingdom LRZ!

@samoooooo6828 3 месяца назад

3:24 his face when they ask him a completely irrelevant question about Taylor Swift

@cjboyer4355 3 месяца назад

Well now he’s gonna meet her in KC next year so not completely irrelevant.

@samoooooo6828 3 месяца назад

@@cjboyer4355 great point

@BensOpinion1 3 месяца назад

He looks the part already

@galm2637 Месяц назад

Chasing a NFL cheque

@tannerpitts5568 3 месяца назад

I’m just hear to read the British news footers about what they got going on. A dude hunting people in East London with a crossbow?? Crazy stuff😂

@davidmorgan1963 4 месяца назад

Where did he buy those teeth? 😬

@leemoore8068 3 месяца назад

Every one thinking he won’t make it at least he’s having a go I bet there’s few NFL players would make it playing rugby too 😮

@jenneyryan 3 месяца назад

Welcome to The Chiefs family!🎉🎉

@CesarNoelQ 3 месяца назад

His transition is easier since his father has played American football so he knows the sport so he is basically aware about the nuance of American football.

@solowingpixy8190 4 месяца назад

Someone want to tell him now or do we want to wait?

@zakvitale1411 4 месяца назад

Naw let him dream. He's a better te body than half the league

@Paratus7 4 месяца назад

‘Rowt’ not ‘route’ already…….😂

@user-jn4nf7ln4h 3 месяца назад

Yes that got me wincing already

@chrispugh2450 3 месяца назад

i hope he succeeds if nothing more than because most Americans have written him off!!!.

@blayworld 3 месяца назад

1:16 just ain’t quick enough. It’s possible to get better but that won’t cut it.

@dannydee9919 3 месяца назад

His footwork needs major work. He looks awkward. But than again, look at hunter Renfrow. Idk, he also looks to soft for a nfl locker room.

@DCJayhawk57 3 месяца назад

Funny they ask him about Taylor Swift and then he signs with the Chiefs. He knows where to get exposure lol.

@-scrim 3 месяца назад

white king W

@arnaudparadis-hiare4641 3 месяца назад

"hardest" decision .... LOOOOOOL > ANY TOP14 team will sign him next year if he can't make the cut to the nfl !

@tb4326 3 месяца назад

He keeps saying he’s doing this for his dad, but not his dream. Very suspect.

@JeremAl 2 месяца назад

I am a former pro and agent now. He has no chance. Skills players are too good in the states.

@JeremAl 2 месяца назад

@@user-wk7ql5bg6p or maybe he’s wasting his time (and media are wasting ours)

@zachb1706 2 месяца назад

Yeah, good rugby player but nowhere near the best taking on the NFL - don’t think that’ll work out. Probably doesn’t bother him though, he likely gets the same just sitting around in some training squad as he would playing rugby.

@franciscouch8378 3 месяца назад

So what...

@ThatsDisruptive 4 месяца назад

Taylor swift couldn't be more of a click baiting attempt if theyd tried...top class journalism 😂🤦🏼‍♂️

@jorgecgonzalez9976 3 месяца назад

part of the NFL scheme, please dude she is just dating one of the NFL's best, OMG.

@AmirHussain-eg3su 4 месяца назад

he cheated on saffrin barker with a fit bird

@user-jn4nf7ln4h 3 месяца назад

What ? Over I Florida on the IPP ,is that why they split ??

@zeitgeistx5239 3 месяца назад

Uh rugby isn’t necessarily older than American football as they actually have the same origin as it originated from games brought over from the UK before association football and rugby were codified.

@balljacksok 3 месяца назад

M8, the first Rugby game was in 1823 and the first American Football game was in 1869.

@davidnicholson6680 3 месяца назад

Good that he's trying it, but I seriously doubt he'll succeed. This program is a marketing tool for the league, trying to build fans outside of the US.

@hashbrown4278 3 месяца назад

Wrong. Jordan mailata made it. If they’re talented enough they’ll get signed

@user-rr7xz4vi4i 3 месяца назад

@@hashbrown4278agree give Louis time I know hell excell

@andasreth69 3 месяца назад

Rugby star? As soon as a rugby player tries his luck in the nfl, it's immediately exaggerated. He was just a new hope

@Roof_Pizza 4 месяца назад

He MIGHT make the CFL. His body is more suited

@dovahofthenorth653 4 месяца назад

What’s that

@Dreyno 4 месяца назад

@@dovahofthenorth653Canadian football. Americans think a sport that only they play is somehow the pinnacle of all sport. Even though it’s full of guys just like LRZ, he couldn’t possibly play their special sport. Bizarrely insular.

@okay1775 3 месяца назад

Facts

@hashbrown4278 3 месяца назад

@@Dreynoyou make no sense.

@Dreyno 3 месяца назад

@@hashbrown4278 It makes perfect sense.

@davos4268 4 месяца назад

Tyree hill has hit just over 22mph. LRZ over 24. Christian wade 25mph. Athleticism isn’t enough to learn and play against best in a foreign sport

@kevwalker5714 3 месяца назад

He was not a stand out talent in rugby at all, he was average at best.

@clementpastis5629 3 месяца назад

Selected with the lions so not average

@user-nn2xj9mh4w 3 месяца назад

Average NFL game time is 9 mins ...fitness wise he should be easy . Vice versa maybe not . Really dont like NFL as spectacle , but not knocking anybody 4 pursuing dream

@hashbrown4278 3 месяца назад

Wrong

@javimarulu4247 3 месяца назад

@@hashbrown4278what is wrong?

@dondraper2488 4 месяца назад

He’ll fit in better over at the women’s NFL….

@carlosdeno 4 месяца назад

Really Princess, I’d find another sport.

@lastpenny849 3 месяца назад

This guy is a British and Irish Lion at 20. Nuff said. NFL players were still going back home for the weekend to get their laundry done... Look it up what that means. Your equivalent would be a pro bowler or something like that. This guy was one of the best at a very young age, don't question his toughness, he's done this without pads for a decade.

@carlosdeno 3 месяца назад

@@lastpenny849 Septic tanks absolutely clueless, their other favorite sport with the title The World Series speaks volumes. Thick as mince!

@dondraper2488 3 месяца назад

@@carlosdeno Seethe more sweetie 💋

@sallymae5893 3 месяца назад

He’s doing it for the money. Stop w the fake inspirational story man.

@user-me1zs6ux6n 3 месяца назад

Two things can be true at the same time.

@Haachy 4 месяца назад

Fairness, this is truly a money decision. Cause playing both sports, Rugby is miles better.

@Poweroftouch 3 месяца назад

Remember NFL does so well because it's a business before it's a sport ,and crazy but fixing is not illegal in NFL.

@hashbrown4278 3 месяца назад

Wrong not better. He wasn’t playing rugby for free he was getting paid. Just because the money is better in nfl doesn’t mean that’s why he’s going. Cry more

@hashbrown4278 3 месяца назад

@@Poweroftouchwrong.