This is what Christian Scotland-Williamson did, lasted four years on practice squads before coming back.

Players can and do stick on the pathway. The most high profile one was a guy called Jordan Mailata who is now one of the best in his position. He�s 6�9 and 150kg plus! Difference is that he went over at 20 and had only played �A� team equivalent rugby league in the NRL in Australia. Nowhere near the history LRZ has and much more malleable.

There are others, but they�re lower profile. One guy is coaching now I think though so people do get full careers over there and not come back.

LRZ is the age that players get drafted into that league at, so it�s prime time for him to work over there for 3-4 years and come back if he never transitions fully. Profiles as a wide receiver most likely. Think Wade played running back rather than receiver despite being a winger on the rugby pitch.

He is a similar age to some players entering the draft but the players of the same age as LRZ have come out of a highly competitive college league, especially if from SEC out of the power 5 conferences let alone high school football. Playing in the power 5 conferences (maybe 4 soon but that�s another story) is such a high level, gives these players coming to draft such an advantage still,  for teams like Bama that operate on a virtually pro system isn�t a huge step up to the NFL.

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His 40 yard dash time was 4.43 which is pretty good for a �bigger� receiver but his broad jump and vertical jump were well off where they need to be and it�ll prevent him from being used as an outside wide receiver.

He�s a sort of slot receiver running back hybrid. Probably shown enough to stick on a practice squad for 2 years, before coming back for RWC 2027.

If they do get picked for an NFL franchise they will get a minimum of �1,000,000 dollars so I would say good luck to them it�s worth a punt.

If they do get picked for an NFL franchise they will get a minimum of �1,000,000 dollars so I would say good luck to them it�s worth a punt.

That�s all well and good but what�s the exchange rate for �dollars? 🤔

I've seen the $1m (�900k) quoted in a few places but apparently that's only if he makes an active roster. If picked up by a team but only remaining on the practice squad, it's circa �200k.

Nothing to turn your nose up at but it's probably less than he was earning here.

Apparently he has a 3 year deal of 884k (dollars)

That'll be $884k total, over 3 years. Equivalent to �234k per season.

Presumably he'll get bonuses for playing?
I also read somewhere there's a signing fee. Is that included in the amount stated?