Silas Redd, a former NFL college quarterback who played 15 games for the Washington Redskins has signed a deal with the Ipswich Jets, the North Queensland Cowboys feeder club, for next season.
And he has big ambitions.
The Connecticut born 178cm and 96-kilogram athlete couldn't crack the top league in American Football but has ventured into a new journey, playing rugby league in Australia.
Currently under the guidance of the Walker brothers, they believe that the 25-year-old is set to crack the NRL in the near future.
"He's genuine, he's not just a college football player. He'll play NRL," Walker told NRL.com.
"We've had college players before and they were close, one was actually 18th man two or three times. He was very close but this guy being ex-NFL, he's next level.
"You can tell that just looking at him. Silas is just that next level of athlete compared to what we've had come out from America before.
"If we can coach him and teach him what we know then there's no reason he can't play NRL.
"That's what he wants to do now. He has no desire to play NFL at all and he sees this as a real good challenge."