Rugby League

Holmes to return to NRL after NFL axing

November 23, 2019 4:59 pm

Former NRL star Valentine Holmes has been released from the NFL club – the New York Jets’.

TVNZ reports that Holmes is eyeing a return to Australia to resume his rugby league career.

The 24-year-old Holmes joined New York in April as a running back-wide receiver as part of the NFL’s international player pathway program.

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Holmes is expected to play for the North Queensland Cowboys in the new NRL season.

A premiership player in the NRL for Cronulla, Holmes headed to the United States for a chance to pursue his dream of playing American football in the NFL.

Holmes took part in off-season workouts, training camp and the pre-season with New York but failed to land a berth on Jets’ roster for the current NFL season.