Louis Rees-Zammit to sign stunning NFL deal with Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs

[Tommy Tainant]

Louis Rees-Zammit to sign stunning NFL deal with Super Bowl champions

The Welshman will join forces with Travis Kelce after receiving interest from 12 teams

www.walesonline.co.uk

I think he would be the first Welshman in the NFL. It was a brave move but I wish him well.

I understand that he still has several hoops to jump through before ge fets tp ste[ on the pitch ?

 

[theHawk]

A rugby player?

Has he ever played a real football game in his life?

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

A rugby player?

Has he ever played a real football game in his life?

Oh i dunno..he might fit right in

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

OTOH

New Zealand National team

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

OTOH

New Zealand National team

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pathetic

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Oh i dunno..he might fit right in

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He can play. Its a different skill set but some overlap.
The money is the key difference. He is supposed to be getting 900k a year in the US. That would be about 4 times the salary of the best rugby player in the world.
I think his Dad got him into it.
A lot of players will be watching him with interest. Rugby cant compete with that sort of money.

 

[leftwinger]

If he’s fast in full pads and can avoid direct hits, he might get on the field. Special Teams first.

 

[22lcidw]

Jordan Maileta of the Eagles a left tackle played in Australia.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Jordan Maileta of the Eagles a left tackle played in Australia.

Is he a Samoan ? Those guys look built for NFL.

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Is he a Samoan ? Those guys look built for NFL.

Samoa contributes about 40x more football players to the NFL, adjusted for population, than the rest of the US combined:

How Did American Samoa Become A Wellspring For Football Talent?

Nearly 50 players of Samoan descent have played in the NFL in recent years -- nearly 40 times their proportional representation in the U.S. population.

www.civilbeat.org

Samoans have become the most over-represented group, per capita, in the NFL. About 180,000 people of Samoans descent live stateside, while another 55,000 live in American Samoa, a U.S. territory. Over the past few seasons, roughly 50 players of Samoan descent have been on NFL rosters – about 3% of the league, and nearly 40 times their proportional share of the U.S. population. The 200-plus Samoans playing Division I collegiate football are similarly over-represented.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Samoa contributes about 40x more football players to the NFL, adjusted for population, than the rest of the US combined:

How Did American Samoa Become A Wellspring For Football Talent?

Nearly 50 players of Samoan descent have played in the NFL in recent years -- nearly 40 times their proportional representation in the U.S. population.

www.civilbeat.org

Samoans have become the most over-represented group, per capita, in the NFL. About 180,000 people of Samoans descent live stateside, while another 55,000 live in American Samoa, a U.S. territory. Over the past few seasons, roughly 50 players of Samoan descent have been on NFL rosters – about 3% of the league, and nearly 40 times their proportional share of the U.S. population. The 200-plus Samoans playing Division I collegiate football are similarly over-represented.

Its always a battle when we play Samoa. Usually bodies get carried away on stretchers. The Fijian team is similar. Tonga as well.
I think they see it as an act of war.