Fansided · Jul 21, 2019
Valentine Holmes getting NFL crash course with Jets
The New York Jets have one of the NFL’s most intriguing players on their roster in former Australian Rugby star Valentine Holmes.
It’s hard enough to make the transition to the NFL when you’ve been playing American football for most of your life. For Australian Rugby star turned New York Jets special-teamer Valentine Holmes, that learning curve is on an entirely different level.
After joining the Jets’ roster via the NFL’s International Pathway Program, Holmes now faces the challenge of learning a completely different sport at the world’s highest level, something he’d already proven successful at on the rugby pitch.
