Brandon Wright

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Brandon Wright
Free agent
Position:Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1997-02-18) February 18, 1997 (age 24)
Atlanta, Georgia
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:KIPP Atlanta Collegiate (Atlanta, Georgia)
College:Georgia State
Undrafted:2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Extra points:1
PAT attempts:2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Brandon Wright (born February 18, 1997) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. He played college football at Georgia State.

College career[]

Wright was a member of the Georgia State Panthers for five seasons, redshirting as a true freshman, and was the team's primary punter for four years and kicker for his final two seasons as well.[1]

Professional career[]

Jacksonville Jaguars[]

Wright was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2020.[2] He was waived on August 8, 2020,[3] but was re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 7, 2020.[4] Wright was promoted to the active roster on September 23, 2020, after Josh Lambo was placed on injured reserve.[5] He suffered a groin injury in Week 3 and was waived/injured on September 28, 2020.[6] He subsequently reverted to the team's injured reserve list on September 29,[7] and was waived with an injury settlement the next day.[8]

Los Angeles Rams[]

On December 15, 2020, Wright signed with the practice squad of the Los Angeles Rams.[9] On January 18, 2021, Wright signed a reserve/futures contract with the Rams.[10] On August 10, 2021, Wright was waived by the Rams.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ Shipley, John (September 23, 2020). "Jaguars Announce Josh Lambo to Injured Reserve, Brandon Linder Out Vs. Dolphins". SI.com. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  2. ^ Johnson, James (April 28, 2020). "2020 NFL Draft: Jags agree to terms with 18 undrafted free agents". Jaguars Wire. USA Today. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  3. ^ Oehser, John (August 8, 2020). "Transactions: Jaguars reduce roster to 80 players". Jaguars.com. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  4. ^ Shipley, John (September 7, 2020). "Jaguars Officially Sign 15 Players to Practice Squad". SI.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "Brandon Wright: Set to start Thursday". CBSSports.com. RotoWire. September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "Jaguars Make Roster Moves". Jaguars.com. September 28, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  7. ^ "Jaguars' Brandon Wright: Heads to IR". CBSSports.com. September 29, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  8. ^ "Brandon Wright: Let go by Jaguars". CBSSports.com. September 30, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  9. ^ "Rams protect 3 practice squad players, including a punter and kicker". Rams Wire. USA Today. December 15, 2020.
  10. ^ Jackson, Stu (January 18, 2021). "Rams sign 14 players to reserve/future contracts". TheRams.com.
  11. ^ Williams, Charean (August 10, 2021). "Rams claim Tyler Hall off waivers, cut Jovan Grant, Brandon Wright". NBCSports.com.

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