Rees-Zammit linked to Jaguars move after Chiefs cut

Louis Rees-Zammit has been linked pinch a move to nan Jacksonville Jaguars according to reports successful nan United States.

The erstwhile Wales rugby prima missed retired connected nan Kansas City Chief's 53-man NFL roster and was expected to proceed his statement connected their believe squad.

Rees-Zammit, 23, has since removed his Chiefs floor plan image from his societal media accounts amid suggestions he will alternatively subordinate nan Jaguars' believe squad.

The erstwhile rugby national helping was signed arsenic a moving backmost by back-to-back Super Bowl champions Kansas connected a three-year woody aft successfully coming done nan NFL's International Player Pathway programme (IPP).

He played 3 pre-season games for nan Chiefs, including 1 against nan Jaguars, but missed retired connected their 'cutdown day' selection.

Teams person an off-season training squad of 90 players and must prime 53 for nan commencement of nan season, nan deadline for which was Tuesday.

He was placed connected waivers meaning different teams could motion him, though it had been expected he would proceed his improvement successful Kansas having initially signed a three-year statement pinch nan Chiefs.

Jacksonville were 1 of respective franchises that showed liking successful Rees-Zammit aft his awesome showing successful nan IPP pro time successful March.

The forrmer British and Irish Lion made his American Football debut against Jacksonville earlier this period successful Kansas City's opening pre-season game.

Each NFL squad tin person 1 subordinate who was signed done nan IPP programme 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.

Rees-Zammit shocked nan rugby world successful January erstwhile he announced he was quitting Wales and Gloucester to prosecute a dream to play successful nan NFL.

He will now prosecute that ambition pinch Jaguars successful Florida according to a root reported by ESPN, external.

The Jaguars franchise person a beardown beingness successful nan UK. They will play doubly successful London this season, facing Chicago Bears astatine Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier hosting nan New England Patriots astatine Wembley.