Associated Press. To end his career, he won the national championship in a Rose Bowl victory over Southern California. Awards and honors Big 12 Freshman of the Year (2002) First-team Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-American (2002) First-team Sporting News Freshman All-American (2002) 2x Longhorns' Outstanding Defensive Lineman Award (2003, 2004) Second-team All-Big 12 (2003) Second-team AP All-Big 12 (2004) Second-team Sporting News All-American(2004) First-team All-Big 12 (2005) First-team AP All-American (2005) First-team Walter Camp Football Foundation All-American (2005) Lombardi Award finalist (2005) Professional career Miami Dolphins Despite being widely regarded as a very good pro prospect and one of the best defensive tackles in the nation at Texas, Wright fell all the way to the seventh round and was selected by the Miami Dolphins with the 226th overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft. It was later revealed that Wright had a torn rotator cuff, which he underwent surgery to repair in May 2006. In late July, Wright signed a four-year contract with the team. Wright was not healthy enough to play during his rookie season. He spent all of 2006 on the non-football injury list. Fully recovered from shoulder surgery, Wright practiced at defensive end as the backup to Vonnie Holliday during the team's April minicamps. Wright started his first game on October 7, 2007 against the Houston Texans. He played in 13 games with nine starts and registered 37 tackles, 1.5 sacks, a pass defensed and a fumble recovery. Wright was waived on September 5, 2009. New York Jets Wright signed with the New York Jets on March 16, 2010. Wright would later be waived by the team on August 29, 2010. Saskatchewan Roughriders Wright signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on October 27, 2010. Dallas Vigilantes Wright played with the Dallas Vigilantes of the Arena Football League in 2011. Coaching career Sam Houston State Prior to his time at East Carolina, Wright spent four years at Sam Houston State. During his tenure, the Bearkats posted a 46-12 overall record, a 31-4 Southland Conference mark, reached the semifinals of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs three times and the quarterfinals in another year. He also helped Sam Houston State to a pair of conference titles and top-five national ranking all four seasons. Under Wright's tutelage, Sam Houston State defensive lineman P.J. Hall earned a spot on more than 10 All-America teams, including the Associated