Louis Rees-Zammit gets second chance for NFL dream

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Former Welsh rugby star turned NFL hopeful Louis Rees-Zammit will get another chance to make it in the worlds richest sports league as he signs with the Jacksonville Jaguars active squad. He didn’t make the field last year, but signing this contract will be a positive step for next season.

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00:00Louis-Henri Samet shocked the rugby world last year when he announced he'd be stepping

00:06away from the sport to pursue a career in the NFL. It was a controversial move given

00:11his important place in the Wales squad, and making the announcement shortly before last

00:15year's Six Nations angered some Welsh rugby fans. He said it has always been a dream,

00:21so a year on he's now been given an additional sign of life in the sport as he's signed to

00:25the active roster of the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously signed onto the Kansas City

00:30Chiefs team, but was dropped and signed to the Jags last year to their practice squad,

00:35but being given a space on their active roster is a positive sign for the upcoming offseason.

00:41It doesn't necessarily guarantee him a place in the final squad for the 2025 NFL season,

00:46but with plenty of time between now and the first game, he'll have plenty of chances to

00:50prove his worth and with a year's experience under his belt, we might see a Welshman in

00:54the NFL for the first time ever later on this year.

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