1. Major Wright was born on July 1,1988 and is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League.
14 Facts About Major Wright
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Major Wright played college football for the Florida Gators, and was a member of a BCS National Championship team.
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Major Wright was selected by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 2010 NFL draft.
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Major Wright attended St Thomas Aquinas High School in Ft.
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Major Wright played in the 2007 US Army All-American Bowl.
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Major 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.
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Major Wright 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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Major Wright was predicted to be a future starter by former Bears general manager Jerry Angelo.
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Major Wright recorded his first career interception in 2011 off a Michael Vick pass against the Philadelphia Eagles, when a pass by Vick squirted through linebacker Lance Briggs's hands into Wright, who was able to return the ball 39 yards.
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Major Wright was cut by the Buccaneers on August 30,2014.
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On December 30,2015, Major Wright was placed on injured reserve.
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Major Wright was re-signed by the Buccaneers on November 29,2016.
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In 2021 Major Wright launched the Wright Way Charities to provide support and hope to single mothers in Ft.
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In 2022, Major Wright wrote his second book, Good Deed Tuesday, a modern-day superhero who gets his superpowers by helping others.