Former Wales winger Louis Rees-Zammit has made his NFL preseason debut for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Rees-Zammit signed a three-year deal with the Chiefs in March after making a headline-grabbing code-switch away from rugby union.
The 23-year-old has since shown signs of promise during training sessions with the two-time defending Super Bowl champions.
The former British and Irish Lions outside back has had to wait a fair while to get his first taste of a competitive match but that opportunity finally came on Saturday against the Jacksonville Jaguares at EverBank Stadium.
Patrick Mahomes, Trevor Lawreance, Carson Wentz and Mac Jones were among the big name players getting some snaps in this preseason hit-out, but there’s also plenty of interest in how one former rugby star would fare wearing a helmet and pads.
Rees-Zammit says it was a great first experience.
He says being able to play special teams is amazing, to exploit different skills.
However, his inclusion was not enough as his Chiefs side went down 13-26 loss to the Jaguares.
[Source: stuff.co]
