Abraham Wright

Abraham Wright
Personal information
Born:	October 15, 1984 (age 39); Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:	Oklahoma City (OK) Southeast
College:	Colorado
Position:	Defensive end
NFL draft:	2007 / Round: 7 / Pick: 238
Career history
	Miami Dolphins (2007); BC Lions (2009)*;
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-Big 12 (2006);
Career NFL statistics
	Player stats at NFL.com

Abraham Winston Wright (born October 15, 1984) is a former American football defensive end. He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played college football at Colorado.

Early years

Wright was a three-year

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. As a senior, he earned first-team All-District honors with 110 tackles, including 14 for losses and 7.5 quarterback sacks. In a game against Guymon High School

as a senior, he had eight tackles, a sack, and an interception which preserved the close win.

College career

Northeast Oklahoma A&M

Prior to attending Colorado, Wright played one season at

redshirted in 2002 while he made the transition from linebacker to defensive end. In 2003, Wright had 68 tackles (38 solo), with 14 tackles for loss including eight quarterback sacks and a pass defensed. He helped NEO to a 10-2 record, the Southwest Junior College Football Conference championship and a No. 11 national ranking. In a 34-20 win over Blinn College

he recorded six tackles and three sacks.

Wright was named to SuperPrep’s JUCO Top 100 List, ranked as the No. 62 JUCO player overall, and the No. 5 defensive end. Rivals.com named him as the 59th best non-high school prospect.

University of Colorado

After transferring the University of Colorado in 2004, Wright appeared in all 13 games as a sophomore and started the final three regular season contests. On the year, he recorded 23 tackles (17 solo), tying for second on the team in quarterback sacks with 4.5 and had six tackle for a loss. He also had six pressures, which was good for second best on the team. His first career sack came against Washington State, and his first multi-sack game came against Kansas. He set a season-high with five tackles against Kansas State.

In 2005, Wright started all 13 games including the

Oklahoma State, in which he totaled four solo tackles, a sack, an interception, a caused interception, a forced fumbled and a third-down stop. He reached a season high four tackles on three occasions, and had three tackles in the team's bowl game against Clemson

.

Entering his senior season, Wright was on the preseason watch list for the

Montana State, two sacks against Baylor and a personal best three sacks against rival Colorado State

.

Professional career

Miami Dolphins

Wright was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL draft. The picked used to select Wright had been acquired earlier in the offseason in the trade that sent wide receiver Wes Welker to the New England Patriots.^[1]

Wright spent much of the 2007 season on

injured reserve

with an injury. He was waived by the Dolphins on May 5, 2008.

Career transactions

April 29, 2007: Drafted by the Dolphins in the seventh round (238th overall) of the 2007 NFL draft.
November 7, 2007: Placed on season-ending
injured reserve
with a knee injury.
May 5, 2008: Waived by the Dolphins.

BC Lions

Wright signed a practice roster agreement with the BC Lions on October 14, 2009.^[2] He was invited to the Lions' 2010 Training Camp in Kamloops. He was released by the Lions on June 5, 2010.^[3]

Personal

Wright began learning sign language in the summer of 2004, and has a genuine interest in working with the deaf once his playing days are over. In 2017, Abe Wright became the Community Evangelist for Emmanuel Enid, Oklahoma. Abe, along with Wade Burleson (Lead Pastor, Emmanuel Enid, Oklahoma), offer a weekly podcast called The WAbe, which can be heard on all podcast streaming services. In 2018, he accepted a Teaching Pastoral position at Council Road Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Abe is married with 3 children.

References

^ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
^ "Lions add five to practice roster - BC Lions". March 22, 2016. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
^ "2010 TRAINING CAMP REPORT: DAY 1". bclions.com. June 6, 2010. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2016.

External links

Colorado Buffaloes bio

[1] "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.

[2] "Lions add five to practice roster - BC Lions". March 22, 2016. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2021.

[3] "2010 TRAINING CAMP REPORT: DAY 1". bclions.com. June 6, 2010. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2016.

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