English rugby player turned offensive tackle prospect Travis Clayton's dream of playing in the NFL took a major step forward after the Buffalo Bills selected him in the seventh round of the NFL draft. The 23-year-old took part in the league's International Pathway Program camp in Florida this year.
Travis Clayton reacts after being picked by the Buffalo Bills with the 221st overall pick in the seventh round during the third day of the NFL football draft, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Detroit. Travis Clayton reacts after being picked by the Buffalo Bills with the 221st overall pick in the seventh round during the third day of the NFL football draft, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Detroit.
At 6-foot-76 and 303 pounds, the 23-year-old Clayton has long been into athletics, having taken up rugby and boxing, and dabbled in soccer, rowing and tennis growing up, before drawing the line on a chance to try skeleton.The Titans add size, speed as they use 5 of 7 NFL draft picks to boost their defense“I didn’t really fancy going head-first on a train down a skip slope, so I actually declined that,” he said with a laugh.“I love the physical side of things.
“He was like, ‘Man, this guy’s athletic. Obviously, raw,’” Beane said of Kromer’s reaction, which eventually led to Buffalo using its ninth and final pick on Clayton.
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