Penn State football alum Lamont Wade takes pro career overseas
Former Penn State defensive back Lamont Wade is taking his career to the international stage.
Wade posted on Instagram last week that he plans to join the Potsdam Royals of Germany’s German Football League. The Royals confirmed the move on their official website.
“I’m excited to get to work and show Royals fans an elite type of football,” Wade said in a prepared team statement.
“We unexpectedly had the chance to upgrade our defensive backfield again,” Postdam Royals head coach Michael Vogt said in the same statement, translated from German. “Lamont will definitely leave his mark on the GFL.”
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Wade is a former top-60 prospect according to the On3 Consensus.
He came to Penn State as a corner, but moved to safety, where he started during his final two seasons on campus.
In total, Wade played in 47 games with the Nittany Lions. He posted 153 tackles during his career, three sacks, 11 pass break ups, four forced fumbles and an interception.
Following the conclusion of his Penn State career, Wade went undrafted. The Pittsburgh Steelers signed Wade as an undrafted free agent in the aftermath of the draft.
They released him in late August before the beginning of the regular season.
Since their promotion to the top flight of German football in 2018, the Potsdam Royals have recorded fifth-, sixth- and second-place finishes.
In 2021, they finished with a 7-3 overall record, losing in the playoff semifinals to the Schwabisch Hall Unicorns.
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Interestingly enough, Wade is not the first former Nittany Lion to sign with the Potsdam Royals this offseason.
Wide receiver Brandon Polk made the same move across the pond in February.
Polk played for four seasons with the Nittany Lions, appearing in 30 games. He totaled 367 receiving yards and four touchdowns in the blue and white.
Polk transferred to FCS powerhouse program James Madison for his final season of eligibility in 2019. There, he posted an outstanding season, catching 74 passes for 1,179 yards and 11 touchdowns.
