The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs have signed European rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit, the crew introduced Friday, giving them one other potential offensive risk.
The Chiefs will have a look at Rees-Zammit at working again and maybe vast receiver. His largest instant influence may come on particular groups and notably as a return specialist beneath the NFL’s new kickoff format.
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Rees-Zammit, 23, introduced in January that he would try and play within the NFL. He participated within the NFL’s Worldwide Participant Pathway professional day final week and ran a 4.43 within the 40-yard sprint. Rees-Zammit, who’s from Wales, then made visits to a handful of groups earlier than agreeing to contract phrases with the Chiefs.
This season marks the primary time that every crew may have a seventeenth roster spot on the observe squad particularly obtainable for a global participant. Groups are also permitted to raise a global observe squad participant to the energetic roster a most of thrice all through the season, growing alternatives for gamers to develop and get an opportunity to play.
Groups additionally obtain one coaching camp roster exemption for a qualifying worldwide participant.
