Todd McLaurin Wade (born October 30, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle.
[2] He started all 16 games as a rookie from the right tackle position, plowing the way for Lamar Smith to break the 1,000 yard barrier and helping to restrict the opposition to only 28 sacks.
[3] Wade signed as a free agent with the Houston Texans prior to the 2004 season and he started thirteen games missing three due to a high ankle sprain he suffered against Minnesota.
Chris Burke at Sports Illustrated ranked Wade as one of the NFL's Worst Players by Franchise in the Super Bowl Era.
"The Texans status as a relatively new franchise limits the amount of botched draft picks and free-agent additions on the books.
He rotated into the starting position in the 2007 season when starter Jon Jansen was injured early, but according to the Washington Post eventually lost the job to Stephon Heyer in week 14.
Wade signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars on the practice squad on September 10, 2008, after guard Maurice Williams was placed on injured reserve.
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