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It goes without saying that to play in the NFL, you need to have a team.<\/p>\n
With no regular-season snaps to his name, having signed a new deal with the Jaguars is a positive step for Rees-Zammit.<\/p>\n
However, it by no means guarantees him any regular-season game time.<\/p>\n
NFL franchises can have up to 90 players on their off-season rosters, a number which gets cut down to 53 before the start of the regular season in September.<\/p>\n
As part of the Jaguars’ off-season roster, Rees-Zammit will be given the opportunity to impress in training camp and in pre-season games in August.<\/p>\n
The dates and opponents of the Jaguars’ pre-season games will be announced in May.<\/p>\n
As well as featuring as a wide receiver, Rees-Zammit will be expected to impress on special teams.<\/p>\n
In the NFL, special teams plays are those involving kick-offs, punts and field goals.<\/p>\n
If the former Wales wing has any chance of making the Jaguars’ regular-season roster of 53 players, he must prove himself to be an asset on such plays.<\/p>\n
As a graduate of the NFL’s International Player Pathway (IPP), if Rees-Zammit ends up back on the Jaguars’ practice squad, the franchise can elevate him to the active roster on three occasions during the regular season.<\/p>\n
But he has his sights set on a regular-season roster spot, and says he is “doing everything I can to make that happen”.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n