>Rees-Zammit signed a three-year contract with the Chiefs – typifying the faith shown in the Welshman by Andy Reid’s team as IPP players aren’t guaranteed any length of contract.
This.
Signing an IPP player to anything other than a 1 year contract straight off the bat is pretty much unheard of (not even sure it’s happened before), even for un-drafted college players. Andy Reid and the Chiefs clearly see a lot of potential in LRZ, either on special teams as a kick returner within the new rules which mimic rugby defensive lines, or even as part of the offense.
My guess is they’ll use pre-season and training camp to figure out where to best play him, but it’ll probably be on special teams.
There’s still a long way to go but if he performs well, we could see a Welshman returning kicks in a regular season game next season, which is wild. Stranger things have happened in the NFL.
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>Rees-Zammit signed a three-year contract with the Chiefs – typifying the faith shown in the Welshman by Andy Reid’s team as IPP players aren’t guaranteed any length of contract.
This.
Signing an IPP player to anything other than a 1 year contract straight off the bat is pretty much unheard of (not even sure it’s happened before), even for un-drafted college players. Andy Reid and the Chiefs clearly see a lot of potential in LRZ, either on special teams as a kick returner within the new rules which mimic rugby defensive lines, or even as part of the offense.
My guess is they’ll use pre-season and training camp to figure out where to best play him, but it’ll probably be on special teams.
There’s still a long way to go but if he performs well, we could see a Welshman returning kicks in a regular season game next season, which is wild. Stranger things have happened in the NFL.