Chiefs Sign Rugby Star, Built Like An ANIMAL | Pat McAfee Reacts

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[@TV1111TV]

He’s Welsh lads. From Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@JayBaddAssCutler]

Like Australia?

[@eduardoFIFA]

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

[@donsmith303]

Hope he’s a beast!

[@haagenslash5963]

​@@JayBaddAssCutler No, like Aquaman

[@williamd1891]

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

[@AlexHamilton86]

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

[@JaemanEdwards]

Americans are so ignorant

[@BlackHedrak]

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

[@geraintmatthews6550]

Shocking

[@user-ji1de7ph9l]

No he Welsh from Wales

[@jayhughes162]

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

[@jstuckless]

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

[@felixrodriguez7423]

Excellent observation.

[@scsmith4604]

And planned lateral passes.

[@carrot7590]

100%, because he will actually catch them every time

[@Zomo1553]

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

[@glyngasson8450]

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

[@isolationer7243]

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

[@darren6038]

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

[@Rickii13]

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

[@simog3744]

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]

Union is definitely the meathead version. ​@@darren6038

[@knav6680]

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

[@dubroyale]

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]

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

[@NoneYa831]

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

[@AcidDaBomb]

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]

His dad played American football for wales

[@verlongates2279]

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.

[@willelliott5336]

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

[@libertariansasquatch]

Same thing

[@patrick815]

I think St. Patrick was Welsh too

[@kman9884]

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

[@blakestunts]

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

[@user-ek2sf3cn5h]

​American Canadian mexican same thing

[@themagpie9able]

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

[@aunzz7]

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

[@ness-ee]

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

[@johanstinson]

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

[@jameswyatt4443]

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

[@ness-ee]

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

[@synzofwar515]

“A properly jacked white.” 😂😂

[@oboy9094]

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

[@synzofwar515]

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

[@ness-ee]

What does it mean? Properly jocked white?

[@BryonLetterman]

I heard "jocked" and Idk what that means

[@synzofwar515]

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

[@XoticCamel_]

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

[@martindavis4632]

He is welsh from wales

[@sonnyd324]

Properly jocked white😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@fosterdell5263]

Hell yeah nerd

[@madridforever933]

Hell yeah geek

[@WaitAMinute1989]

Body made without steroids

[@yusefmurray847]

Americas love their race talk

[@RossKempOnYourMum01]

He isn't white, his dad is Iranian

[@WaterChamp2]

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]

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]

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

[@danielkamilo2146]

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

[@TropicalRainMan]

Rugby and australia tells me your garbage 😂

[@user-ms3nd1or2l]

Hahahha. Rugby, Australia and Chiefs. Big L

[@granth1238]

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

[@wendellgee11]

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

[@yvonne8786]

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

[@wendellgee11]

@@yvonne8786 I have been omnipresent 😄

[@myronmosley2167]

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]

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

[@1onejotarokujo]

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

[@javamom7746]

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

[@abe5296]

No he won't

[@unlimitedgnar1955]

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

[@CoolHandLukeDuke]

If he can even get open....

[@BK-hp8cj]

@@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]

@@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

[@tunafishcowboyi]

AJ chillin up there like the Wizard of Oz

[@lucaslevonmusic]

Or Zordon from Power Rangers

[@minecraftman6376]

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

[@jetterjetson]

😂😂😂

[@jimlowe8511]

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]

Fair

[@speleokeir]

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]

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]

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

[@GM-tw4el]

@@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.

[@andrewdavie5931]

The boys subtlety trolling Perkins and him not even knowing 😂

[@gordonlove5121]

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

[@gmoney94]

Perk knows but there’s no good response

[@AJCsr]

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

[@jeaninehogshead4710]

So funny!!!

[@brianminkc]

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

[@philiphahn6086]

Karloftis was also a first team all American at Purdue

[@themandalorian400]

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.

[@TheRealcdawg22]

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]

Since disappeared like all the other American Football teams in Europe

[@royw-g3120]

Was watching my local team just last weekend.

[@TheRealcdawg22]

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

[@royw-g3120]

@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]

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

[@morleyjones9]

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

[@GeoffC19]

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]

Stick to the choirs boyo

[@GwentGamer]

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

[@simonbutler6037]

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.

[@lar5928]

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!”

[@leonardgrado7060]

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]

Very different than rugby

[@PeerAdder]

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

[@Riders241]

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

[@maryowen1439]

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

[@JJ-fq4nl]

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

[@PeerAdder]

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.

[@vorovee3]

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]

I'd imagine PED's

[@vorovee3]

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

[@mustafamahdixiii]

@@chowderwaffle9952 nah, he’s just Samoan bruh

[@Choppa-1118]

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

[@sawbasumner4813]

@@mustafamahdixiiiSamoans are monsters🤣

[@LimpyLegolas]

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]

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

[@mojomogul]

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]

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

[@ringwormsherm]

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

[@loganleroy8622]

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

[@Bengdnr]

@@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]

@@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.

[@jkeeney2010]

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

[@mikecaprino2503]

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

[@lees5953]

😂Yeah right.

[@ernestp.worrell8871]

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

[@user-sd1cx1pk4r]

Yep it's true

[@Rsbraun126]

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

[@Rsbraun126]

Rugby forces you to use proper form tackling

[@carrot7590]

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

[@speleokeir]

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

[@LuckyAJC]

SUPER EXCITED as a chiefs fan, wanna see him play

[@yunked]

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]

@@yunked ok buddy

[@jongholvr]

@@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]

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

[@AlwaysTheJags904]

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

[@quinnisbored]

Salary potential and floor is MUCH higher in NFL

[@Haydrn]

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

[@quinnisbored]

@@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 < 2 years) vs the average salary for professional rugby player in the UK is apparently about $137,000. If you make practice squad for 12 weeks per season then you’re already above the average rugby player in UK Not to mention access to a bigger market and you can even become a person in your niche (UK player for example)

[@edster0423]

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

[@wichitadisciple9874]

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

[@Megatron77]

"A properly jocked white"😂 The welsh CMC ❤

[@speleokeir]

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

[@Dashdedeh]

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]

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

[@g.dot.infinitileone6213]

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

[@3rdDegreeTVLLC]

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

[@FightrForLife]

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. 📈

[@dontbeshady411]

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

[@Tribleman247]

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]

Is this guy better than Jarryd Hayne?

[@Tribleman247]

@@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]

This isn't gonna end well

[@Tribleman247]

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

[@343guiltyreflex]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA nah

[@TheMultiDouche]

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.

[@UameaAasa]

Cheslin Kolbe is the Rugby equivalent of Tyreek Hill 🔥

[@martinonyeador1404]

He’s the one who needs to try NFL

[@migyman321]

Tyreek hill is faster than kolbe

[@craig3613]

@@migyman321 Stats?

[@ringwormsherm]

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

[@alaskan_bergwanderer]

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]

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

[@Steve_Steve888]

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]

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

[@mby2187]

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.

[@fwebber13]

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

[@JonathanKollodziej]

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]

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]

@@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]

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

[@bespokepaintprotection1308]

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]

@@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

[@damienkearns3654]

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.

[@MrMh722]

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

[@mattstoodley1649]

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

[@AViancourt]

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]

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]

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.]

@@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]

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.

[@Jonwallachio]

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.

[@Ty81494]

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

[@MsChrishanson]

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.

[@tylerstuart9196]

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

[@recklssabndon]

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

[@abdouldmml]

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

[@JC-hq7iu]

Tony Gonzales was all conference in basketball

[@MrMikekydd]

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.

[@garytailby3351]

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

[@Sublime228]

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]

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

[@Sublime228]

@@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]

​@@Sublime228in 3 years time, sure

[@Sublime228]

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

[@danrose3233]

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

[@Bardmusic66]

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

[@Gnilretsam]

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

[@JaemanEdwards]

He'll definitely be a target

[@onemanhighlightreel6265]

Properly jocked white is crazy !!

[@eamongleeson5743]

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]

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]

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

[@brentinnes5151]

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..

[@Afroninja1]

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

[@RD-wg2nt]

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.

[@drewcama2488]

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]

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

[@liamking1067]

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

[@JaemanEdwards]

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

[@gnd111]

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.

[@danrutherford8473]

LRZ is defo a top 20 speedster in rugby. But the thing with rugby is speed endurance. He can run full speed for 100 yards.

[@Jimbo_Jumbo]

Good idea with the kick off rule changes

[@cebuaknows7537]

imagine him learning playing Tight End from kelce...

[@tommysparks2705]

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……

[@colkur5007]

If the NFL player managers had any idea they would base scouts in Australia and follow the talent in the NRL (Rugby League). It is the ultimate rugby competion of either rugby union or rugby league. Plus the player pool is of largely Pacific Island countires. More genetically pre disposed to being big and fast. Jordan Mailata (one of the NFLs top tackles) almost made it to top grade NRL but he was considered too big. However this suited him in NFL because he now had the agility and speed rugby league instilled in him to stand out as a left tackle.

[@okay1775]

Why Australia then? Why not go straight to the island nations

[@colkur5007]

@@okay1775 because the best of them from the islands are already playing in the NRL or the levels just below(jordan mailata eg), saves you having to waste time.

[@geotruthnz7013]

Most of those islanders in the NRL grew up playing Rugby Union in New Zealand

[@JaemanEdwards]

NFL and Rugby League players are both generally unskilled. So you could be right.

[@jbones1987]

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]

In season basketball player shape? Idk about that chief

[@cristianschuster9458]

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.

[@codycostello5967]

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

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

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

[@codycostello5967]

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

[@jongholvr]

@@codycostello5967too bad so sad

[@willr9125]

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

[@JaemanEdwards]

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

[@CaptBirdBrain]

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.

[@giftegbelu]

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

[@unclelarry9138]

Ju Ju is average. Nothing special.

[@micahjohnsonboxing6409]

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

[@nomarxistspls90]

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

[@unclelarry9138]

@@micahjohnsonboxing6409 That is not great my friend.

[@unclelarry9138]

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

[@christoduplessis8177]

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]

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]

@@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]

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

[@exeterjedi6730]

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

[@christoduplessis8177]

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

[@vardito10]

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]

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

[@cameronjohnston2775]

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

[@stephenhamilton1113]

Sounds like an interesting narrative to follow this year.

[@F_E_A_Rise]

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]

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

[@geepersoilyrag1884]

This has exploded NFL fans in Wales!

[@jeffparris7726]

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

[@darrenfacey9109]

Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 buddy not Irish

[@Rickii13]

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

[@marcheezy.]

"Don't learn from us" 😂

[@derekroyal7775]

This is going to be exciting to watch this kid is a Machine. With Reed as couch dudes this will be epic. I've seen play rugby this is perfect position for him

[@farbeyondfading8697]

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]

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 👍

[@DeeDubious]

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

[@loganleroy8622]

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

[@Fatblue246]

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.

[@lalodominguez7121]

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]

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

[@lalodominguez7121]

@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]

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

[@broombroom4750]

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

[@Dirtracing141]

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]

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]

Does he have hands? Can he run routes?

[@loganleroy8622]

@@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]

there must be a hundred college kids that can do that

[@PeerAdder]

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

[@unlimitedgnar1955]

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]

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]

​@@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]

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

[@JaemanEdwards]

​@@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]

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

[@MrChristbait]

"I think he's Irish"while showing him in a Welsh shirt!😂😂😂

[@JaemanEdwards]

He has no idea what a Welsh jersey looks like doofus

[@joemariani7248]

Brit here ✋, not many rugby players have tried to changeover it’s usually been older guys who are not as accomplished. There’s a lot of good athletes and there’s definitely bigger and quicker guys than LRZ but he’s a good athlete. If he’s successful I’m certain a lot of young rugby players will start entering the IPP program

[@joemariani7248]

The main reason the transition is hard is in rugby, you have to defend as well as attack, you’re whole job as a winger is not just to run fast and run routes, you have to defend, tackle too arms you don’t get to rest off the field so you have to have good cardio and not just operate in small bursts

[@anthonymorton9299]

Jared Haynes was the MVP of the New Zealand rugby league, and was considered one of the best rugby players in the world at the time, and still couldn’t do much in the league

[@Paul-xu4on]

​@@anthonymorton9299But Jordan Malaita who was a division 2 league player is an all pro offensive lineman in the NFL?