Keith Wright (American football)

Keith Wright (American football)

NFL player


DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1980|6|8
Birthplace=flagicon|USA Santa Clara, CA
College=Missouri
Position=Defensive tackle
DraftedYear=2003
DraftedRound=6/ Pick 214
Drafted by the Texans
years=2004-2005
teams=Tampa Bay Buccaneers
CBS=396136

Keith Wright (born June 8, 1980) is a NFL football player who currently plays defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions.

Wright graduated at 17 and went to Arizona Western college, where he stayed for 2 years before moving on to Sacramento City College in 1999. There, he had a total of 14 sacks during one season. Later he had 68 sacks his first season at Missouri. Then, he was moved to defensive tackle at the Missouri team, and he was able to complete 92 tackles in 2002. With that, he expected to be chosen in the third or fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft.

Wright was chosen by the Texans as the final pick of the sixth round instead. He signed a contract worth $925,000 for the seasons from 2003 to 2005.


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