Kendall Wright
Wright (2013) |
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Wide receiver | |
Date of birth: November 12, 1989 | |
Place of birth: Pittsburg , Texas | |
Height: 1.78 m | Weight: 87 kg |
NFL debut | |
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2012 for the Tennessee Titans | |
Career | |
College : Baylor | |
NFL Draft : 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20th | |
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Current status: Active | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2017 season |
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Captured passports | 339 |
Space gain | 3,858 yards |
Touchdowns | 19th |
Statistics at NFL.com | |
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com |
Kendall Thomas Wright (* 12. November 1989 in Pittsburg , Texas ) is an American American football poker players on the position of wide receiver . He last played for the Minnesota Vikings in the National Football League (NFL).
college
Wright, also a talented and successful athlete in his youth , attended Baylor University and played for their team, the Bears, both basketball and college football , scoring 32 touchdowns .
NFL
Tennessee Titans
He was selected as the 20th player by the Tennessee Titans in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft . In his rookie season, Wright appeared in 15 games and scored 4 touchdowns. In the following season he was able to achieve more than 1,000 yards for the first time . In 2015 he only played 10 games due to injury.
Chicago Bears
Wright signed on 12 March 2017 after the expiry of his contract with the Titans one-year contract with the Chicago Bears over 4 million US dollars .
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings signed Wright on March 30, 2018, after firing Jarius Wright two weeks earlier. In the end he did not make it into the squad and was fired shortly before the start of the regular season .
Web links
- ESPN player card (English)
- Player profile at the Minnesota Vikings (English)
swell
- ^ College statistics on sports-reference.com, accessed July 8, 2016
- ^ Dan Schmelzer: Chicago Bears: Kendall Wright Signing a Fantastic Low-Risk, High-Upside Move . March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
- ^ Courtney Cronin: Minnesota Vikings sign receiver Kendall Wright. ESPN, March 30, 2018, accessed April 24, 2018 (American English): “Minnesota cut veteran Jarius Wright two weeks ago due to concerns over salary-cap space. Kendall Wright, 28, will compete for the No. 3 receiver position behind Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs. "
- ↑ Report on the Vikings homepage from September 1, 2018, accessed on September 15, 2018
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Wright, Kendall |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wright, Kendall Thomas (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 12, 1989 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Pittsburg , Texas , United States |