By Mark Curnutte
Enquirer staff writer

Who: Alex Wade

Position: Fullback

Height: 6 feet

Weight: 248

College: Duke

Background: He had 1,138 yards from scrimmage as a junior but was slowed by a pair of hamstring injuries as a senior. He is challenging for a spot on the 53-man roster and could land on the practice squad.

Favorite movie: Braveheart

Why: "I like war movies. I actually met the guy who wrote the script, Randall Wallace. It makes it a little special."

Favorite book: A Confederacy of Dunces

Why: "It's an old book from the '70s. It's one of the saddest and funniest books I've ever read. This guy who wrote it, John Kennedy Toole, killed himself shortly after writing the book."

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