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Louis Rees-Zammit signs for Roc Nation ahead of his Kansas visit
By Neil Fissler
Louis Rees-Zammit has signed a management agreement with rapper Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports, as he looks to make a successful cross-sport switch from rugby to the NFL.
The former Wales winger has linked up with the management giants after visiting the Cleveland Browns, New York Jets and Denver Broncos. He is also due at the current Super Bowl champions, Kansas City Chiefs, on Tuesday.
RugbyPass understands that Jacksonville Jaguars, who have strong links to the UK through Fulham FC owner Shahid Khan, have also shown an interest in Rees-Zammit following his impressive pro day performance last week.
Rees-Zammit has admitted that it has been a whirlwind since he announced in January that he was going to leave Gloucester, the Gallagher Premiership rugby club, to pursue his American dream and try to win an NFL deal.
“The past few months since announcing my career decision to join the International Player Pathway Program (IPPP) in pursuit of earning a spot on the National Football League roster in the United States for 2024 have been an exciting whirlwind,” said Rees-Zammit via Roc Nation Sports.
“Following 10 weeks of training at IMG academy, the IPPP's pro day led to a lot of interesting calls and scheduled visits to a few NFL teams. These developments have ultimately directed me to make my next decision as I pursue this new challenge in my career.
“I have decided to sign with Roc Nation Sports and agent Kim Miale to represent my NFL endeavours and negotiate my on-field contract. It was an easy choice to select an agency that could properly advocate for my new NFL career venture while also understanding the significance of my time as a rugby player.
“Roc Nation Sports International represents an arsenal of impressive rugby players and I am so proud to be the first athlete to bridge the gap between Roc Nation Sports and Roc Nation Sports International.
“I’m confident in my choice to entrust Roc Nation and Kim with this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and believe that they will help me best navigate this next chapter.”
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Honestly, I am a bit lost here …. Ireland - RSA was (at least in my opinion) perhaps (from a purely technical / rugby-skills-show point of view) the pinnacle of the RWC2023 - almost flawless playing (putting aside the kicking of RSA which was the difference between the two teams), rugby at it’s very best …. if I were a Bok and after the game some Irish lads came around saying “see you in 5 weeks same place”, I definitely wouldn’t have thought of it as being in any way “arrogant”, rather a sort of jolly “if we both continue to play like this, no one could stop us” - besides, few of us fans would have, at that time, been surprised to see the same teams playing on 23 september and 28 october 2023 ….. well, we all know Ireland chose to hit a slump to keep the QF curse alive …..
Go to commentsThere’s value gleaned from having an All Black star running and training with your team. How many games he starts (or even where he plays in the backline) will be decided on a week by week basis based on the needs for that week. But the overall learning and growth for all concerned, I’d think, is massively beneficial. Especially for Irish players.
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