Major Wright
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| No. -- Free agent | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 1, 1988 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Lauderdale Lakes, Florida | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 204 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Fort Lauderdale (FL) Aquinas | ||||||||||
| College: | Florida | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 3 / Pick: 75 | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2015 | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||||||||||
| Tackles: | 329 |
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| Pass deflections: | 22 |
| Interceptions: | 9 |
| Forced fumbles: | 3 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Major Wright (born July 1, 1988) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the University of Florida, and was a member of a BCS National Championship team. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft.
Wright was born in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. He attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, where he played high school football for the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders and ran track. As a junior, he recorded 58 tackles with six interceptions and as a sophomore had 71 tackles and 10 interceptions. As a senior, he was a finalist for the Hall Trophy (U.S. Army Player of the Year Award) after he recorded 72 tackles and three interceptions. He played in the 2007 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Wright was an All-state selection both years. In track & field, Wright posted personal-bests of 11.1 in the 100-meter dash, 22.8 in the 200-meter dash and 41.32 in the 4×100-meter relay.
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Wright accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Urban Meyer's Florida Gators football team from 2007 to 2009. As a freshman in 2007, Wright started seven of 13 games for the Gators at free safety, recording 67 tackles, four forced fumbles and an interception. He was a first-team freshman All-American by CollegeFootballNews.com and second-team freshman All-American by Rivals.com. As a sophomore in 2008, Wright started all 14 games at free safety, recording 66 tackles and four interceptions, with one returned for a touchdown. He had nine tackles and an interception in the Gators win over the Oklahoma Sooners in the 2009 BCS National Championship Game.
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