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Report: Chiefs to sign Welsh rugby star

On Monday, we learned that Louis Rees-Zammit — a Welsh rugby player recently of the club in Gloucester, England — would be visiting the Kansas City Chiefs, among other teams, in hopes of beginning an NFL career.

On Wednesday evening, Bleacher Report NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported that Rees-Zammit would indeed be getting his pro football opportunity with the Chiefs.

The #Chiefs plan to sign Welsh rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit on Friday, per @Schultz_Report.#ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/pWqBFZnVCZ

— Arrowhead Pride (@ArrowheadPride) March 27, 2024

The initial report specified that the Chiefs would list Rees-Zammit as a wide receiver and running back.