{"id":2579,"date":"2024-07-31T07:53:55","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T07:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/louis-rees-zammit-kansas-city-chiefs-convert-praises-advice-of-quarterback-patrick-mahomes\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T07:53:55","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T07:53:55","slug":"louis-rees-zammit-kansas-city-chiefs-convert-praises-advice-of-quarterback-patrick-mahomes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/louis-rees-zammit-kansas-city-chiefs-convert-praises-advice-of-quarterback-patrick-mahomes\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis Rees-Zammit: Kansas City Chiefs convert praises advice of quarterback Patrick Mahomes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Rees-Zammit said the latest three-day camp with the full Chiefs roster had meant a chance to &#8220;dive deep into the playbook&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It\u2019s been a good week overall and definitely helped doing rookie minicamp, getting reps, because the way I learn is actually doing the reps,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Chiefs have listed Rees-Zammit as a running back, but the four-cap British and Irish Lions wing still believes he could feature as a receiver in the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">\u201cI\u2019ve been put in the running back group to start with,&#8221; he explained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I think there\u2019s going to be a versatile role for me, I\u2019m hoping. The coaches are very creative here, so see what they can do. But it\u2019s all about me learning the playbook and learning the game because without that I can\u2019t do anything else.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I am fully focused on the now. You know, I\u2019ve got to make the team. How am I going to do that? I\u2019ve got to perform on the field, I\u2019ve got to learn the playbook and then we\u2019ll go from there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The ex-Gloucester wing, who scored 14 tries in 32 Tests for Wales, feels his current role will help ease his transition from rugby union.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">\u201cBeing in the running back position it\u2019s easier because I can get the ball earlier as opposed to being out playing wide receiver,&#8221; he added. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It\u2019s obviously different and catching &#8211; you catch laterally in rugby, you don\u2019t catch forwards. That\u2019s been a bit different. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I\u2019m just loving being able to work and work on all these crafts because the more I can do, the more I can try and help the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/american-football\/articles\/cle0pq6q9dyo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rees-Zammit said the latest three-day camp with the full Chiefs roster had meant a chance to &#8220;dive deep into the playbook&#8221;. &#8220;It\u2019s been a good week overall and definitely helped doing rookie minicamp, getting reps, because the way I learn is actually doing the reps,\u201d he said. 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