{"id":573,"date":"2019-04-09T14:13:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T14:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/nfl\/?p=573"},"modified":"2019-04-09T14:23:13","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T14:23:13","slug":"christian-wade-from-wasps-to-buffalo-now-an-nfl-prospect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/nfl\/christian-wade-from-wasps-to-buffalo-now-an-nfl-prospect\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Wade From Wasps to Buffalo Now an NFL Prospect"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Christian Wade Makes The Move From RU to NFL<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_576\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-576\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-576\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2019\/04\/Bills-Stadium-300x124.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2019\/04\/Bills-Stadium-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2019\/04\/Bills-Stadium-768x318.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2019\/04\/Bills-Stadium-1024x424.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2019\/04\/Bills-Stadium-750x310.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2019\/04\/Bills-Stadium.jpg 1302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new home of the former Wasps winger<br \/>RichardCavalleri\/Shutterstock<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Former Wasps Rugby Union player and 2013 <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/rugby-union\/22632937\">Rugby Players&#8217; Association<\/a> <\/span>Players&#8217; Player of the Year and the Young Player of the Year Christian Wade is now a member of the Buffalo Bills thanks to the NFL&#8217;s International Player Pathway Program. Formerly a Winger, Wade will most likely play running back for his new team, and although he is a long way from being a starter he will be on the practice squad and have a chance at making the final roster. It will be interesting to see how he fares in comparison to the Bills incumbent RB stable which includes highly regarded veterans, Frank Gore &amp; LeSean McCoy. We don&#8217;t expect to see him starting this season but if he recaptures his 2012-13 season prowess he could be one to watch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christian Wade Makes The Move From RU to NFL Former Wasps Rugby Union player and 2013 Rugby Players&#8217; Association Players&#8217; Player of the Year and the Young Player of the Year Christian Wade is now a member of the Buffalo Bills thanks to the NFL&#8217;s International Player Pathway Program. 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