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Willie Wright (born February 25, 1996) is an American football offensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.

Willie Wright
Personal information
Born: (1996-02-25) February 25, 1996 (age 26)
Houston, Texas
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school:Cypress Ridge High School (Houston, Texas)
College:Tulsa (2014–2018)
Position:Offensive tackle
Undrafted:2019
Career history
  • Cleveland Browns (2019)*
  • Atlanta Falcons (2020)
  • Chicago Bears (2022)*
  • Tennessee Titans (2022)*
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Personal life and high school


Willie Wright is a Houston, Texas native and later attended Cypress Ridge High School. During his high school career, he earned first-team all-district as a senior offensive tackle in 2013.[1]


College career


After finishing high school, Wright then attended the University of Tulsa. Wright played college football at Tulsa from 2014 to 2018. Wright was a consistent starter at Tulsa, starting 47 out of the 48 games he played in.[2] In 2017, with his help on the offensive line, he helped Tulsa's running game reach the ranking of 14th nationally with 247.2 yards per game.[1]


Professional career



Cleveland Browns


After not being drafted in the 2019 NFL Draft, Wright was signed by the Cleveland Browns. He spent the entirety of the 2019 NFL season on their practice squad. After the 2019 season, the Browns opted to not retain Wright for another season.


Atlanta Falcons


Before the 2020 NFL season, the Falcons signed Wright to the Falcons roster. Despite not making the final roster, Wright did make the practice squad. He was elevated to the active roster on December 12 for the team's week 14 game against the Los Angeles Chargers, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[3] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021.[4] He was waived on August 24, 2021.[5]


Chicago Bears


On February 11, 2022, the Chicago Bears signed Wright to a reserves/futures deal. He was waived on July 26, 2022.[6]


Tennessee Titans


On August 3, 2022, Wright signed with the Tennessee Titans.[7] He was waived on August 30.[8]


References


  1. "Official Website of the Atlanta Falcons Football Club". www.atlantafalcons.com.
  2. https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/tulsahurricane.com/documents/2018/11/24/TU_notes_vs_SMU.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. McFadden, Will (December 12, 2020). "Falcons officially rule Kaleb McGary out vs. Chargers". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  4. McFadden, Will (January 4, 2021). "Falcons sign 11 players to reserve/future contracts". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  5. Deighton, John (August 24, 2021). "Falcons sign QB Josh Rosen, release five others". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  6. Mayer, Larry (July 26, 2022). "Roster Move: Bears sign OT Riley Reiff". ChicagoBears.com.
  7. Simmons, Myles (August 3, 2022). "Titans sign Terrell Bonds, Willie Wright". NBCSports.com.
  8. Wyatt, Jim (August 30, 2022). "Titans Trim Roster to 53 Players with 29 Roster Moves". TennesseeTitans.com.





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