Chicago Bears Make Major Wright Seventh Gator Taken in NFL Draft
Saturday, April 24, 2010 | Football
Former Gator safety Major Wright (Miramar, Fla.) has been selected by the Chicago Bears in the in the third round of the NFL Draft. He is the seventh Gator taken in this year's draft, highest total in the nation, and the fifth defensive player from Florida to be drafted in the first three rounds.
Wright was Chicago's first draft pick in the 2010 draft. Wright is the first Gator safety taken since Reggie Nelson went 21st overall in the 2007 draft to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Wright appeared in all 41 games during his three years with the Gators, starting 33, and made one of the greatest interceptions in Florida history, collecting a goal-line pick against Oklahoma in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game.
Career Bio: Major Wright GatorZone.com Bio
Gator 2010 Draftees
CB Joe Haden, Cleveland Browns – 1st Round, 7th Overall
C Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh Steelers – 1st Round, 18th Overall
QB Tim Tebow, Denver Broncos – 1st Round, 25th Overall
DE Jermaine Cunningham, New England Patriots – 2nd Round, 53rd Overall
DE Carlos Dunlap, Cincinnati Bengals – 2nd Round, 54th Overall
LB Brandon Spikes, New England Patriots – 2nd Round, 62nd Overall
S Major Wright, Chicago Bears – 3rd Round, 75th Overall
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