Meet wide receiver Rafael Blakstad, the rugby convert inspired to chase the NFL dream by Louis Rees-Zammit.
Rafael Blakstad begins to detail the intricacies of a skinny post route, and the make-or-break fine margins of a five-yard hitch. Sorry to inform you, Rafa, but you are hooked sir. And once football has you, it will never let you go.
'Hearing that from one of your idols, I just realised I couldn't miss this opportunity because this is clearly such a big thing, and if he's willing to give up all the things he's achieved to give it a go and see if it can work, then why shouldn't I?' Rees-Zammit jetted stateside with all the physical attributes to make a strong run at making a career for himself in football, before being greeted by the complexities of an NFL playbook.
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