Football: Oakland Raiders Sign Stone Bridge Grad Ed Wang

(May 5, 2012) - The Oakland Raiders signed this week offensive lineman Ed Wang, a Stone Bridge High School grad who has played in six career games, all with the Buffalo Bills in 2010.

Photo courtesy Oakland Raiders

The 6-5, 321-pound Wang was waived-injured by the Bills last season. He entered the league as the Bills’ fifth-round selection (140th overall) in the 2010 NFL Draft, becoming the first-ever Chinese-American player drafted into the league.

News: Stone Bridge and Virginia Tech Grad Ed Wang Meets Dignitaries, Celebrities at State Department Lunch for China's President

Ed Wang presents a football to the President of China
photo courtesy of U.S. State Department

(Jan. 19, 2011) - Stone Bridge High School and Virginia Teach grad Ed Wang, a rookie offensive lineman this season with the Buffalo Bills and the first Chinese-American player drafted into the NFL, had lunch today at the State Department where he met, among others, the President of China, Hu Jinitao, U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and musician Yo-Yo Ma.

Also attending the lunch were Barbra Streisand, Henry Kissinger, Madeleine Albright, Robert Gates, Colin Powell, Sen. John Kerry, Vera Wang (no relation to Ed!), Michelle Kwan, Quincy Jones and many more.

On the menu for the 260 dining in the Benjamin Franklin Room:

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
Timbale of Pear and Sunchoke
Sage Toasts
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Fillet of Alaskan Cod
Horseradish Dijon Crème Fraiche
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Lemon-Scented Rice
Winter Vegetable Medley
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Gilded Chocolate and Plum Delight
Balsamic Ice Cream

Ma and fellow cellist Joshua Roman performed after dessert.

Football: Stone Bridge Grad, Bills OL Ed Wang Donates Hair to Locks of Love

(Nov. 6, 2010) - Buffalo Bills offensive tackle Ed Wang -- a star player from Stone Bridge High School and Virginia Tech -- donated last month part of his long hair to the Locks of Love program.

Locks of Love is a nonprofit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the United States and Canada under age 21 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis.

"Locks of Love is extremely grateful to Ed Wang for his generous volunteerism," said Lauren Kukkamaa, the group's communications director. "His donation and support will further our efforts to help children living with the daily trials of medical hair loss."

Watch Ed Wang get his haircut from the Waht's the Word with George Wilson program

Football: Feature Story on Stone Bridge Ed Wang, Drafted by Buffalo

Here is a feature story on ESPN.com about Stone Bridge grad Ed Wang who was recently drafted by the Buffalo Bills. This story details some interesting facts about the upbringing of the Virginia Tech offensive lineman.

Football: Stone Bridge Grad Ed Wang Drafted by Buffalo Bills in NFL 5th Round

(Apr. 24, 2010) - Former Stone Bridge High School standout and current Virginia Tech offensive tackle Ed Wang was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the NFL draft. Wang, the first player of Chinese descent to ever be drafted, was the 140th overall pick.

Football: Stone Bridge Grad Ed Wang Featured in NFL Combine Video

Check out this video from the NFL Combine where Stone Bridge High School grad and Virginia Tech OL standout Ed Wang is featured!

Football: Stone Bridge Grad Ed Wang on List of NFL Combine Invitees

(Jan. 13, 2010) - Stone Bridge High School grad and Virginia Tech offensive tackle Ed Wang is one of four Hokies invited to the Feb. 24-March 2 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. Click here for the full list from Sporting News.

The 6-foot-5, 309-pound Wang is a good bet to be drafted in the upcoming NFL draft. Wang started 37 games for the Hokies in his four seasons, including 27 over the past two years.