Devonta Montrell "Tay" Glover-Wright (born June 28, 1992) is a

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. He played

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, Eastern Arizona and

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. He has also been a member of the

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and

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Early years

Glover-Wright

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as a sophomore and junior at Campbell High School in

Smyrna, Georgia Smyrna is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. It is located northwest of Atlanta, and is in the Interstate 285 (Georgia), inner ring of the Atlanta Metropolitan Area. It is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs–Alpharetta MSA, which i ...

, where he played

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, wide receiver and

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. He earned all-county honors and helped the team advance to the playoffs twice. He played his senior season of

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in 2009. He then transferred back to Campbell High School for the second semester. He graduated from Campbell High.

College career

Glover-Wright was a

and wide receiver for the Highland Scotties of Highland Community College in 2010 and the Eastern Arizona Gila Monsters of

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in 2011. In 2011, he helped the Gila Monsters finish the year with an 8-4 record and a berth in the Top of the Mountains Bowl. He passed for 158 yards and 2 touchdowns, rushed for 684 yards and 1 touchdown, and caught 20 passes for 461 yards and 4 touchdowns over his two-year junior college career. He also returned 9 kicks for 243 yards and had a 98-yard touchdown return. Glover-Wright then transferred to

Utah State University Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public land-grant research university in Logan, Utah. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. With nearly 20,000 students living on or near campus, USU is Utah's ...

, where he played for the

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from 2012 to 2013 as a cornerback. He played in 13 games, starting 1, in 2012 and recorded 17 tackles. He also blocked a punt. He spent time at quarterback in 2012 as well, accumulating season totals of 12 rushes for 66 yards and 1 pass completions for 9 yards. He played in 14 games, starting ten, his senior year in 2013. He finished the year with totals of 52 tackles and 10 pass breakups. He also had 19 kickoff returns for 429 yards and 8 rushing attempts for 39 yards. He appeared in 27 games, starting 11, during his time at Utah State and recorded career totals of 69 tackles, 10 pass breakups, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery. He had 105 rushing yards on 20 attempts as well. He graduated from Utah State in the spring of 2014 with a degree in interdisciplinary studies.

Professional career

Atlanta Falcons

Glover-Wright signed with the

in May 2014 after going undrafted in the

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. He was released by the team on August 24, 2014.

Green Bay Packers

Glover-Wright was signed to the

' practice squad on October 6, 2014. He signed a future contract with the Packers on January 20, 2015. He was released by the team on September 5, 2015.

Indianapolis Colts

Glover-Wright was signed to the

' practice squad on October 5, 2015. He was promoted to the active roster on December 17. He played in two games for the Colts during the 2015 season. Glover-Wright was released by the Colts on September 3, 2016, and signed to the practice squad on September 14. He was released by the Colts on September 19, 2016.

Philadelphia Eagles

On July 31, 2017, Glover-Wright signed with the

. He was waived on August 26, 2017.

New York Giants

On August 27, 2017, Glover-Wright was claimed off waivers by the

. He was waived on September 1, 2017.

Calgary Stampeders

On October 17, 2017, Glover-Wright was signed to the

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' practice roster.

Statistics

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Personal life

Glover-Wright's uncle, Jeffrey Wright, played football at

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from 1990 to 1993. Glover-Wright interned at Intermountain Physical Therapy during his senior year of college.

References

External links

Atlanta Falcons bio

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