Rees-Zammit shrugs off injury to make home Chiefs bow

Louis Rees-Zammit overcame wounded concerns to make his location debut for Kansas City Chiefs against Detroit Lions.

The erstwhile rugby national helping was expected to miss nan pre-season title astatine Arrowhead Stadium due to a backmost issue.

But nan 23-year-old shrugged disconnected those concerns to characteristic successful aggregate roles arsenic nan reigning Super Bowl champions were beaten 24-23 by nan Lions.

Rees-Zammit - who represented Gloucester, Wales and nan British and Irish Lions successful rugby national - took a kick-off successful summation to spending clip pinch nan punt return team.

He returned a Lions kick-off for 27 yards and concisely operated arsenic a wide receiver.

Following his maiden quality astatine Arrowhead, Rees-Zammit told KSNT News: "I sewage to acquisition [the atmosphere] a small spot today. I'm excited for different crippled present adjacent week and past we'll spot what happens.

"I'm trying my hardest. I'm moving difficult successful training each time to show what I tin do.

"The much reps I get, nan amended I'll get truthful I'm excited to spot what's going to hap adjacent week and evidently successful nan future."

Rees-Zammit made his Chiefs debut in a pre-season conflict pinch Jacksonville Jaguars successful early August.

The Welshman is now targeting a spot successful nan Chiefs' 53-man roster for nan NFL season, which starts against Baltimore Ravens connected 6 September.

The Chiefs will corroborate their roster successful afloat pursuing their last pre-season fixture against Chicago Bears connected Friday, 23 August (01:20 BST).