BIOGRAPHY
Christian Wade was born May 15, 1991, in Slough, England. He is a running back for the Buffalo Bills in the NFL.
Raised in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, Wade attended Hamilton Primary School and Royal Grammar School. He initially was not interested in rugby union but picked up the sport as it was the RGS's primary sport. He represented England U16 A, England U18, and England U20 and also Wasps at the Middlesex Sevens as a schoolboy. A former district and English Schools athlete, Wade ran a time of 10.8 seconds over the 100m distance at the age of 16. He was trained by the former English sprinter Julian Golding.
After finishing school, Wade studied Sports Science and Psychology at St Mary's University College in Twickenham while playing for the Wasps' academy side and then the senior team. As of 14 February 2017, he had 0.623 tries per game ratio for Wasps with 76 tries in 122 matches. For the England Saxons, Wade had 1.5 tries per game ratio, scoring 9 tries in 6 matches.
In October 2018 Wade left rugby to pursue a career in the NFL, with Wasps releasing him from his contract. On 8 April 2019 Wade was allocated as a running back to the Buffalo Bills as part of the NFL's International Player Pathway program. Wade had a 65-yard touchdown run on his first carry in the pre-season game against the Indianapolis Colts. On 31 August 2019, Wade was waived by the Bills and signed to the practice squad the next day. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bills on 6 January 2020. On 27 April 2020, Wade was given a roster exemption as an international player for a second season. He was waived on 5 September 2020 and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on 28 December 2020 and restored to the practice squad four days later. On 26 January 2021, Wade signed a reserves/futures contract with the Bills.
