Why Louis Rees-Zammit, who made his name in rugby union, is attempting to become a NFL player
Welsh rugby union star Louis Rees-Zammit turned heads earlier this year when he announced that he would be leaving behind the sport he made his name in to try his luck at making it into the National Football League. After all, the 23-year-old was one of rugby’s most promising names and had already made 32 international appearances for Wales, scoring 14 tries. In 2021, aged 20 years and 93 days old, he became the youngest player since 1959 to be selected in the British and Irish Lions squad.
There is no doubt that ‘LRZ’ is frighteningly quick – even by the NFL’s lofty standards – and has been described as a “freak” athlete by his former Wales coach Warren Gatland, but adjusting to the game, let alone making it to the league, takes more than just having raw athletic ability. “I think a lot of it is being able to accelerate and decelerate at such speed,” said Rees-Zammit when asked about what the biggest challenge was in adapting from rugby to football.
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