(Reuters) - Rugby league standout Tom Burgess has tried out at tight end position for the injury-hit New York Giants of the National Football League ahead of their Sunday showdown against MetLife Stadium co-tenants the New York Jets.
Englishman Burgess, a prop for the South Sydney Rabbitohs at club level who helped his country win their test series against New Zealand last month, took a crack at impressing the Giants at their weekly try-out session on Thursday.
The team made no official comment on the session.
The Giants have already lost tight end Daniel Fells for the season due to an infection in his ankle, and have been without Larry Donnell due to a neck injury that has them short on depth.