Tim Wright (American football)
| No. 83 Detroit Lions | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 7, 1990 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Neptune Township, New Jersey | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 242 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Wall (NJ) | ||||||||
| College: | Rutgers | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||
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| Receptions: | 89 |
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| Receiving yards: | 907 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 13 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Timothy Wright (born April 7, 1990) is an American football tight end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was undrafted then later signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2013. He played college football at Rutgers.
He grew up in Neptune, New Jersey and played high school football at Wall High School.
Wright played wide receiver at Rutgers under head coach Greg Schiano for his first couple of years. Schiano was also his head coach in the NFL for his rookie season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2013.
On April 29, 2013, Wright was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On June 12, 2013, Wright was moved from wide receiver to tight end. Wright played all 16 games for the Buccaneers, starting 8. He finished the season with 54 catches for 571 yards and 5 touchdowns, the yards and touchdowns tied for the most by an undrafted rookie tight end in NFL history. Wright was the only rookie tight end in 2013 to have more than 500 receiving yards.
On August 26, 2014, Wright was traded by the Buccaneers to the New England Patriots along with a 2015 4th round draft pick for guard Logan Mankins. Wright played in 11 games for the Patriots, catching 26 passes for 259 yards, with a career-high 6 touchdowns. Wright played in the Patriots Super Bowl XLIX victory over the Seattle Seahawks, but did not record any catches. He was released on June 11, 2015.
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