Louis Rees-Zammit reveals the Welsh thing he misses most in America and we totally get it

Twenty-three-year-old Louis Rees-Zammit is causing quite the stir over the other side of the Atlantic

Louis Rees-Zammit move into American football has been one of the stories of the year so far.

The Welshman appears to have taken to the sport like a duck to water, using his very obvious sporting prowess to transfer his skills from rugby to the NFL.

Kansas City Chiefs picked up the 23-year-old after he suitably impressed during the International Player Pathway programme and he has been busy getting down to work with his new team-mates and learning the numerous new plays required in the game. You can read more about the stir he is causing here.

The Welshman is certainly grabbing headlines and making a name for himself Stateside, but there are also things we don’t see and appreciate, such as the wrench it must be upping sticks and moving to a new country to purse an albeit lifelong dream.

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Rees-Zammit was quizzed this week about what he’s missing about Wales the most since his move across the Atlantic. Family obviously came first but the other thing he revealed he longs after will hit home with many of us.

He said: “I’m missing my mum and dad the most. I haven’t seen them for a while.

“I only spent 10 days when I went back home. I was in Florida for two and a half months, spent 10 days with them and went straight back out here so I’d probably say my mum and dad.

“In terms of Wales, I miss the Welsh cakes, not gonna lie to you! I mean, they were my favourite! And just all my friends. I haven’t seen them for a long time now. I’m very proud to be Welsh, Wales is the best country in the world in my opinion. I’m missing everything about Wales and I’m definitely missing my family and friends.”

He added he hadn't spoken to any of his former team-mates about his time in the US so far but said he would like to see more make the same leap as him in the future.

"I haven't spoke to them about it," he added. "There's definitely players who could give it a go and succeed.

"It's just whether they want to do that and leave rugby behind. There's very talented internationals around the world and hopefully I can inspire more to make this change."