Destry "D-Train" Wright (born July 9, 1977) is a retired American football player. At

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, Wright set the team's three-season career rushing record of 4,020 yards, running for 1,614 yards and scoring 12 touchdowns in his last season. Wright also held the record as the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s all-time leading rusher. As an un-drafted free agent, Wright "officially" played one season with the

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, though he was unable to play any regular-season games due to an injury suffered in a pre-season game against the Dallas Cowboys on July 30, 2000, in which Wright dislocated his right ankle and broke his right leg. The injury gained widespread publicity after an on-field photo was published that showed Wright's feet pointing in different directions. He is now a middle school football coach at Cordova Middle School in Cordova, Tennessee.

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