Whereas the chance of Rees-Zammit cracking the 53-man common season roster seems to be small, it’s not not possible.
The development of NFL rosters is a sophisticated enterprise, and the Chiefs are prone to take on a regular basis obtainable to them to make their resolution.
Rees-Zammit is among the many Chiefs gamers presently on the ‘roster bubble’ – the title given to these combating for the ultimate few spots.
At operating again, the Chiefs have a transparent first-choice in Isiah Pacheco, whereas former first-round choose Clyde Edwards-Helaire ought to stay a part of the roster.
The emergence of Steele in preseason has given him an actual shot at making the regular-season roster at operating again, whereas Rees-Zammit, Prince, Emani Bailey and Keaontay Ingram are additionally a part of the Chiefs’ offseason roster.
If Rees-Zammit is to work his approach into the common season roster it’ll extra seemingly be as a part of particular groups.
As issues stand, there are a selection of gamers forward of him on the depth chart as kick returners, together with the likes of Mercole Hardman and rookie Xavier Worthy.
Rees-Zammit should show himself as an actual menace on kick returns to enhance his possibilities of breaking into the regular-season roster.
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker – the highest-paid participant on the place within the NFL – will proceed to take kick-offs for the AFC West champions.
Sometimes, NFL franchises solely title one kicker on common season rosters, so Rees-Zammit should look elsewhere for his roster spot regardless of taking kick-offs in preseason.