{"id":21647,"date":"2024-08-26T17:02:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T17:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/nfl-travis-clayton-on-going-from-office-job-to-buffalo-bills\/"},"modified":"2024-08-26T17:02:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T17:02:23","slug":"nfl-travis-clayton-on-going-from-office-job-to-buffalo-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/nfl-travis-clayton-on-going-from-office-job-to-buffalo-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL: Travis Clayton on going from office job to Buffalo Bills"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Clayton played several sports growing up and, in 2019, he attended a trial for the NFL Academy – which was launched that year in the UK.<\/p>\n

The programme gives teenagers from Europe and Africa full-time coaching and an education, with a view to them earning college scholarships in the US.<\/p>\n

Clayton only spent a brief period with the academy, not realising the opportunity it offered him, so when his second chance came along he was determined to take full advantage.<\/p>\n

He attended a trial for the NFL’s International Player Pathway, launched in 2017, and along with Wales rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit,<\/a> was among the 16 athletes selected for the 2024 programme.<\/p>\n

In January they flew to the US for a 10-week training camp, and Clayton was earmarked as an offensive lineman, a player whose main job is to block opponents and protect their own quarterback, rather than running with the ball.<\/p>\n

“I remember the first session in Florida,” he said. “It was all about getting your body in awkward positions that I haven’t been in before.<\/p>\n

“In rugby, a lot of the time you’re on your toes. As an offensive lineman, you’re more flat-footed, so it was about adjusting to the different angles of your hips and your legs.”<\/p>\n

Clayton was adjusting well, as he demonstrated in March at his Pro Day, when college players are assessed by NFL scouts before the draft in April.<\/p>\n

Clayton’s playing position was determined by his size. He is 6ft 7in and weighs 301lbs (137 kg). Yet it was his speed that made teams sit up and take notice.<\/p>\n

He ran the 40-yard dash in 4.79secs. It was the fastest time recorded by an offensive lineman in 10 years.<\/p>\n

“That’s quite rare, for a 300lb man,” he said. “That’s when I thought some teams might be interested.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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