{"id":57891,"date":"2025-05-02T07:41:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T07:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=57891"},"modified":"2025-05-02T07:42:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T07:42:31","slug":"jaguars-make-decision-on-rugby-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=57891","title":{"rendered":"Jaguars Make Decision on Rugby Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/LouisRees-Zammit-2179747793-e1746123327129.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/LouisRees-Zammit-2179747793-e1746123327129.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/LouisRees-Zammit-2179747793-e1746123327129.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/LouisRees-Zammit-2179747793-e1746123327129.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Jaguars Make Decision on Rugby Star\" width=\"780\" height=\"506\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville Jaguars WR Louis Rees-Zammit<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Jacksonville Jaguars \u2013 like all NFL teams \u2013 are always looking for new ways to find talent. And, they recently made an announcement on rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit. After initially being signed and later released by the Kansas City Chiefs, but joined the Jags in August of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The Jaguars have just released a statement on a change in Rees-Zammit\u2019s roster status, per David Skippers of Planet Rugby:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have changed WR Louis Rees-Zammit\u2019s roster status from Active to Exempt\/International Player. We have agreed to terms with two undrafted free agents: WR Darius Lassiter and WR Dorian Singer.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Who is Rees-Zammit?<\/h2>\n<p>The 24-year old \u2013 former Wales, Gloucester and British &amp; Irish Lions speed demon \u2013 was initially a running back with the Chiefs, but switched to wide receiver when he signed with the Jaguars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite that switch, Rees-Zammit did not make his debut for the Jaguars during the 2024 NFL regular season although he was part of the Florida-based outfit\u2019s practice squad as he continued to learn the finer details of American football,\u201d Skipper writes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis contract was initially not renewed by the Jags which meant he was a free agent but the club eventually offered him a new contract which boosted his hopes of finally making his NFL debut and he signed the active roster deal for the forthcoming 2025 season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Fedotin of Forbes magazine took a look at Rees-Zammit last year when he first joined the Chiefs, wondering how he might fit in with an NFL team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cListed at 6-2, 209 pounds, the lean Rees-Zammit posted a 4.43 in his 40-yard dash at the NFL\u2019s International Player Pathway (IPP) pro day,\u201d Fedotin wrote. \u201cGiven that size and speed combination, Rees-Zammit, who idolized Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver and DeSean Jackson growing up, would seem to project as a wide receiver.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the Chiefs are using him at running back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat makes sense for multiple reasons. Catches in rugby are made laterally instead of down the field, and route running for receivers can be more complicated that just hitting the designated hole as a running back.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>What is the IPP?<\/h2>\n<p>Rees departed rugby union last January to join the NFL International Player Pathway (IPP), which gives foreign athletes the chance to earn a spot with an NFL team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder IPP rules which were introduced in 2024, players who come through the pathway programme are eligible to fill a 17th roster spot on the otherwise-16 man practice squad of any of the NFL\u2019s 32 clubs,\u201d Skipper continues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat position is reserved exclusively for international players and prevents any of the other clubs from signing them while they are part of the practice squad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Micah Warren Micah Warren has been covering the NFL &#8211; and sports in general &#8211; for more than 20 years and he began writing for Heavy in 2025. Previously, he has written for Off the Record, GCobb.com, Blast Magazine and other sports and non-sports-related outlets. Micah also co-hosts &#8220;The Philly Pulse&#8221; podcast. More about Micah Warren<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jacksonville Jaguars make roster change with rugby player<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":57895,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Jaguars Make Decision on Rugby Star - News 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=57891\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Jaguars Make Decision on Rugby Star - 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