Rees-Zammit ignores 'haters' after Jaguars move

Louis Rees-Zammit says he does not attraction astir nan "haters" aft being added to nan Jacksonville Jaguars' believe squad.

The erstwhile Wales rugby national helping grounded to make nan 53-man NFL roster for nan Kansas City Chiefs aft training pinch nan Super Bowl champions successful pre-season.

The 23-year-old has since joined nan Jaguars' believe squad and says he has ignored suggestions Jacksonville's move for him was motivated successful portion by their London links.

The Jags person played a crippled successful nan English superior successful 10 consecutive NFL seasons and person agelong been linked pinch a imperishable move nan London.

This season, which originates connected Thursday, they look nan Chicago Bears astatine Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (October 13) earlier hosting nan New England Patriots astatine Wembley (October 20).

"I don't really attraction astir haters," Rees-Zammit told BBC Sport's Nesta McGregor.

"They tin opportunity what they want down their phones, down their laptops making comments.

"I don't perceive to that benignant of stuff. I cognize what I've sewage to do to beryllium successful and they tin constitute each they want.

"I'm moving really difficult connected this dream and I've sewage to effort and do arsenic overmuch arsenic I tin each time to beryllium a amended shot subordinate and a amended person."

Jacksonville were 1 of respective franchises that showed liking successful Rees-Zammit aft his awesome showing successful nan International Player Pathway (IPP) pro time successful March earlier he signed for nan Chiefs.

Rees-Zammit signed a three-year woody pinch nan Chiefs earlier playing 3 pre-season games, including a debut against nan Florida-based Jaguars, aft successfully coming done nan NFL's IPP program.

He missed retired connected their 'cutdown day' action but still harbours ambitions of playing successful nan convention aft switching to nan Jaguars.

Each NFL squad tin person 1 world subordinate connected its believe squad alongside 16 different players.

Practice squad players tin activity retired during nan week pinch NFL teams but are ineligible to play successful existent games unless nan subordinate is elevated to nan regular roster.

"It would mean everything playing successful nan NFL," said Rees-Zammit.

"I've played pre-season games, but to play a regular play crippled would beryllium unbelievable.

"That was nan first clip I've ever played shot truthful to get connected to a 53 that soon was very unlikely.

"But you've sewage to enactment level-headed and I'm truthful thankful to this squad for giving maine nan opportunity to beryllium capable to transportation connected my dream.

"It's a squad pinch a very agleam early pinch immoderate very breathtaking players and coaches, truthful I'm very happy."