Charles James Wright (born April 5, 1964) is a former American football

defensive back In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...

who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the

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, Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was drafted by the Cardinals in the tenth round of the

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. He first enrolled at Highland Community College before transferring to Fort Scott Community College and lastly the

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. Wright attended Carthage Senior High School in Carthage, Missouri. He was also a member of the

Ottawa Rough Riders The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. Formerly one of the oldest and longest-lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine ...

Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo ...

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and San Jose SaberCats. He was stabbed. He is the brother of gridiron football player Felix Wright.

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