After Louis Rees-Zammit was cut by the Chiefs and signed by the Jaguars to their practice squad in pursuit of his NFL dream, he revealed what Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and others messaged him upon departing Kansas City.
Rees-Zammit was thought to have done enough to make the Chiefs 53-man roster despite being a newbie to football. He did not make the large cut, but has home a new home in Jacksonville.
The longtime rugby player played multiple positions during training camp with the Chiefs to not only find out where he best fit, but to show his versatility to try and make the regular-season roster.
Now, he’s exclusively playing wide receiver, Rees-Zammit’s preferred position, in Jacksonville.
Yet, he is taking the advice from some of the NFL’s best with him as he plays away from Kansas City.
Rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit is still chasing his NFL dream, now with the Jacksonville Jaguars
Rees-Zammit revealed what Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce have said after he left the Chiefs
‘I had so many messages from all of them wishing me luck. I’ve been playing the game for three months,’ Rees-Zammit said of the messages from Kelce, Mahomes, and others, per talkSPORT.
‘They just said stick at it and keep working on what you can work on and eventually everything will work out.’
‘They didn’t know that I was going to change positions and stuff. So in terms of that advice, then probably not. But it’s more, I’m a very hard worker and I really want this.’
Despite no longer being a teammate of Kelce and Mahomes, Rees-Zammit is still in pursuit of playing in his first NFL game in the same year where he started playing American football.
‘I’m obviously playing wide receiver here which has been amazing and it’s completely different to what I was doing at the Chiefs but you know I’m very thankful for them for giving me my first opportunity and first taste of the NFL,’ Rees-Zammit continued.
‘You know going into OTAs and training camp I learned so much from them and that was amazing but unfortunately that didn’t work out. And now I’m here and I’m absolutely loving it,’ Rees-Zammit added. ‘I’ve always wanted to play wide receiver with my speed and strength.’
‘I think it’s the best position for me and this is the first time training at wide receiver and and giving it a real shot,’ Rees-Zammit concluded. ‘Obviously I was playing running back at Kansas City and maybe that just didn’t work out for me and maybe that wasn’t the right position for me.’
