Abraham Wright Abraham Winston Wright ( born October 15 , 1984 ) is a Canadian football defensive end who plays for BC Lions for the Canadian Football League . He was originally drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft . He played college football at Colorado . Early years . Wright was a three - year letterman and starter at defensive end and linebacker for Southeast High School in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma . As a senior , he earned first - team All - District honors with 110 tackles , including 14 for losses and 7 . 5 quarterback sack s . In a game against Guymon High School as a senior , he had eight tackles , a sack an interception which preserved the close win . College career . Northeast Oklahoma A & M . Prior to attending Colorado , Wright played one season at Northeastern Oklahoma A & M College in Miami , Oklahoma . He redshirted in 2002 while he made the transition from linebacker to defensive end . In 2003 , Wright had 68 tackles ( 38 solo ) , with 14 tackles for loss including eight quarterback sacks and a pass defensed . He helped NEO to a 10 - 2 record , the Southwest Junior College Football Conference championship and a No . 11 national ranking . In a 34 - 20 win over Blinn College he recorded six tackles and three sacks . Wright was named to SuperPrep ’ s JUCO Top 100 List , ranked as the No . 62 JUCO player overall , and the No . 5 defensive end . Rivals . com named him as the 59th best non - high school prospect . University of Colorado . After transferring the University of Colorado in 2004 , Wright appeared in all 13 games as a sophomore and started the final three regular season contests . On the year , he recorded 23 tackles ( 17 solo ) , tying for second on the team in quarterback sacks with 4 . 5 and had six tackle for a loss . He also had six pressures , which was good for second best on the team . His first career sack came against Washington State , and his first multi - sack game came against Kansas . He set a season - high with five tackles against Kansas State . In 2005 , Wright started all 13 games including the 2005 Champs Sports Bowl at defensive end . On the year , he accumulated 27 tackles ( 19 solo ) , five sacks , two forced fumbles and an interception . He earned CU athlete of the week and lineman of the week honors for a game against Oklahoma State , in which he totaled four solo tackles , a sack , an interception , a caused interception , a forced fumbled and a third - down stop . He reached a season high four tackles on three occasions , and had three tackles in the team ' s bowl game against Clemson . Entering his senior season , Wright was on the preseason watch list for the Ted Hendricks Award , given to the nation ' s top defensive end , and was also on the official preseason All - America watch list by the Football Writer ’ s Association of America . He played in all 12 games in 2006 , taking part in the second most defensive snaps of any player on the team and the most for all non - defensive backs . On the year , he had a career high 57 tackles ( 39 solo ) along with 11 . 5 sacks , 17 quarterback pressures , a forced fumbled and three pass break - ups . His sack total lead the team and was nine sacks higher than anyone else on the squad in 2006 . Wright ' s season highlights included a six - tackle performance in the opener against Montana State , two sacks against Baylor and a personal best three sacks against rival Colorado State . Professional career . Miami Dolphins . Wright was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft . The picked used to select Wright had been acquired earlier in the offseason in the trade that sent wide receiver Wes Welker to the New England Patriots . Wright spent much of the 2007 season on injured reserve with an injury . He was waived by the Dolphins on May 5 , 2008 . BC Lions . Wright signed a practice roster agreement with the BC Lions on October 14 , 2009 . He has been invited to the Lions ' 2010 Training Camp in Kamloops . Personal . Wright began learning sign language in the summer of 2004 , and has a genuine interest in working with the deaf once his playing days are over .