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Jaguars’ Louis Rees-Zammit announces he’s leaving NFL, returning to rugby | NFL.com
Rees-Zammit, a Jacksonville Jaguars receiver, announced Thursday that he’s leaving the NFL and returning to rugby, a sport he starred in previously.
“I’ve got an exciting announcement to make! I’ve decided to leave the NFL and return to rugby!” Rees-Zammit posted on Instagram. “It’s been a great experience but it’s time to come home. I’ve decided that this is the best time to make this decision to give myself time to get everything in place for next season.
“There’s only one thing that’s on my mind, that’s coming back to rugby and doing what I do best. I can’t explain how excited I am!!
“There’ll be more news to come soon but for now, see you soon rugby fans.”
The making of the ‘NFL Top 100,’ and our complicated relationship with it | The Athletic
“I’ve been wanting this s— for so long!” Hill yelled, after lifting the 195-pound Mostert in celebration. “What’d I say in my rookie year, huh?”
To be precise, not only did Hill predict, following his 2016 debut with the Kansas City Chiefs, that he’d be the best player in the NFL, but also he threatened to dethrone perhaps the greatest quarterback of all time.
“I belong No. 1 over Tom Brady,” Hill said then. “Tom Brady, I’m calling you out.”
Seven years later, Hill was indeed No. 1. Fans met the announcement with skepticism. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who had been crowned No. 1 in two of the previous three rankings, finished fourth. Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, the reigning MVP, finished second. In a FanDuel poll on X, 85 percent of more than 3,500 respondents disagreed with Hill’s top status. Many criticized the selection, saying someone else was more deserving or citing Hill’s history of legal issues.
This is precisely the “NFL Top 100.” Heated debates. Emotional reactions. Lightning-rod reveals. Fans and players have a complex relationship with the league’s annual player-driven poll, a list that tells us so much, but also so little.
NFL Training Camp Panic Meter | The Ringer
The Chiefs Receivers
The Chiefs’ wide receiver room might have the lowest average BMI of any in the NFL, with five players on the camp depth chart weighing under 190 pounds. Lighter often means faster at that position, but it comes at the risk of durability, and Tuesday’s practice was a subtle reminder of how fraught (if not outright fragile) Kansas City’s pass catching group can be. Receivers Hollywood Brown and Xavier Worthy exited practice with an ankle and head injury, respectively.
Worthy eventually returned to action, but on Wednesday, the team announced that he’s been placed in the concussion protocol. Head coach Andy Reid wasn’t overly concerned about Brown’s recovery timeline, but the lack of depth in Kansas City’s...
