Wright will learn as much as he can from Garrett over the next several months as he prepares for his rookie year, but he knows the best way to fully prepare for it is to be himself.
That’s why the Browns drafted him. Executive VP of Football Ops and GM Andrew Berry said Wright was a “favorite” across the organization not only because of what he showed on tape at UAB but because he was an intelligent person both on and off the field.
“This is a guy who when we brought him in for a 30 visit, everybody just spoke glowingly,” Berry said after Wright was drafted. “He is very driven, he is very smart and a very humble individual, and we think he is a player who can really grow into the ideal big end for us and rush inside and out.”
Wright certainly won’t take the opportunity to play for the Browns for granted, either.
He felt as though he wasn’t viewed as high as he should’ve in the pre-draft process because he played at a Group of Five school rather than the bigger, notorious programs…