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The Kansas City Chiefs confirmed the signing of former Wales rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit on Friday.
Rees-Zammit shocked the rugby world when he left the sport to pursue a career in the NFL and embarked on the International Player Pathway in January.
The 23-year-old held contract meetings with several teams before finally heading to Kansas City to sign an $884,000 contract with the Super Bowl winners.
The franchise confirmed the addition of ‘Rees-Lightning’ on social media on Friday afternoon asking Chiefs Kingdom to give the Welshman a warm welcome.
The organization appeared to confirm that the former Gloucester winger would play running back as they look to bolster quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ offense ahead of their quest for three titles next season.
The Kansas City Chiefs confirmed the signing of former Wales rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit
The Welshman will join Travis Kelce and company in the offense at running back.
The 23-year-old held contract meetings with several teams after impressing at the IPP Pro Day
The Chiefs did not reveal the exact details of Rees-Zammit’s contract, but NFL insider Ian Rapoport reported earlier Friday that he is believed to have signed a three-year contract worth $884,000.
Rees-Zammit will join the roster of the reigning back-to-back Super Bowl champions, who became the first team to retain the Vince Lombardi Trophy for nearly 20 years last month.
The former British and Irish Lions youngster is also known to have visited the New York Jets, Cleveland Browns and Denver Broncos after making an excellent impression in the IPP with his pace and power.
He ultimately settled on Kansas City, where he will hold a summer training camp before the 2024 season begins in September.
When Rees-Zammit quit rugby in January, he caused disbelief: the announcement came two weeks before his Wales team began their Six Nations campaign against Scotland, where he would have been a key figure.
But in a barely believable turn of events, it now appears he will be lining up at Arrowhead Stadium for the Chiefs come September.
Andy Reid’s team rose to global fame last season when star Kelce began dating Taylor Swift, and music’s biggest star cheered on the team in person at 13 games, including the Super Bowl in Las Vegas.
Rees-Zammit will not be joined in the US by his YouTube star girlfriend, Saffron Barker, after the couple announced their split last week.
Rees-Zammit shocked the rugby world in January when he walked away from the game.
He will now pursue a career in the NFL after agreeing to join the likes of Patrick Mahomes.
But he won’t be moving to Kansas City with his YouTube star girlfriend, Saffron Barker, after the couple announced their split last week.
It comes just four months after the social media star and athlete made their first red carpet appearance together at the world premiere of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes in November.
Unsurprisingly, Rees-Zammit’s rapid speed is understood to have impressed a number of NFL scouts.
He posted a 4.43 40-yard dash time at the NFL’s International Pathway Program (IPP) pro day, as well as a broad jump of 9 feet, 7 inches and a vertical jump of 29 inches.
And on Monday, it was announced that the former rugby player had signed a deal to be represented by Jay-Z’s Roc Nation.