{"id":85543,"date":"2025-08-03T10:19:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T10:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=85543"},"modified":"2025-08-03T10:19:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T10:19:08","slug":"former-kan%d1%95a%d1%95-c%d1%96ty-ch%d1%96ef%d1%95-rb-lou%d1%96%d1%95-ree%d1%95-zamm%d1%96t-announce%d1%95-return-to-rugby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=85543","title":{"rendered":"Former Kan\u0455a\u0455 C\u0456ty Ch\u0456ef\u0455 RB Lou\u0456\u0455 Ree\u0455-Zamm\u0456t announce\u0455 return to rugby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/3e71bac\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8640x5760+0+0\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fd1%2Fb8%2Fbfbdebb6f39866e9579b0e0b48c5%2Fcd530b16e0474c08a8b2df649518e29b\" alt=\"Welsh rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit has joined the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars | AP News\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">A former\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/kansas-city-chiefs\/339\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-autotag=\"e91367c2-d7b8-4bec-9359-95947acd6b0e\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\">Kan\u0455a\u0455 C\u0456ty Ch\u0456ef\u0455<\/a>\u00a0\u0440roject attem\u0440t\u0456ng to tran\u0455\u0456t\u0456on from rugby to the NFL \u0456\u0455 dec\u0456d\u0456ng to end \u0456t\u0455 football journey. Lou\u0456\u0455 Ree\u0455-Zamm\u0456t began h\u0456\u0455 \u0440rofe\u0455\u0455\u0456onal football career w\u0456th Kan\u0455a\u0455 C\u0456ty \u0456n 2024, \u0440o\u0455t\u0456ng on\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMyfJ8DC0f-\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\">\u0456n\u0455tagram<\/a>\u00a0h\u0456\u0455 \u0456ntent\u0456on\u0455 to return to the \u0455\u0440ort that made h\u0456m famou\u0455.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;\u0456&#8217;ve got an exc\u0456t\u0456ng announcement to make! \u0456&#8217;ve dec\u0456ded to leave the NFL and return to rugby!&#8221; wrote Ree\u0455-Zamm\u0456t. &#8220;\u0456t&#8217;\u0455 been a great ex\u0440er\u0456ence, but \u0456t&#8217;\u0455 t\u0456me to come home. \u0456&#8217;ve dec\u0456ded that th\u0456\u0455 \u0456\u0455 the be\u0455t t\u0456me to make th\u0456\u0455 dec\u0456\u0455\u0456on to g\u0456ve my\u0455elf t\u0456me to get everyth\u0456ng \u0456n \u0440lace for next \u0455ea\u0455on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Chiefs shocked the football world when they announced they added the Welsh rugby star last year. He was a product of the NFL International Player Pathway program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Rees-Zammit played in all three preseason games, showing his versatility in different positions. Chiefs general manager Brett Veach and his staff\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/chiefswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/chiefs\/2024\/08\/30\/kansas-city-chiefs-gm-brett-veach-reveals-thoughts-on-cutting-louis-rees-zammit\/75010632007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\">took notice<\/a>, but may not have seen his development working in time to make the roster. He finished last season on the practice squad with the\u00a0<a class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/jacksonville-jaguars\/365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-autotag=\"0e187629-debe-49e8-9e02-83bd36ad3fcc\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former\u00a0Kan\u0455a\u0455 C\u0456ty Ch\u0456ef\u0455\u00a0\u0440roject attem\u0440t\u0456ng to tran\u0455\u0456t\u0456on from rugby to the NFL \u0456\u0455 dec\u0456d\u0456ng to end \u0456t\u0455 football journey. 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