Kyle Wright Kyle Wright ( born October 18 , 1984 in Danville , California ) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent . He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2008 . He played college football at the University of Miami . Wright has also been a member of the San Francisco 49ers . Early years . Wright began his high school career as starting quarterback on the Vintage High School JV team , in Napa , California . Following his freshman year , he transferred to Monte Vista High in Danville , becoming the second string quarterback for his first year and the starter his remaining 2 years . Wright was widely regarded as the nation ' s top high school quarterback for the 2002 - 2003 season , during which he was named the Gatorade National Player of the Year and SuperPrep National Player of the Year , as well as being ranked the fifth best overall player in the nation by both Scout recruiting magazine He participated in the 2003 U . S . Army All - American Bowl game . Additionally , Wright was ranked the best pro - style quarterback in the class of 2003 by rivals . com while his cross - town rival , San Ramon Valley High School quarterback Sam Keller , future quarterback of ASU and Nebraska , was ranked ninth . Ultimately , he chose Miami over such other schools as Florida State , Southern California , and Tennessee . College career . Wright graduated from high school a semester early and enrolled at the University of Miami for the 2003 spring semester amidst great expectation that he would be the next great quarterback at “ Quarterback U . ” and continue in the lineage of Jim Kelly , Bernie Kosar , Vinny Testaverde , Steve Walsh , Craig Erickson , Gino Torretta , and Ken Dorsey . Wright was redshirted for the 2003 season and spent the following season as Brock Berlin ' s backup before an ankle injury and an allergic reaction to a bee sting effectively ended his season after only a few games . With Berlin having graduated , Miami ' s starting quarterback job was open heading into the 2005 season . During spring practice , Wright performed well and earned the starting position over redshirt freshman Kirby Freeman . Coming in as heralded as any player in the country , Wright was a disaster during his time at Miami and is generally considered one of the greatest busts in college football history . 2005 season . Wright ' s first season as a starter was a bit uneven . A highlight came on November 12 , 2005 , when Wright tied a school - record by tossing 5 touchdown passes in a 47 - 17 blowout victory against Wake Forest . However , Wright struggled badly against some of the better teams on Miami ' s schedule ( 12 of his 18 touchdown passes came against teams with a losing record : Duke , Temple , and Wake Forest ) , and led the team to a 3 - loss season and a 40 - 3 blowout loss to LSU in the Peach Bowl , Miami ' s worst bowl defeat ever . With Wright at quarterback , the Hurricanes also finished with their lowest ranking in the polls in the new millennium and suffered a loss to their archrival , Florida State , for the first time since 1999 . However , Wright still managed to have a promising and productive season , as he led the ACC in touchdown passes ( 18 ) , was second in pass efficiency to Virginia Tech ' s Marcus Vick , and was the only Honorable Mention All - ACC selection at quarterback . 2006 season . Expectations were big for Wright heading into the 2006 season . Wright was selected as the quarterback on the Preseason All - ACC team , and finished second to Georgia Tech receiver Calvin Johnson in balloting for the ACC Preseason Player of the Year . Wright was also named to the Maxwell Award watchlist , and was projected as a potential Heisman Trophy candidate . Wright failed to meet the big preseason expectations for him , his struggles mirroring those of the team in general , which fell out of national championship contention by the third game of the season . In 9 games , Wright threw for just 1 , 655 yards , 8 touchdowns , and 7 interceptions , and completed 60 . 8 % of his passes . As he had been during much of the season , Wright was booed continuously during Miami ' s 17 - 10 homecoming loss to Virginia Tech , a game in which he threw two critical interceptions and played what was viewed as the worst game of his career . As Wright left the field , angry Miami fans berated him . Wright ' s father , who was in the area , then engaged in a profanity laced tirade with the fans , and was restrained by Orange Bowl security and threatened with arrest by Miami Athletic Director when he started to exhibit aggressive behavior . After cooling off , Mr . Wright stated he was merely trying to stick up for his son . Wright fractured his thumb during the loss to Virginia Tech , and the injury kept him out of the team ' s game the next week , a loss at Maryland . He underwent thumb surgery a week later , which caused him to miss the remainder of the 2006 season . He was replaced by Kirby Freeman for the remainder of the season . Freeman led Miami to a season ending upset of Boston College and a narrow win over Nevada in the MPC Computers Bowl on New Year ' s Eve . 2007 season . On August 28 , 2007 , Head Coach Randy Shannon named Kirby Freeman the starting quarterback over Kyle Wright for the season - opening game against Marshall . In two starts , Freeman went 12 - of - 30 for 98 yards with one touchdown and one interception , placing Miami 118th out of 119 major college schools in passing offense both in average yards per game and yards per attempt . On September 11 , 2007 , Shannon announced that Wright would reclaim his starting role for the September 15th game against FIU . Kyle Wright finished his final season with Miami by passing for 1 , 747 yards , and 12 touchdowns , and rushing for 66 yards and 3 touchdowns . At the conclusion of his collegiate career , Wright ' s final statistics were as follows : 5 , 835 passing yards , 38 touchdowns , 31 interceptions . He rushed for - 99 yards and 4 scores . Professional career . Minnesota Vikings . Following the conclusion of his Miami career , Wright worked out with quarterbacks coach Tom Martinez in Northern California . In April 2008 , Wright told the Miami Herald he expected to be selected in the NFL Draft , most likely on day two . Wright was not drafted , but on April 28 , 2008 , signed a free agent contract with the Minnesota Vikings . He was waived by the team on July 2 . San Francisco 49ers . On July 7 , it was announced that the San Francisco 49ers had claimed Wright off waivers from the Vikings while waiving quarterback Drew Olson to make room . After Football . After short stints on the Vikings and 49ers practice rosters , Wright soon realized that football had worn down the cartilage in his knees to the point where it could not be replaced . He now works for a medical company that sells spinal implants . External links .