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New page: Mike Wright is a National Football League (NFL) defensive lineman for theNew England Patriots. He was born on March 1, 1982 in Cincinnati, Ohio and is "6-4" and weighs 295 pounds. ...
Mike Wright is a [[National Football League]] (NFL) defensive lineman for the[[New England Patriots]]. He was born on March 1, 1982 in Cincinnati, Ohio and is "6-4" and weighs 295 pounds.
== College Football Career ==
Mike Wright attended the [[University of Cincinnati]] and played defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bearcats. He saw most of his playing action in his junior and senior seasons (2003 & 2004). In his senior year he led the Cincinnati defensive line in tackles with 42 and also blocked a kick.
== NFL Career ==
Undrafted out of college Wright was invited by the [[New England Patriots]] to compete for a roster spot at the Patriots 2005 training camp. His great performance in preseason and training camp earned him a spot on the New England roster and he ended up playing in 13 games as a backup defense tackle with the Patriots in his rookie season. In 2006 he played in all 16 of the Patriots regular season games and started 4 of them. On week 15 of the 2006 season in a game vs the [[Houston Texans]], Wright recorded his first career NFL sack. He finished 2006 with 32 tackles and 1 sack. On March 21, 2007 Wright [http://patriots.scout.com/2/628815.html resigned] with the Patriots to a contract extension.
=== Related Sites ===
* [http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/553215 NFL Stats]
* [http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=7&p=8&c=1&nid=3054051 Mike Wright News]
'''Source Material'''
* [http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=30958 Patriots Bio]
* [http://www.patriots.com/mediacenter/index.cfm?ac=audionewsdetail&pid=21002&pcid=47 Interview]
== College Football Career ==
Mike Wright attended the [[University of Cincinnati]] and played defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bearcats. He saw most of his playing action in his junior and senior seasons (2003 & 2004). In his senior year he led the Cincinnati defensive line in tackles with 42 and also blocked a kick.
== NFL Career ==
Undrafted out of college Wright was invited by the [[New England Patriots]] to compete for a roster spot at the Patriots 2005 training camp. His great performance in preseason and training camp earned him a spot on the New England roster and he ended up playing in 13 games as a backup defense tackle with the Patriots in his rookie season. In 2006 he played in all 16 of the Patriots regular season games and started 4 of them. On week 15 of the 2006 season in a game vs the [[Houston Texans]], Wright recorded his first career NFL sack. He finished 2006 with 32 tackles and 1 sack. On March 21, 2007 Wright [http://patriots.scout.com/2/628815.html resigned] with the Patriots to a contract extension.
=== Related Sites ===
* [http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/553215 NFL Stats]
* [http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=7&p=8&c=1&nid=3054051 Mike Wright News]
'''Source Material'''
* [http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=30958 Patriots Bio]
* [http://www.patriots.com/mediacenter/index.cfm?ac=audionewsdetail&pid=21002&pcid=47 Interview]