Jason Wright Jason Gomillion Wright ( born July 12 , 1982 ) is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League . He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2004 . He played college football at Northwestern . Wright has also played for the Atlanta Falcons and Cleveland Browns . He is currently pursuing his MBA at Chicago Booth . College career . Wright finished his college career as the fourth all - time leading rusher with 2 , 625 yards , the third all - time all - purpose yards leader with 4 , 030 yards and the fourth all - time leading scorer with 210 points in Northwestern school history . Wright finished his career with 32 touchdowns on 487 carries ( 5 . 4 yards - per - carry average ) , and added 577 yards and two touchdowns on 54 receptions . Wright also returned 31 kickoffs for 828 yards and one touchdown . He was the co - MVP of the 2003 Motor City Bowl , even though Northwestern lost the game . Wright also lettered in football and track at Diamond Bar High School , and had 4 , 268 yards in his high school career . He was a double - major in psychology and pre - medicine . Member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity . Professional career . San Francisco 49ers . Wright was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 26 , 2004 , and was waived by the 49ers on August 31 , 2004 . Atlanta Falcons . He was picked up by the Atlanta Falcons and signed to its practice squad on September 7 , 2004 , but was subsequently waived on October 19 , 2004 . He was signed again to the Falcons ' practice squad on October 25 , 2004 , and elevated to the active roster on December 14 , 2004 . He made his NFL debut versus the Carolina Panthers on December 18 . Cleveland Browns . He was waived by the Falcons on September 3 , 2005 and signed by the Cleveland Browns on September 13 , 2005 , and assigned to the practice squad . Wright was then signed to the active roster on November 3 , 2005 , and waived on December 16 , 2005 . He was re - signed to the practice squad on December 20 , 2005 . Wright saw playing time for the Browns when he made his Cleveland debut on November 6 , 2005 , versus the Tennessee Titans , when he had eight carries for nineteen yards and the Browns ' first rushing touchdown of the season . He also had three receptions for fifteen yards . Wright also played on November 13 , 2005 , against the Pittsburgh Steelers , where he had one kickoff return for seventeen yards . He also added three carries for eight yards versus the Miami Dolphins on November 20 , 2005 . After Reuben Droughns was injured during the 2006 NFL season , Wright became the starter for a couple of games , only to be put in the injured reserve list in December to end his season . On February 20 , 2007 Browns general manager Phil Savage announced the team had extended Wright ' s contract through the 2008 NFL season . Arizona Cardinals . An unrestricted free agent in the 2009 offseason , Wright signed a two - year , $ 2 million contract with the Arizona Cardinals on March 16 . In July 2011 , he announced his retirement from the NFL to attend business school at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business .