Gabe Wright

Gabe Wright
No. 74 – Oakland Raiders
Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1992-04-03) April 3, 1992
Columbus, Georgia
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school: Columbus (GA) Carver
College: Auburn
NFL Draft: 2015 / Round: 4 / Pick: 113
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2016
Total tackles: 10
Sacks: 0.0
Forced fumbles: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Gabriel Alexander Wright (born April 3, 1992) is an American football defensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at Auburn.[1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 3 in
(1.91 m)		 300 lb
(136 kg)		 32 5⁄8 in
(0.83 m)		 10 3⁄4 in
(0.27 m)		 5.07 s 4.56 s 7.73 s 26.5 in
(0.67 m)		 8 ft 4 in
(2.54 m)		 34 reps
All values from NFL Combine

Detroit Lions

Wright was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round (113th overall) in the 2015 NFL Draft.[2] The Lions traded up for the pick, giving away their 2016 third-round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles.[2] On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Lions.[3]

Cleveland Browns

September 5, 2016 Wright was signed to the Browns' practice squad.[4] On September 13, 2016, he was promoted to the Browns' active roster.[5] He was released on October 4, 2016 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[6][7] He was elevated back to the active roster on October 11, 2016.[8] He was released again on October 21, 2016 and re-signed back to the practice squad a few days later.[9][10] He was re-signed back to the active roster again on December 13, 2016.[11]

On May 19, 2017, Wright was waived by the Browns.[12]

Philadelphia Eagles

On June 5, 2017, Wright was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles.[13] He was waived by the team on September 1, 2017.[14]

Miami Dolphins

On September 4, 2017, Wright was signed to the Miami Dolphins' practice squad.[15] He was promoted to the active roster on December 28, 2017.[16]

On August 14, 2018, Wright was released by the Dolphins.[17]

Oakland Raiders

On August 15, 2018, Wright was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Raiders.[18] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[19][20] He was released on September 14, 2018, but was re-signed five days later.[21]

References

  1. ↑ Gabe Wright transforms body to become Auburn's most versatile defensive lineman
  2. 1 2 Twentyman, Tim (May 2, 2015). "Detroit Lions trade up, draft defensive tackle Gabe Wright". Detroit Lions. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Browns add 4 to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Browns promote DL Gabe Wright to active roster". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 13, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Browns elevate OL Anthony Fabiano to active roster". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 5, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Browns sign DL Gabe Wright to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 5, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Browns elevate QB Kevin Hogan, DL Gabe Wright to active roster". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 11, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Browns elevate DB Darius Hillary to active roster". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 21, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Browns sign 3 to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Browns promote DL Gabe Wright to active roster". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Browns claim OL Chris Barker". ClevelandBrowns.com. May 19, 2017.
  13. ↑ McPherson, Chris (June 5, 2017). "Eagles Sign DT Gabe Wright". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  14. ↑ "Eagles Announce 16 Moves; Trim Roster To 70 Players". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. September 1, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Dolphins have filled out their 10 man practice squad". PhinPhanatic.com. September 4, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. December 28, 2017.
  17. ↑ Wolfe, Cameron (August 14, 2018). "Dolphins cut Gabe Wright for blindsiding Kenyan Drake in practice fight". ESPN.com.
  18. ↑ "Raiders Claim DT Gabe Wright; Place DT Ahtyba Rubin on IR". Raiders.com. August 15, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Oakland Raiders announce roster transactions - 9.1.18". Raiders.com. September 1, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Raiders announce practice squad signings". Raiders.com. September 2, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Raiders sign DE Shilique Calhoun to practice squad, release DT Gabe Wright". Raiders Wire. USA Today. September 14, 2018.
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