2 weeks ago
Travis Clayton, an English rugby national winger playing successful nan eighth tier of home rugby, was selected by nan Buffalo Bills successful nan last information of nan NFL Draft.
The 23-year-old was nan 221st wide prime successful nan seventh information successful Detroit.
Clayton, who has ne'er played American shot competitively, is expected to play arsenic an violative lineman.
His club, Basingstoke, play successful nan Counties 2 Hampshire division, though he has not featured since March 2023.
"With rugby besides being a squad sport, I judge that helps tremendously," Clayton said.
"More importantly, playing nan helping successful rugby helps pinch nan physicality broadside and pinch agility."
Clayton, who is 6ft 7in, was selected from nan NFL's International Player Pathway programme, which attempts to find players from extracurricular nan United States who are suitable for nan sport.
He completed nan 40-yard dash successful 4.79 seconds during nan NFL Combine, an arena that collects information from players earlier nan draft.
The Bills said Clayton's dash was nan fastest they had recorded from an violative lineman successful nan past 10 years.
In March erstwhile Wales rugby national prima Louis Rees-Zammit joined Super Bowl champions nan Kansas City Chiefs.
This year, for nan first time, each 32 NFL franchises will beryllium fixed an further spot successful their believe squads specifically for world players, including those who person travel done nan pathway programme.
Teams who person an world subordinate successful their believe squad will besides beryllium allowed to beforehand them to their progressive roster, up to 3 times during nan season.
