He’s Welsh lads. From Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@JayBaddAssCutler

Ай бұрын

Like Australia?

@eduardoFIFA

Ай бұрын

These guys are true American knuckleheads but they got hearts of gold 😂

@donsmith303

Ай бұрын

Hope he’s a beast!

@haagenslash5963

Ай бұрын

​@@JayBaddAssCutler No, like Aquaman

@williamd1891

Ай бұрын

​@@JayBaddAssCutler Austria? Well then throw another shrimp on the barby mate.

" I believe he's Irish" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Doing wonders to combat the global stereotype of Americans there lads 🤣🤣

@JaemanEdwards

29 күн бұрын

Americans are so ignorant

@BlackHedrak

27 күн бұрын

I stopped the video there. Dude is not doing his homework

@geraintmatthews6550

22 күн бұрын

Shocking

@user-ji1de7ph9l

22 күн бұрын

No he Welsh from Wales

@jayhughes162

15 күн бұрын

I would of forgiven him except he worked for WWE when they came to Cardiff he wasn't invited 😂 and he has the guy in his Wales Jersey which means someone did little research, and it is a huge backward step considering the work WWE did in 2022 in making sure American and Beyond Europe fans knew that Wales was its own seperate nation. Still least he said Irish not English think there would of been riots

You know what this make me think IMMEDIATELY? Kelce wants to do some more lateral passing.

@felixrodriguez7423

Ай бұрын

Excellent observation.

@scsmith4604

Ай бұрын

And planned lateral passes.

@carrot7590

Ай бұрын

100%, because he will actually catch them every time

@Zomo1553

Ай бұрын

​@carrot7590 yeah and the defence will be disjointed which is what he's great at attacking in rugby

@glyngasson8450

Ай бұрын

Irish!!!! For goodness sake look at a globe

LRZ wearing a bright red Wales top: "I think he's Irish" 🙈

@aunzz7

Ай бұрын

dont be surprised about comments like this, a lot of Americans can say stuff like this about sports outside the States

@ness-ee

Ай бұрын

Only 40% of Americans have passports, I’m not surprised

@johanstinson

Ай бұрын

You have to remember, these dudes are Americans. Their knowledge of anything non American is pretty low.

@jameswyatt4443

Ай бұрын

You think they know the colours of each country in rugby?

@ness-ee

Ай бұрын

Only 40% of Americans hold passports. It’s no wonder they don’t know simple things like what colour shirts countries wear in sports

Hey Jordan Mailata was a rugby player before eventually starting on the oline for the Eagles this guy definately deserves his shot.

@darren6038

Ай бұрын

Mailata played rugby league, this guy played rugby union. League is the meathead version of rugby. Not a shot at Mailata.

@Rickii13

Ай бұрын

Rugby league. It’s similar but different to Rugby aka Rugby Union. This guy is a Rugby Union player.

@simog3744

Ай бұрын

jordan never played first grade in the nrl jason is from wales and has played international rugby it was huge news in the rugby community no saw this coming wish him best of luck in the nfl

@Jcook941

Ай бұрын

Union is definitely the meathead version. ​@@darren6038

@knav6680

Ай бұрын

Hate to be that guy, but jordan played league. Not rugby

His dad played American Football in europe so he probably has a better understanding of the game than would be expected. Top quality Welsh and British Lions rugby player at his peak trying to make it in the NFL! Hope he can thrive at the chiefs.

@BladesOfAntiIRS

Ай бұрын

Is this one guy I don’t have to worry about with the lions?

@NoneYa831

Ай бұрын

Guy said he’s dreamed of being an nfl player since he was a child

@AcidDaBomb

Ай бұрын

I legit just that is huge, I imagine he's been a fan for a long time. If thats the case then he understands the game. There's a lot of situations that you really only learn with experience of watching.

@archiewills5502

Ай бұрын

His dad played American football for wales

@verlongates2279

Ай бұрын

You mentioned "at his peak". If he's not still "at his peak," this isn't going anywhere. A washed up rugby player is NOT going to make an impact in the NFL.

“A properly jacked white.” 😂😂

@oboy9094

Ай бұрын

I was waiting for the comment. 3beproud of who u are you.. could be the next mccafrey

@synzofwar515

Ай бұрын

@@oboy9094 I was thinking that he had a CMC build to him.

@ness-ee

Ай бұрын

What does it mean? Properly jocked white?

@BryonLetterman

Ай бұрын

I heard "jocked" and Idk what that means

@synzofwar515

Ай бұрын

They intentionally pronounce some of their “a’s” like that. They also do it with “chompion.” Lol.

"I believe he's Irish" 🤣🤣🤣 Cymru Am Byth 💚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💚

@martindavis4632

29 күн бұрын

He is welsh from wales

He’s Welsh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (not Irish), still so cool you’re chatting about him.

@libertariansasquatch

Ай бұрын

Same thing

@patrick815

Ай бұрын

I think St. Patrick was Welsh too

@kman9884

Ай бұрын

@@patrick815St Patrick was a Catholic traitor who spearheaded the ruination of the Druids in Ireland, and the fall of Celtic culture.

@blakestunts

Ай бұрын

With a full on English Accent - he’s only plastic Welsh.

@user-ek2sf3cn5h

Ай бұрын

​American Canadian mexican same thing

South African rugby fan here. Louis Rees is a special talent, the decision to shift codes was a shock but considering the situation welsh rugby is in rn, it makes sense. And he grew up watching NFL so he's got something in store for the world

@tazwildcat7

26 күн бұрын

im nfl fan and orginal 8 countries fan. zammit is a scrub, habbna was better still a scrub. my high school rb is better than any rugby back ever. i will say u botha mansfield etsberg wales alon jones scott quinnell are more deserving i give equal respect to nfl 80s 90s. i played against englands captian micheal corry. my high school rivbal england has north player year now also played vs ng redksins noble. thier is 1 way u can beat a yank back to orginal rules rugby smash mouth south africa style but no subs and make forwards run for 80 minutes, only way beat us. now made rugby retrded and lazy and crybbaby. yes i know south africa still wants to play bully smash mouth. zammit is scrub my high school rb is better

@isitwasit8756

17 күн бұрын

Wales present situation on the field is nothing to do with zammits decision to try American football.. zammit loved pulling on red jersey for wales and a proud Welshman

Rugby player here and also a Chiefs fan living in Australia, you can probably guess my excitement for this signing 🎉🎉

@TropicalRainMan

Ай бұрын

Rugby and australia tells me your garbage 😂

@user-ms3nd1or2l

Ай бұрын

Hahahha. Rugby, Australia and Chiefs. Big L

@granth1238

Ай бұрын

@@TropicalRainMan and what's your issues with Australia?

Properly jocked white😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@fosterdell5263

Ай бұрын

Hell yeah nerd

@madridforever933

Ай бұрын

Hell yeah geek

@WaitAMinute1989

Ай бұрын

Body made without steroids

@yusefmurray847

Ай бұрын

Americas love their race talk

@RossKempOnYourMum01

28 күн бұрын

He isn't white, his dad is Iranian

He was a massively explosive rugby player, able to run for 80 minutes. With NFL coaching he’ll be a serious weapon!

@abe5296

Ай бұрын

No he won't

@unlimitedgnar1955

Ай бұрын

@@abe5296Andy Reid is cool with Laterals. This guy will be wild

@CoolHandLukeDuke

Ай бұрын

If he can even get open....

@BK-hp8cj

Ай бұрын

@@CoolHandLukeDuke Pretty easy to get open in the backfield. But he will likely follow the Tyreek Hill route, start as a special teams player while easing into the WR role starting from the backfield. I don't imagine he will be running routes early on much beyond sweeps or screens or as a motion distraction. "Getting open" won't really be much of a thing.

@brycenewsome3679

Ай бұрын

@@BK-hp8cjI think his main transition and part that will be hard for is that it looks like he does a lot of body catches. On top of that he has to get the technical side of route running down

He grew up watching American football, and his dad played American football. He's already ahead of the transition.

@yvonne8786

Ай бұрын

Twin, where have you been🙌👑👑 what up chick. Rees lightning gonna be a beast

@wendellgee11

Ай бұрын

@@yvonne8786 I have been omnipresent 😄

@myronmosley2167

Ай бұрын

Watching football and understanding it is a lot different from standing on the field and reading defenses, understanding timing in blocking schemes, tracking the ball in flight etc. the field looks entirely different when you’re standing on it. Not to mention the speed of an NFL game is twice that of a college game. I hope he does well and goes far but he has a hell of a steep learning curve to conquer.

@kylerb2631

Ай бұрын

@@myronmosley2167I don’t think people understand how hard it is to make it on an NFL team.

@1onejotarokujo

Ай бұрын

Well said, he’s just like the American basketball players that grew with football

AJ chillin up there like the Wizard of Oz

@lucaslevonmusic

Ай бұрын

Or Zordon from Power Rangers

@minecraftman6376

Ай бұрын

LOL I been looking for a good description of his vibe, thank you for that perfect one

@jetterjetson

Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

As a Welshman, regular viewer this has me pumped 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@GeoffC19

Ай бұрын

My buddy from Port Talbot was so pissed that he gave up the rugby career but happy he has this opportunity. Was hoping his Detroit Lions were gonna sign him though

@user-ms3nd1or2l

Ай бұрын

Stick to the choirs boyo

@GwentGamer

Ай бұрын

As a Welsh/Texans fan, I'm gutted caserio didn't go get him 😭😭

As a Welshman I was disappointed he left rugby to try his hand at NFL, as Wales is one of the smallest rugby countries and can't afford to lose players of his quality from our national team. That said I wish him well and hope he achieves his ambitions as he is big, fast and exciting to watch

@pamaerysovershares7373

Ай бұрын

Fair

@speleokeir

Ай бұрын

If it doesn't work out at 23 he's young enough that he could easily come back to rugby in a couple of years.

@GM-tw4el

Ай бұрын

Yeah Wales is the only top 10 team with a population less than 5 million. NZ and Ireland are the only small countries who can be considered top dogs.

@illyaedwards7188

29 күн бұрын

​@@GM-tw4elNZ has a population of less than 5 million

@GM-tw4el

29 күн бұрын

@@illyaedwards7188 I'm a kiwi, and can assure you it's just over 5 million. Has been for about 10 years. Google it if you don't believe me.

Andy Reid - playing 3-D chess. John Harbaugh-shippin his team off to his brother...

@jeaninehogshead4710

Ай бұрын

So funny!!!

They call him Rees Lightning. His father, Joseph Zammit, played American Football in a British league (The Budwieser League). Louis watched games with his father as a child and says that he has always wanted to follow in his father's footsteps and try to make it on an American Football team.

@robertryan7204

Ай бұрын

Since disappeared like all the other American Football teams in Europe

@royw-g3120

14 күн бұрын

Was watching my local team just last weekend.

@TheRealcdawg22

13 күн бұрын

@@royw-g3120 Who's your team? What is the league called?

@royw-g3120

12 күн бұрын

@TheRealcdawg22 in the UK 🇬🇧 it is an amateur league (BAFL) so you pay for your own gear, tape, transport etc. I played many years for Southend Sabres (we opted for a Sabre tooth tiger for a logo rather than the cavalry sword) but they merged this year with a local rival so are now the Essex tridents. They have over 50 players this year, several seasons I played our roster barely scraped 22 so lots of us doing an impression of Chuck Bednarik!!

@royw-g3120

12 күн бұрын

@@TheRealcdawg22 also lots of universities have teams >80 I think .

The boys subtlety trolling Perkins and him not even knowing 😂

@gordonlove5121

Ай бұрын

Big Perk doesn't know a lot of things lol.

@gmoney94

Ай бұрын

Perk knows but there’s no good response

The Chiefs know how to find the talent. Karloftis played water polo.

@philiphahn6086

Ай бұрын

Karloftis was also a first team all American at Purdue

@themandalorian400

Ай бұрын

Karloftis didn't even play football till he moved to the U.S, which was when he was 13-14. Mahomes didn't play football till his junior year of high school. One of the Chiefs TEs early in the Mahomes era was a basketball player who went to the combine with a friend who was invited was mistakenly put through the drills because someone thought that he was there as a part of the TE group - he hadn't played much football after high school. Chiefs aren't afraid to take a chance on guys who have less experience playing the game but have the talent needed to play and developing that talent.

England fan who's supposed to hate the Welsh, LRZ is the business. If anyone can open the crossover floodgates its this guy. Rapid in a straight line, a wicked step either way and can take, and give, a decent hit. Give him a chance and he'll shine. Oh, and at 23, he's just going to get better, faster and stronger.

I keep hearing the voice of Nigel (Rhys Ifans) in The Replacements. When one of his teammates called him an Irish slur, he yelled, “I’m Bloody Welsh!”

How do these guys not know that probably the greatest RB in NFL history, Jim Brown, was also one of the greatest lacrosse players in the country when he was in college?

@Christis4ever

Ай бұрын

Very different than rugby

@PeerAdder

Ай бұрын

@@Christis4ever how to miss the point, it's also very different to American Football.

@Riders241

24 күн бұрын

Because AJ hawk is an idiot. And also looks like one

Surprised you didn't bring up 6'8, 360+ pound (all muscle) rugby player, Jordan Mailata, who came from Australia with ZERO football knowledge and is now a top left tackle and still only 26 years old!

@chowderwaffle9952

Ай бұрын

I'd imagine PED's

@vorovee3

Ай бұрын

the dude is all natural. his family is all huge @@chowderwaffle9952

@mustafamahdixiii

Ай бұрын

@@chowderwaffle9952 nah, he’s just Samoan bruh

@Choppa-1118

Ай бұрын

I’m still waiting for the Eagles to give him the ball on the 1.

@sawbasumner4813

Ай бұрын

@@mustafamahdixiiiSamoans are monsters🤣

Looking forward to checking out this experiment at Chiefs training camp in St Joe this summer.

@JJ-fq4nl

Ай бұрын

FR. Never attended a fan day training camp. I might just make that drive or ride 🏍️ this summer.

@PeerAdder

Ай бұрын

That's his next big hurdle - he has to prove himself in camp before even getting to the practice squad. One step at a time.

If anyone can take full advantage of a player its Andy Reid. Having him and KT on kick returns has the potential to be absolutely insane. I cant wait. This is potentially a HUGE signing, virtually no risk and high reward. Chiefs are coming for that 3 peat. ❤‍🔥

@speleokeir

Ай бұрын

The same for Rees-Zammit at 23 if it doesn't work out he can still return to rugby in a couple of years.

SUPER EXCITED as a chiefs fan, wanna see him play

@yunked

Ай бұрын

Me too man, I think he’ll become our WR1. He looks super good. I bet he leads the league in yards and TD his first year too. SUUUUPER EXCITED

@christianknittel7965

Ай бұрын

@@yunked ok buddy

@jongholvr

Ай бұрын

@@yunkedyou remember that rice is on our team? are you a new chiefs fan? we also signed another WR plus are most likely to draft one

@yunked

Ай бұрын

@@jongholvr we will probably draft Xavier worthy but this guy is already 100 times better by far. He’s gonna be MVP

@AlwaysTheJags904

Ай бұрын

@@jongholvrwe also signed “another WR”. Yeah okay buddy you must be a die hard fan

I've always wondered why special teams coaches didn't just grab a couple rugby guys and treat ko returns as a scrum play. New rule change opens this option up.

@no9scrum

Ай бұрын

Because a scrum in rugby is absolutely nothing like what Americans call a scrum in football

@ringwormsherm

Ай бұрын

yeah i feel like these refs would just call forward progress real quick lol@@no9scrum

@loganleroy8622

Ай бұрын

A scrum play? In what way is a KO like a scrum? A scrum in rugby is much closer to the tush-push.

@Bengdnr

Ай бұрын

@@loganleroy8622because after a scrum the backs usually have a play that involves passing (or laterals in this case) so that’s what he means by scrum play

@loganleroy8622

Ай бұрын

@@Bengdnr Is the part after the scrum half retrieving the ball and pitching it away still considered to be the scrum? I was under the impression that the scrum was only the clash of 16 men while the hooker tried to work the ball back to the scrum half.

I played rugby and football in college..after tackling spring and summer without pads, you’re indestructible with pads!

@lees5953

Ай бұрын

😂Yeah right.

@ernestp.worrell8871

Ай бұрын

Wrong. It’s safer because people don’t hit as hard

@user-sd1cx1pk4r

Ай бұрын

Yep it's true

@Rsbraun126

Ай бұрын

I played rugby and football in HS. Rugby made me a better football player without a doubt

@Rsbraun126

Ай бұрын

Rugby forces you to use proper form tackling

Salary potential and floor is MUCH higher in NFL

@Haydrn

Ай бұрын

Top rugby players in the world salary caps out around $1 million

@quinnisbored

Ай бұрын

@@Haydrn Yup, NFL rookie min will be $795,000 in 2024. According to Google, highest paid rugby player in the world is Finn Russell at $1.3 million per season. Close to worst case would be you become a practice squad guy and you were projected to be an average rugby player then it’s $12,000 per week (for player who were Not to mention access to a bigger market and you can even become a person in your niche (UK player for example)

Speaking of basketball players converting to the NFL... You forgot one of the GOATS, Tony Gonzalez!!!

"I believe he's irish" He says about the guy whose picture shows him in a red wales jersey

@speleokeir

Ай бұрын

The average American knows nothing of the world outside the US. Or even their own state.

"I have no idea why i just used an accent there" 😂😂 i love pat

I love this show! My man said “he’s a properly jacked white” 😂😂

Would love to see LRZ do well. He’s a phenomenal athlete and a grounded kid.

He probably didn’t train for his 40 like everybody in the nfl does coming out of college. That’s why “game speed” is different than those combine numbers

@brentinnes5151

Ай бұрын

there would be a hundred college kids better than him..that are younger and have played all their lives

Of all the damn teams he could have gone to, my fellow countryman got picked up by the reigning, defending champs, I wanted him on the Steelers but Rees Lightning is gunna make us all damn proud when he gets his first TD! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@TP-pq9xx

Ай бұрын

Is this guy better than Jarryd Hayne?

@Tribleman247

Ай бұрын

@@TP-pq9xx lets me put it this way, with Rees in the Wales team, we got to the Semi Finals of the World cup, since he took a step away to prepare for this move, we have won 1 out of 12 games, he's a fast winger that has some damn fine footwork and can unlock another gear when he needs it, KC just got a damn good athlete

@Reflextive7034

Ай бұрын

This isn't gonna end well

@Tribleman247

Ай бұрын

@@Reflextive7034 you clearly haven't watched Rugby lad, those boys are far tougher then NFL players

@343guiltyreflex

Ай бұрын

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA nah

Cheslin Kolbe is the Rugby equivalent of Tyreek Hill 🔥

@martinonyeador1404

Ай бұрын

He’s the one who needs to try NFL

@migyman321

Ай бұрын

Tyreek hill is faster than kolbe

@craig3613

Ай бұрын

@@migyman321 Stats?

"A properly jocked white"😂 The welsh CMC ❤

@speleokeir

Ай бұрын

He said 'jacked' i.e muscular. Bit racist though - but hey that's America.

8:56 yeah. That definitely would be tough. I'm rooting for him but I don't have high expectations.

Having played rugby as a kid then American football at university in the UK, the biggest shock was just the play speed when the ball is snapped and how you have to instantly go from static and relaxed to full speed and aggro. Also more depressing news as a wales fan ffs

For the boys on rugby union speed and where you find it. Outside backs (wingers and the fullback) power runners will normally be in the centres. Your tight end style players will be your loose forwards (flankers and number 8). The 40 time will get better with specialisation and the change in requirement from being able to be constantly on the move covering the ground tackling and participating in the breakdown to a maximum effort once every 40 seconds. An interesting crossover and I hope he does well I think we all do. Mialata as an o lineman was a league prop and mountain of a man. I’d be interested to see what could happen with the loose forwards as d lineman or the odd second rower that’s athletic a d lineman.

Speaking of basketball players transitioning to football... Brian Thomas Jr was a high school basketball star who didn't play football until his sophomore year... After 68 receptions for 1,177 yards & 17 touchdowns in college - he's still getting better. 📈

@internetperson9121

3 күн бұрын

I didn’t know that, definitely bodes well for his potential

Do not forget about Charlie Ward either. Amazing football player btw "We know your MO Perk" killed me

I'm surprised more teams aren't scoping the Pacific Islander Rugby squads. You want to see some thiccc dudes running stupid fast? Look at highlights from the Fiji squad, they have some monster athletes. And of course the All Blacks from New Zealand have their fair share of Maori dudes who are massive human beings moving very quickly. Yeah, *it'll be different once this guy is up against NFL talent*, but you can see just in those training videos he has good movement and really good hands already.

@jessephillips5114

Ай бұрын

No they aren’t , they’re fast but nothing that you don’t see everywhere else .

@Steve_Steve888

Ай бұрын

I went to high school with a guy in new Zealand who was Maori played rugby and was scoutef to a US university and ended up playing 10 years as an offensive lineman for the vikings.... Long before mialata.

@JaemanEdwards

29 күн бұрын

​@@jessephillips5114Samoans and Tongans are the biggest ethnicities in the world. Google it.

“I have no idea why I used an accent for that” 😂😂😂 luv ya pat

0:45 Look at the way he was making cuts in his routes lol he can’t change direction 😂

When the conversation started about how much speed you lose when you put the pads on I just wanna ask again. I ask every year, why don't the guys wear pads at the combine? It'll affect the speed and the throwing and the catching (I assume)

@thimsile

Ай бұрын

Idk, maybe same reason the MLB keeps wood bats. Tradition and being able to continue comparing our forefathers statistics with these boys of today

@Rowsy91

Ай бұрын

@@thimsile what? Odd comp man, i dont know a single baseball fan that wants them to change from wood bats Thats not even a discussed or wanted change by anybody

@JonathanKollodziej

Ай бұрын

This is also something I've often wondered@@thimsile

@bespokepaintprotection1308

Ай бұрын

The combine is mostly for show now, especially the 40. Nobody really cares about those times. They have way better metrics to study for scouting. Most major college teams are tracking player movement in real time during games and can send that data to NFL Scouts. Thats what determines game speed.

@thimsile

Ай бұрын

@@Rowsy91 It's not about who does or doesn't want metal bats or padded combines. It's the fact that all the historic records would no longer mean anything to new generations

Just don't underestimate - He's giving up being an elite Rugby player to try and make it in the NFL. That's a big sacrifice. And listening to him and his father (I'm in Ireland) He's always had this dream to play in the NFL. If he's as coachable as I think he is his talent will shine through and this may be a masterstroke. I expect it to be.

I’d love to see a play designed around the rugby pass/lateral. That would be so cool.

@JaemanEdwards

29 күн бұрын

Like those old black and white american football games where it was closer to rugby before the throw the ball forward came into being.

Scoop and score with 0 pressure being applied 😂😂😂 NFL impacts

As a rugby player , ive always been saying that we need to involve rugby passing with wide receivers and tight ends. It would completely evolve the game to create two one one situations with two wide receivers down field

@reddvsbluee22

Ай бұрын

The problem is that there’s rarely enough time or space for it to become a regular facet of the game. I love seeing laterals but the risk vs reward plus lack of space makes them so rare.

@answeris4217

Ай бұрын

It's about ball security. A lateral is a live ball. If a defender slaps it then it's a fumble and the defence run towards where swarms to the ball so usually there will be more defenders around a fumble and in football the most important thing is possession of the ball

@Feemdog.

Ай бұрын

@@reddvsbluee22 offenses are capable of figuring out how to open up space for laterals to be a viable option. If the chiefs have success with this guy and incorporate laterals into their offense, this could end up being one of the most pivotal seasons in NFL history with more rugby influence in the league.

@reddvsbluee22

Ай бұрын

For the occasional one, sure. But you screw it up and the offense is off the field. Like I said, I’d love to see it more and love it when it happens, but there’s no way it ever becomes a staple in an offense unless you’re running something like the Georgia tech triple option (my high school team ran it and it was super fun) but the lateral usually occurs at or near the line of scrimmage. We’ll see a few a year I hope, but my bet is no more than that. The guy above mentioning ball security is dead on the money.

"I believe he's Irish" ... hes wearing a Welsh rugby top in the pic beside the comment... 😂

@JaemanEdwards

29 күн бұрын

He has no idea what a Welsh jersey looks like you doofus.

9:36 In speed terms he is certainly a faster player but there are also guys who play the same position a LRZ in rugby who aren’t much slower but are also aboit 260 LBS and even more e.g. Joe Cockansiga and Josh Tuisova

😂😂😂 looking forward to his "welcome to the NFL" play

@JaemanEdwards

29 күн бұрын

He'll definitely be a target

Im excited as CHIEFS fan, Veech knows what he's doin

Daniel adongo was not a top player in rugby. He was a journeyman. He only played 2 seasons of pro rugby his whole career and never reached the pinnacle of the sport.

Rugby players are all shapes and sizes. The forwards are huge. The locks are tall. The wingers are fast and athletic, the scrum-half is usually small for playing the ball off the ground.

Thing they are TOTALLY missing with this. Daniel Adongo and all the guys who moved over were pretty average Rugby players. LRZ is a world class player making the switch, an entirely different beast to the players who have gone before.

Tony Gonzales was also a TE who played Basketball and like one or two years of football before the NFL right?

@abdouldmml

Ай бұрын

He played both but Antonio Gates was pure basketball in college as nick saben wouldn't let him do both

@JC-hq7iu

Ай бұрын

Tony Gonzales was all conference in basketball

Good idea with the kick off rule changes

I heard here in KC on local that he played some American football as a kid and it's always been his dream.

Wait until they see Duhan van der Merwe 😂😂

Perfect timing with the new KO rules.. this mofo gonna come in and go off😂😂😂

@goldenageofdinosaurs7192

Ай бұрын

As a Chiefs fan, I got my fingers crossed for him!🤞🤞

@codycostello5967

Ай бұрын

I don’t like the chiefs at all 🤣🤣🤣 just being honest

@jongholvr

Ай бұрын

@@codycostello5967too bad so sad

Properly jocked white is crazy !!

Rugby tackles have sto start with feet on ground, different that football. My youngest son played both for 3 years in HS...Rugby will get you in shape and make you tough. I wish this guy best of luck.

as an Englishman i'm so pleased you've misrepresented a Welshman as an Irishman plus can you explain the new KO rules

As a wide receiver the two biggest differences will be catching with a helmet and shoulder pads. Because the face mask gets in your way and the ball will bounce off of the chest protector and not absorb the ball like it will on your chest. I'd see him be more natural as a deep back or a safety. wide receivers in the NFL are tall and fast and know how to run int empty spaces. There is a big learning curve.

@justaguy149

Ай бұрын

DB in the nickel, that can still hit the RB. And probably KR/3rd RB

imagine him learning playing Tight End from kelce...

8:06 this is something I'm glad pat touched on. In elementary school my principal would play football with us kids during lunch. It was 2 hand touch on a large field but not 100 yds. Due to the sheer amount of kids on the field at once,weird but legal "techniques" started to happen. Kids would toss the ball up into the air as they were being 2 hand touched and because technically they did not posses the ball, they were not called down. Obviously this would not work in tackle football but it evolved into advanced pitching/ toss plays during plays. Essentially every play had a chance to become a hook and ladder or and option. Imagine the chiefs with a dedicated shadower always ready to catch a toss. This could the next level of football. I'm here for it

Jarryd Hayne (rugby league player in australia) played for 49ers for less than a season but had a great preseason he couldnt match against the top tier guys. Valentine Holmes also a league player played for practise squad New York Jets.Both are similar to this dude in style , frame and skills background

Y'all forget that FB is a position still...he could be a Christian McCaffrey of the FB position...Basically having 2RBs on the field that have hands and with the right WR core....pick your poison...who do you double team? Quite the dynamic...and I'm a SF 49ERS fan with Kyle juz....he could make the position prominent again...just sayin

@leogonzo7

Ай бұрын

Lmao cmon bro be real. Rugby players never work out in the NFL

@Sublime228

Ай бұрын

@@leogonzo7 not wrong...but coaches keep them out of plays usually. Kinda standard...could be the first..but I've seen coaches put in horrible players over talent plenty of times.egos aside...he could ball out np. Just a matter of him getting time.

@georgerichter3930

Ай бұрын

​@@Sublime228in 3 years time, sure

@Sublime228

Ай бұрын

@@georgerichter3930 maybe sooner? Depends on how big his contact is

Unreal watching this after all the BS he got just for trying. And awesome to see rugby highlights here and an appreciation of the sport. Well in LRZ!

@billbobby461

Ай бұрын

Sorry but it still is BS, it's just an advertisement for the game in the UK, but it won't work because noone here can stand watching 3 minutes of the game followed by 2 minutes of ads

Give him the ball with a bit of space, and watch the TD’s accumulate. And yes, there are lots of huge athletic players running those times in rugby.

LRZ was disappointed when he ran 4.4 sec on his official 40 & said had run several sub 4.4 & even a 4.29!! Also, your totally accurate stating he’ll be a ST unicorn👍🏼 Plus, the “drop-hip” tackle has been banned in rugby for a longtime, so he brings a LOT to the Chiefs Brain trust too🧠✍🏼 As a 60+yr old Chiefs freak, I love the move as the Chiefs always seem to be a step ahead of the upcoming offseason NFL play & rule changes That’s why they continue to dominate the league. For the last decade, the entire “team” at ONE Arrowhead Drive created the foundational organization that has us where we are today…DYNASTY(🏆➕)🏆🏆🏆 If the Chiefs can 3-peat this season, will anybody not believe they are the Greatest NFL Team of All-time?! After 50 years of rollercoaster seasons (like most other NFL fans), I still can’t believe the rare air we’re in everyday now🫨😁 The hardest thing to do is to NOT just take it all for granted……

Juju Smith Schuster played rugby and thrived in NFL. Halota Ngata was a rugby player/Football player combo.

@unclelarry9138

Ай бұрын

Ju Ju is average. Nothing special.

@micahjohnsonboxing6409

Ай бұрын

​@@unclelarry91385,000 yards and 30 TDs isn't average. Stay hating.

@nomarxistspls90

Ай бұрын

@@unclelarry9138juju has had multiple nfl contracts above vet minimum, his career has been statistically longer than most nfl careers

@unclelarry9138

Ай бұрын

@@micahjohnsonboxing6409 That is not great my friend.

@unclelarry9138

Ай бұрын

@@nomarxistspls90 Longevity doesn't equal greatness my friend.

The biggest diffence between NFL and both League and Union is Power and speed. NFL is based on short sprints, short plays and long breaks. Hence 40 yard stats, so burst speed is needed to outrun defender. The other 2 forms are almost look for a balance of endurance and speed, as in reality the best of the best players are playing offence/defence for 80 minutes a game. Now before you all say Union and League has so many breaks in play, its as slow as heck. Do the maths. League/Union 80 minute game, Usually around 110 minutes run time. Call it 30 mins of stoppage including halftime period. NfL 60 minutes of game with a runtime of 190 minutes of runtime. So around 2 hours of stoppage. In fact all codes actually only have very minimal "Ball in play" minutes. Union around 38, League at 52 and NFL at a paltry 14 minutes. Apologies for the rant, but in the end its fairly difficult to actually get the point across. Side note: back when Seattle and the Boom were on top, theyd hired some Coaches and players from Fiji i think to help with their tackling.

@brentinnes5151

Ай бұрын

and the competition...high school, college..they play all their lives!!! you cant just be an athlete an walk in..thats why its not done

@dubstepXpower

15 күн бұрын

Yeah most in NZ can't stand NFL due to all the stops in play.

@brentinnes5151

15 күн бұрын

A running back is mainly for smashing thru defense, not to outrun but that is a bonus...and you forgot about all the lineman they block and tackle...no outrunning..

Patrick Spencer. He played college basketball at Northwestern and Lacrosse for the Loyola Greyounds.

Half of my high school rugby team played football as well (including me). It definitely improved our tackling form and put us in better shape. Some of the toughest ppl I knew I met on that team.

The crazy thing about this is, is that this guy is probably like the 10th best winger in rugby. He isn't one of the top 50 rugby players in the world. If he can make it, the NFL might make a dent in rugby stocks.

@PeerAdder

Ай бұрын

Judging by your name I'm going to guess you're a saffer. Please name the 9 international wingers better than LRZ, preferably not all from SA.

@christoduplessis8177

Ай бұрын

@@PeerAdder I'll do you one better, there is a guy pn YT with a channel called Eggchasers, quite big for a rugby channel. He ranks his wingers there. He is also from the UK. You are welcome. I always aim to help educate those less fortunate.

@HumongousBeastBoi

Ай бұрын

One guy's opinion isn't gospel. You're clearly just jealous @@christoduplessis8177

@exeterjedi6730

Ай бұрын

There's still only 32 NFL teams, so the dent will likely be small.

@christoduplessis8177

Ай бұрын

@@exeterjedi6730 my point being is that if each of those 32 teams take 2 players each that is a lot of rugby players gone.

Sounds like an interesting narrative to follow this year.

Lacrosse and basketball are very similar from a strategy and offense standpoint. Lacrosse is all about picks and rolls and basketball strategies. I played both lacrosse and football in HS and college (USCG Academy) so i wasnt an elite athlete or anything but there are a lot of similarities between all 3 sports. Im pulling for this rugby player though. I hope he has an amazing career.

So they're gonna use him like a deebo Samuel gadget type player. If the eye test is any indication this guys gonna be a beast

@JaemanEdwards

29 күн бұрын

Really. You like what you see ? I'm not very clued up on this sport.

@lalodominguez7121

29 күн бұрын

@JaemanEdwards definitely, he's big and had explosive speed. If he can get the fundamentals of football down he can be super effective. Not to mention he's with one of the greatest coach and quarterback combos of all time

@JaemanEdwards

29 күн бұрын

@@lalodominguez7121 Oh that's great to have such high level people around him.

Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 buddy not Irish

Big guys don't lose as much MPH when putting on pads. Smaller guys lose more. It a physics thing...percentage of total weight.

"Don't learn from us" 😂

4:50 Kendrick Perkins and d buck on the same d- line 😂

Rugby Union and Rugby League are similar but different games. This guy is a Rugby Union player. Mailata was a Rugby League player.

OL and DL aren't "fat". they're freaking monster athletes who eat until they're sick of eating, then eat more to get that padding and bulk. makes them harder to block or move. soon as these guys retire, they slim down into in season basketball player shape. it's incredible.

@s.r.5462

Ай бұрын

In season basketball player shape? Idk about that chief

@cristianschuster9458

Ай бұрын

It's 50/50. Some of the lineman still stay active and cut their diet and drop alot of weight. Other lineman when they retire become inactive, don't eat as much but still a significant amount and just become fat. It's unfortunate.

@internetperson9121

3 күн бұрын

They’re monster athletes who are fat by design. If you want to try and tell Vita Vea isn’t fat you’re just a mental case.

we are not just going to brush over that connor thought football pads weight 15 pounds 🤣🤣🤣

That highlight where he kicked the ball and caught it in stride on a bounce was very impressive. Hope this guy does well in the NFL

@benisrood

Ай бұрын

The rugby ball 🏉 is rounder, larger and the leather is different compared to the football 🏈, fwiw - so the bounce is larger and it's easier to grab on the run at pace. Even my unathletic butt was able to do it as a kid playing rugby. I have been a fan of both games all my life. I'm really interested in seeing how this turns out, hope it goes great 👍

Aren’t all NFL teams now required to sign at least one international player to their practice squad?

@loganleroy8622

Ай бұрын

This doesn't sound exactly like a future practice squad player.

@Fatblue246

Ай бұрын

even if they are that doesn't mean they are going out of their way to look at europe. Canada plays their own version of Grid Iron that has differences but is way more mutually intelligible with American Football than Rugby is. Like yea, the field is a bit bigger and the downs are different and theres an extra guy on the field in Canadian football, but the way the game is structured and flows is largely the same especially when compared to something like rugby where the pacing is fundamentally different.

Rugby and football has a lot in common but also both are drastically different. I wonder if you could put in Rugby style plays in the kickoff. As for transition to the NFL... I think ball security and toughness is on another level with football. Rugby seem to be more loose with the ball dropping it or laterals while football is about possessions or keeping the ball to the ground and taking the hit.

@JaemanEdwards

29 күн бұрын

Toughness ? 😂😂😂 Surely you jest little american man.

In answer to is Rees Zammit the very top, I'd say there's plenty of guys like him in rugby that would do well as receivers, but Zammit is at the peak of his game, I don't think I've ever seen a rugby player switch to nfl at their best form so could be exciting! cheers from England

@JaemanEdwards

29 күн бұрын

Rees Zammit wasnt even rated in the top 10 best rugby wingers

His top speed is 24.2mph Tyreek hills is 23.24 👀 obviously put pads and helmet on but if he’s anywhere close to that explosive could be a huge weapon for the chiefs

@abdouldmml

Ай бұрын

I was thinking if he got 4.45 with no prep time to learn how to start how fast would his 40 be if he had months to purely work on that???

@felixrodriguez7423

Ай бұрын

Does he have hands? Can he run routes?

@loganleroy8622

Ай бұрын

@@felixrodriguez7423He certainly has hands, he's a #14 in rugby, meaning he plays on the wings and essentially fields their version of punts and kickoffs. The question is going to be the route running.

@brentinnes5151

Ай бұрын

there must be a hundred college kids that can do that

@PeerAdder

Ай бұрын

@@brentinnes5151 look at the pro day times, there aren't.

God Zammit he's fast.

@georgerichter3930

Ай бұрын

For a rugby player, sure

@yvonne8786

Ай бұрын

Agree! Kids a beast

With a graphic on screen showing him wearing and playing for the National Welsh team, he gets called Irish xD

@JaemanEdwards

29 күн бұрын

He has no idea what a small country like Wales jersey looks like you doofus

Glad to see the expansion of talent

This is also the first rugby player that was actually good and played “Union”. The other guys were average “League” players which is a less popular and different form of rugby that nobody cares about.

@selfawarepotassium

Ай бұрын

To be fair Jarryd Hayne played a couple of pre season snaps and he was one of the best league players of the time.

@alejandromonreal3592

Ай бұрын

​@@selfawarepotassiumand before the season even started for the 49ers didn't his team in rugby league went to the final or championship game and he wanted to play for that team that's when the 49ers let him go? Something like that?.

@TheShepdawg9

Ай бұрын

Jarryd hayne wasn't 'average'. Lol. He was a dally m medallist at fullback

@JaemanEdwards

29 күн бұрын

​@@selfawarepotassiumHayne was toward the end of his career and nowhere near as good. And he was a rugby league player who are not as good as rugby players.

@selfawarepotassium

29 күн бұрын

@@JaemanEdwardshe won the Daily M the year before he made the NFL attempt.