{"id":10727,"date":"2025-02-16T14:55:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T14:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/super-bowl-2025-ex-wales-rugby-star-louis-rees-zammit-to-decide-new-nfl-team-next-week\/"},"modified":"2025-02-16T14:55:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T14:55:36","slug":"super-bowl-2025-ex-wales-rugby-star-louis-rees-zammit-to-decide-new-nfl-team-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/super-bowl-2025-ex-wales-rugby-star-louis-rees-zammit-to-decide-new-nfl-team-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Bowl 2025: Ex-Wales rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit to decide new NFL team ‘next week’"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Former Wales rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit says he is looking forward to a second year in American football and expects a decision on where he plays to be made “in the next week or so”.<\/b><\/p>\n

The 24-year-old is a free agent after the Jacksonville Jaguars opted not to sign him on a reserve\/future contract, so he is able to negotiate with any team.<\/p>\n

Rees-Zammit shocked rugby union in January 2024 when he announced he was quitting the sport to enter the NFL’s international player pathway, a 10-week crash course designed to teach and assess aspiring players.<\/p>\n

Initially signed to the Kansas City Chiefs for pre-season training, he moved on to Jacksonville last August and is now considering his plans for 2025 into 2026.<\/p>\n

“Yeah, looking for options,” Rees-Zammit told ITV Sport.<\/p>\n

“I think in the next week or so we’ll make a decision on where I am next year, but you know the past year has been [a] crazy experience. Mentally, physically, it’s been tough, but it was a journey I’ve always wanted to be on so I’m loving it.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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