Eric Wright (cornerback, born 1985)

**Eric Wright**
Personal information
No. 21 Detroit Lions
Cornerback
Date of birth: July 24, 1985 (1985-07-24) (age 26)
Place of birth: San Francisco, California
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Weight: 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College: UNLV
NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 53
Debuted in 2007 for the Cleveland Browns



Career history
Cleveland Browns (2007-2011) Detroit Lions (2011-present)
Career highlights and awards
N/A
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2011
Tackles	320
Sacks	1.0
INTs	13
Stats at NFL.com

Eric Andrew Wright (born July 24, 1985 in San Francisco, California) is an American football cornerback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at USC and UNLV.

1 College career
- 1.1 USC Trojans
- 1.2 UNLV Rebels
2 Professional career
- 2.1 Cleveland Browns
- 2.2 Detroit Lions
3 References
4 External links

College career

USC Trojans

Wright attended USC for two years before attending UNLV. After being redshirted his first year, he was a starter his second year, and started in the 2005 Orange Bowl game, where he recorded four tackles and an interception.

UNLV Rebels

Wright transferred to UNLV after he was suspected of off the field issues, which saw no charges filed. Wright sat out the 2005 season due to NCAA transfer guidelines. Wright played one year at UNLV before deciding to declare for the NFL Draft. He was a university studies major.

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Wright was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the second round (53rd overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. The Browns acquired the pick from the Dallas Cowboys to select Wright. While he was a projected first round pick, he fell to the second round due to his troubled college past.^[1]^[2]

In Wright's first season with the Browns, he started 13 of 16 games. He recorded his first career interception on October 14, 2007, against Miami Dolphins quarterback Cleo Lemon. He won his first Defensive Player of the Week award after his performance during week 6 of the 2008 NFL season against the New York Giants, where he had a 94-yard interception return for a touchdown.^[3]

Detroit Lions

On July 29, 2011, Wright signed with the Detroit Lions.^[4]

References

^ Goldberg, Dave (2007-04-29). "Bad Character Guys Drop in NFL Draft". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/29/AR2007042901059_pf.html. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
^ Bell, Jarrett (2007-05-01). "Browns take chance on Wright despite his off-field issues". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/browns/2007-04-30-wright_N.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
^ Withers, Tom (2008-10-15). "Browns CB Eric Wright stars in 'prime time'". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/2008-10-15-3642353352_x.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
^ Detroit Lions sum up first official practice: 'Crisp' MLive.com July 29, 2011

External links

Detroit Lions current roster

Active roster	2 Ben Graham \| 4 Jason Hanson \| 5 Drew Stanton \| 9 Matthew Stafford \| 11 Stefan Logan \| 13 Nate Burleson \| 14 Shaun Hill \| 16 Titus Young \| 21 Eric Wright \| 23 Chris Houston \| 26 Louis Delmas \| 27 Alphonso Smith \| 28 Maurice Morris \| 29 John Wendling \| 30 Kevin Smith \| 31 Don Carey \| 32 Aaron Berry \| 33 Brandon McDonald \| 34 Keiland Williams \| 35 Joique Bell \| 39 Ricardo Silva \| 42 Amari Spievey \| 43 Chris Harris \| 48 Don Muhlbach \| 51 Dominic Raiola \| 52 Justin Durant \| 54 DeAndre Levy \| 55 Stephen Tulloch \| 57 Doug Hogue \| 58 Ashlee Palmer \| 59 Bobby Carpenter \| 65 Dylan Gandy \| 66 Stephen Peterman \| 67 Rob Sims \| 75 Leonard Davis \| 76 Jeff Backus \| 77 Gosder Cherilus \| 78 Corey Hilliard \| 79 Willie Young \| 80 Maurice Stovall \| 81 Calvin Johnson \| 82 Rashied Davis \| 85 Tony Scheffler \| 87 Brandon Pettigrew \| 89 Will Heller \| 90 Ndamukong Suh \| 91 Sammie Hill \| 92 Cliff Avril \| 93 Kyle Vanden Bosch \| 94 Lawrence Jackson \| 96 Andre Fluellen \| 98 Nick Fairley \| 99 Corey Williams

Reserve lists	6 Ryan Donahue (IR) \| 24 Erik Coleman (IR) \| 25 Mikel Leshoure (IR) \| 36 Jerome Harrison (NF-Inj.) \| 44 Jahvid Best (IR) \| 50 Isaiah Ekejiuba (IR) \| 70 Jason Fox (IR) \| 72 Johnny Culbreath (IR) \| -- Cody Brown (Did Not Report)

Practice squad	10 Marcus Harris \| 19 Terrence Toliver \| 38 Ross Weaver \| 46 Nathan Overbay \| 49 Slade Norris \| 63 Jacques McClendon \| 64 Dan Gerberry \| 69 Ugo Chinasa \| 86 Nate Hughes (Injured)

AFC East: BUF · MIA · NE · NYJ • North: BAL · CIN · CLE · • South: HOU · IND · JAC · TEN • West: · · OAK · NFC East: DAL · NYG · PHI · WAS • North: CHI · DET · GB · • South: ATL · CAR · · TB • West: ARI · · SF · SEA

USC Trojans Football 2003 AP National Champions

USC Trojans Football 2004 AP National Champions

Cleveland Browns 2007 NFL Draft selections

Joe Thomas • Brady Quinn • Eric Wright • Brandon McDonald • Melila Purcell • Chase Pittman • Syndric Steptoe

Persondata
Name	Wright, Eric A.
Alternative names
Short description	American football cornerback
Date of birth	July 24, 1985
Place of birth	San Francisco, California
Date of death
Place of death