Chiefs debut 'great first experience' - Rees-Zammit

Louis Rees-Zammit says making his debut for reigning Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs was a "great first experience".

The erstwhile Wales helping featured successful nan Chiefs' pre-season friends conclusion by Jacksonville Jaguars.

Rees-Zammit performed arsenic moving back, kicker and kick-returner during Saturday's match, successful summation to being portion of nan punt sum team.

He vanished pinch 2 carries for 1 yard, 1 reception for 3 yards and 1 tackle connected typical teams.

The 23-year-old besides - somewhat unexpectedly - took a kick-off successful nan 4th quarter.

"It was a awesome first experience," Rees-Zammit told nan Irish NFL Show pursuing nan 26-13 nonaccomplishment astatine EverBank Stadium successful Florida.

"I loved it, I loved getting nan snaps I did, connected typical teams arsenic well, which was great.

"I've conscionable sewage to look backmost connected this, reappraisal it and spot really I tin get better.

"The ambiance was great, it was beautiful electrical successful nan stadium and location was a load of Chiefs fans, which helped massively. It was a awesome crippled and I'm looking guardant to nan adjacent one."

Rees-Zammit is competing for a spot connected nan Chiefs' 53-man regular-season roster, but was listed arsenic Kansas City's fifth-choice moving backmost connected nan franchise's first extent chart.

There was besides a debut for erstwhile Gaelic shot goalkeeper Charlie Smyth.

He marked his first outing for nan New Orleans Saints by kicking a winning section extremity to unafraid a 16-14 pre-season triumph astatine nan Arizona Cardinals.

The rookie 22-year-old Irishman, who, for illustration Rees-Zammit, joined nan NFL's International Player Pathway Programme earlier this year, converted from 37 yards pinch conscionable 5 seconds remaining.