Wright with the San Diego Chargers in 2012
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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Date of birth: | April 8, 1987 | ||||||||||
Place of birth: | Colton, California | ||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 182 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Colton (CA) | ||||||||||
College: | USC | ||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2011 / Round: 3 / Pick: 89 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||
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Total tackles: | 228 |
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Pass deflections: | 31 |
Interceptions: | 1 |
Forced fumbles: | 1 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Shareece Lyndon Wright (born April 8, 1987) is an American football cornerback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC, and was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He has also played for the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens.
Wright played football at Colton High School in Colton, California, where he was a star player. He had 68 tackles and 2 sacks in 2005, plus ran for 1,094 yards on 78 carries (14.1 avg.) with 16 TDs and caught 13 passes for 336 yards (25.8 avg.) with 4 TDs despite missing the first 2 games with a broken left hand. He also ran track at Colton, where he posted a best of 11.4 seconds in the 100-meter dash.
Wright was a backup cornerback and key special teams player as a freshman in 2006, his first year at USC. Overall in 2006 while appearing in all 13 games, he had 15 tackles and 2 fumble recoveries (versus Arizona State and Stanford).
Wright was used often as USC's nickel back and also played on special teams as a sophomore in 2007. Overall in 2007 while appearing in 11 games (all but Stanford and Arizona), he had 29 tackles, including 3.5 for losses of 26 yards (with an 8-yard sack), plus 4 deflections.
Wright started USC's first 2 games (Virginia and Ohio State) of his 2008 junior season at cornerback and was productive, but then suffered a hairline fracture in his neck in practice prior to the Oregon State game and was sidelined the rest of the season.