Louis Rees-Zammit says he doesn’t care concerning the “haters” after being added to the Jacksonville Jaguars’ observe squad.
The previous Wales rugby union wing did not make the 53-man NFL roster for the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs after coaching with the Tremendous Bowl champions in pre-season.
The 23-year-old has since joined the Jaguars’ observe squad and says he has ignored ideas Jacksonville’s transfer for him was motivated partly by their London hyperlinks.
The Jags have performed a recreation within the English capital in 10 straight NFL seasons and have lengthy been linked with a everlasting transfer the London.
This season, which begins on Thursday, they face the Chicago Bears at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (October 13) earlier than internet hosting the New England Patriots at Wembley (October 20).
“I do not actually care about haters,” Rees-Zammit informed BBC Sport’s Nesta McGregor.
“They’ll say what they need behind their telephones, behind their laptops making feedback.
“I do not hearken to that form of stuff. I do know what I’ve acquired to do to achieve success and so they can write all they need.
“I am working actually exhausting on this dream and I’ve acquired to try to do as a lot as I can each day to be a greater soccer participant and a greater particular person.”
Jacksonville had been one in all a number of franchises that confirmed curiosity in Rees-Zammit after his spectacular exhibiting within the Worldwide Participant Pathway (IPP) professional day in March earlier than he signed for the Chiefs.