Anthony Wright (American football)

Infobox NFLactive


currentteam=New York Giants
currentnumber=2
currentposition=Quarterback
name=Anthony Wright
birthdate=birth date and age|1976|2|14
birthplace=Vanceboro, North Carolina
heightft=6
heightin=1
weight=211
debutyear=2000
debutteam=Dallas Cowboys
college=South Carolina
highlights=
* Super Bowl champion (XLII)
undraftedyear=1999
pastteams=
* Pittsburgh Steelers (1999)
* Dallas Cowboys (2000-2001)
* Baltimore Ravens (2002-2005)
* Cincinnati Bengals (2006)
* New York Giants (2007-present)

statweek=17
statseason=2007
statlabel1=TD-INT
statvalue1=20-25
statlabel2=Passing yards
statvalue2=3,590
statlabel3=QB Rating
statvalue3=66.3
nfl=WRI106968

Anthony Lavron Wright (born February 14, 1976 in Vanceboro, North Carolina) is an American football quarterback in the NFL who currently plays for the New York Giants.

He attended the University of South Carolina and was signed by the Dallas Cowboys in 2000 after having made the Pittsburgh Steelers roster in 1999 as an undrafted free agent, where he was the team's fourth-string quarterback. (Behind Kordell Stewart, Mike Tomczak, and Pete Gonzalez.) He has played as a backup for most of his career, but has started many games in most seasons of play. In 2001, when Quincy Carter was injured, Wright became his replacement, but would have a knee injury several weeks later and be replaced by Clint Stoerner.

Dallas coach Dave Campo released Wright from the team at the end of the 2002 offseason following the acquisition of Chad Hutchinson in favor of keeping Stoerner for the third quarterback position, stating that Stoerner was better suited for the job,in light of Wright's ambition to be a starting quarterback. Wright was later signed by the Ravens.

Wright would take over for Kyle Boller at quarterback during the 2003 season when Boller was injured, and posted a 5-2 record, taking the team to the playoffs. However, he was injured for the entirety of the 2004 season. Following another injury to Boller during the first game of the 2005 season, he was named as the starting quarterback for the Ravens. Prior to the 2005 season, he has a below-average quarterback rating of 62.

With Carson Palmer's former backup QB, Jon Kitna, now signed with the Detroit Lions, Wright signed a one-year deal with the Bengals on Friday, April 21, 2006 [ [http://www.tsn.ca/nfl/news_story.asp?ID=163406 TSN : NFL - Canada's Sports Leader ] ] , winning a competition with Craig Krenzel and Doug Johnson for the primary backup spot. On April 13, 2007 he signed with the Giants, throwing him into a four-quarterback scramble for roster spots with Eli Manning, Tim Hasselbeck, and Jared Lorenzen.

On June 7, 2007, Wright was showcased in a quarterbacks OTA feature on giants.com in an "amazing toss", accurately throwing a football into a dumpster across the practice field.

On August 18, 2008, Wright had a possible concussion in a preseason game against the Cleveland Browns. He was later placed on the injured reserve.

References

External links

* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/WrigAn00.htm Current Stats]
* [http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WRIGHANT01 More Current Stats]
* [http://admin.giants.com/player/index.asp?file_300=http%3A%2F%2Fplay%2Erbn%2Ecom%2Fplay%2Easx%3Furl%3Dnfl%2Fnfl%2Fopen%2Fgiants%2Fwmdemand%2F07%5Fota%5F02%2Ewmv%26proto%3Dmms%3Fmswmext%3D%2Easx Amazing toss]