Dwayne Wright
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| No. -- Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Fullback | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: June 2, 1983 | |
| Place of birth: San Diego, California | |
| Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | Weight: 234 lb (106 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Fresno State | |
| NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 4 / Pick: 111 | |
| Debuted in 2007 for the Buffalo Bills | |
| Career history | |
As player:
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2009 | |
| Rushing yards | 94 |
| Rushing average | 3.2 |
| Rushing TDs | 0 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Dwayne Wright (born June 2, 1983 in San Diego, California) is an American football fullback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Fresno State.
Wright has also been a member of the New York Giants.
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[edit] Early years
Wright prepped at Lincoln High School in San Diego, California.
[edit] College career
Wright played college football at Fresno State. He chose to forgo his senior season and declare for the 2007 NFL Draft.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] Pre-draft
Wright was invited to the 2007 NFL Scouting Combine. He visited with the Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles before the draft.
| Pre-draft measureables | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ht | Wt | 40-yard dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic | |||||||||
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| 6′0″ | 228 lb | 4.66 | 1.62 | 2.71 | 4.43 | 7.23 | 34 in. | 9′7″ | 14 rep | ||||||||||
| All values from 2007 NFL Combine[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Buffalo Bills
Wright was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He was signed to a contract on July 25. He was waived on August 30, 2008.
He worked out for the Detroit Lions on September 17, but was not signed.
[edit] New York Giants
Wright was signed by the New York Giants on January 15, 2009. He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5.
[edit] Philadelphia Eagles
After working out for the Philadelphia Eagles on January 13, 2010,[2] Wright was signed to a two-year contract by the Eagles on January 29. He will be converted to fullback after playing running back during his entire career.[3]
[edit] Personal
Wright has a daughter, Naliyah, and a son, Demarion.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "*Dwayne Wright, DS #13 RB, Fresno State". Nfldraftscout.com. http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=18655&draftyear=2007&genpos=RB. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- ^ Caplan, Adam (January 15, 2010). "PHI: Eagles Work Out Three RBs". Scout.com. http://phi.scout.com/a.z?s=67&p=9&c=2&cid=938036&nid=4223506&fhn=1. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (January 29, 2010). "Eagles Ink FB Wright To Two-Year Deal". Philadelphiaeagles.com. http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=20177. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- ^ "Dwayne Wright". Philadelphiaeagles.com. http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/eagles_files/html/wright_1.html. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
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