Monday 22 May 2017 22:36, UK
Bob Marley's grandson Nico has signed an NFL contract with the Washington Redskins after a successful tryout last weekend.
The 22-year-old linebacker is the son of the Jamaican reggae legend's son Rohan, who played college football at the University of Miami alongside future NFL stars Ray Lewis and Warren Sapp and actor Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson.
Nico impressed at a rookie camp at the Redskins' team headquarters and was added to the NFC East franchise's roster earlier this week.
He played in college at Tulane, making 319 tackles, 200 of them solo, with 50 tackles for loss, 6.5 quarterback sacks, six passes broken up and four interceptions over 49 games.
Marley took to social media after signing the deal, saying: "Blessed to officially be a part of the Redskins organisation!"
As well as Marley, Washington signed tight end Manasseh Garner and cornerback Tevin Homer after the rookie minicamp.
The Redskins current 90-man roster needs to be cut to 53 by the start of the season in September.
