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Christian Wade shares 'mic'd up' video of his first NFL touchdown
By Ian Cameron
Former Wasps star Christian Wade has shared a 'mic'd up' video of his first NFL touchdown which came with his first competitive touch of an American football.
Last Friday Wade made an emphatic start to his NFL career with an audacious 59-metre touchdown.
The NFL’s official Twitter account posted the match clip, which shows Wade running untouched to score his first points in his new sport.
What many didn't know was that Wade had been 'mic'd up' as part of the NFL's 'Undiscovered' documentary series on athletes in the foreign player pathway program that Wade is currently undertaking.
On the evidence of the video, Wade has already made fast friends with his Buffalo Bills teammates.
Wade was also the second-fastest NFL player clocked on the weekend of pre-season games, reaching a speed of 21.01 mph (33.8km) according to NFL’s Next Gen Stats.
“He real fast,” running back teammate Frank Gore told Buffalonews.com. “Real fast.”
“That’s great coaching by him, and you know that (Christian Wade) is paying attention and he’s catching onto the game. A guy who never played the game – playing it at the highest level – to go out there and make a big play on his first carry, I’m happy for him.”
As you can hear, the commentators went hysterical when Wade scored. “They are going crazy for their friend from England,” as one commentator put it.
Others however have tempered expectations online, suggesting Wade's touchdown was the result of his first touch coming late in the fourth quarter against a tired defense, while others suggested regular-season NFL team's defenses were unlikely to be as porous as that of the Colts'.
Wade only put on pads on the first time two weeks ago.
Wade told News10NBC: “It has been a hell of an experience so far and this training camp has gone up a level with a bit of contact and getting used to the running plays and being hit with the pads on."
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The way Ratima has been treated he needs to look OS. Same with Perofeta and Love, Hothem too. Razor is a token coach. Gives debuts but very few mins. Also DM too. Just go earn millions elsewhere DM as all you get in NZ is bagging.
BB is coaches favourite and I say let him have BB right thru to the next 2 or maybe even 3 World cups.😁😁 Have JB outside him at 12...That just works so well.
Go to commentsIt certainly needs to be cherished. Despite Nick (and you) highlighting their usefulness for teams like Australia (and obviously those in France they find form with) I (mention it general in those articles) say that I fear the game is just not setup in Aus and NZ to appreciate nor maximise their strengths. The French game should continue to be the destination of the biggest and most gifted athletes but it might improve elsewhere too.
I just have an idea it needs a whole team focus to make work. I also have an idea what the opposite applies with players in general. I feel like French backs and halves can be very small and quick, were as here everyone is made to fit in a model physique. Louis was some 10 and 20 kg smaller that his opposition and we just do not have that time of player in our game anymore. I'm dying out for a fast wing to appear on the All Blacks radar.
But I, and my thoughts on body size in particular, could be part of the same indoctrination that goes on with player physiques by the establishment in my parts (country).
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