Louis Rees-Zammit’s rugby-to-NFL dream edges closer but huge obstacles remain

New rules around kickoffs are a boost to a player who may sign for the Super Bowl champions. But a practice squad remains his likely destinationIf ever there was time, if ever there was a place, for Louis Rees-Zammit to chase his NFL dream, this is it. The former Welsh rugby union star is reportedly nearing a deal to join the Kansas City Chiefs, the back-to-back Super Bowl champions.Rees-Zammit is likely to join the team for their annual training camp, a kind of extended trial as he learns the r