Overview
- Rees-Zammit announced via Instagram that he is quitting the NFL after 18 months without a regular-season appearance and will return to rugby union.
- The 24-year-old joined the NFL through its International Player Pathway Program, signing with the Kansas City Chiefs in March 2024 and spending last season on the Jacksonville Jaguars’ practice squad before a brief elevation to the active roster.
- He earned 32 caps for Wales and toured South Africa with the British & Irish Lions in 2021 before pausing his rugby career to pursue American football.
- Multiple top clubs have expressed “unbelievable” interest, and Rees-Zammit says he expects to secure a rugby contract within the next week.
- His comeback coincides with Wales’s rebuilding phase under new head coach Steve Tandy after ending an 18-match losing streak.