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Welsh Rugby Star Louis Rees-Zammit Giving up Pro Football and Returning to the Pitch
DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUG 1 – Louis Rees-Zammit left the NFL after limited playing opportunities and is set to rejoin rugby to prepare for the upcoming season, officials said.
- Through an Instagram post Thursday night, Louis Rees-Zammit, the 24-year-old Welsh rugby international turned NFL player, revealed he is returning to rugby.
- After 18 months attempting to break into the NFL, Rees-Zammit spent all last season on Jacksonville’s practice squad as an International Player Pathway member, making little progress and considered a long shot for 2025.
- Despite preseason action, Rees-Zammit played in three games last year, carrying six times for 22 yards and catching one pass for three yards for the Chiefs.
- In preparing for the rugby season, Thursday’s decision concluded his more than year-long NFL bid as he aims to get everything in place for next season.
- Anticipation builds as Gloucester prepares for their September 25 Premiership season return, with Rees-Zammit expected to bolster Wales after scoring 14 tries in 32 Tests.
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Jaguars Young Star Announces Return to Rugby, Retirement from NFL
Louis Rees-Zammit’s short career in the NFL is over. A year and a half after joining the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent as part of the International Player Pathway Program (IPPP), Rees-Zammit announced on August 1 that he was retiring from the NFL and returning to a familiar place– the rugby pitch. A former star for Gloucester Rugby, the Welsh native will go back to playing the sport that he got his start in.Waived by the Jaguar…
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