Bills’ Wang Ready To Help NFL Gain Ground In China

At 6-foot-5 and 300 pounds, Wang is already turning heads and upending stereotypes by becoming the first player with direct Chinese ancestry to be selected in the NFL draft last month.

The son of former athletes in the Chinese Olympic program was selected in the fifth round out of Virginia Tech, realizing a childhood dream instilled by his disciplinarian parents growing up in Virginia. They prepared him well for challenges that lie ahead.

Aside from making the Bills’ roster, he’s more than ready to become the flag-bearer for the NFL in its bid to crack the Chinese Wall and bring American football to the lucrative market beyond.

“There’s no reason to beat around the bush and sidestep it,” Wang said, referring to the buzz he’s already generated in China, where he’s been told his Bills jerseys are already on back order. “People are talking about it. So you might as well answer the questions.”

The NFL certainly isn’t ignoring the topic, believing Wang has the potential to do for the league what Yao Ming did for the NBA last decade.

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