WP: Wade Gets Starting Nod
 

In the parlance of athletes, it's known as "The Nod," a brief-but-unmistakable tilting of the head, from coach to player, that means "strap on your helmet, it's time to get out there." After seven seasons in the [URL="http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/National+Football+League?tid=informline"]NFL[/URL], tackle [URL="http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Todd+Wade?tid=informline"]Todd Wade[/URL] knows The Nod when he sees it, and following [URL="http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Jon+Jansen?tid=informline"]Jon Jansen[/URL]'s season-ending injury Sunday, Wade says he got it twice in rapid succession, a certain indication that he would be Washington's new starting right tackle.

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