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Kenny Wright

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Kenny Wright recorded 114 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with CLV, Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins, Jacksonville Jaguars, HST, Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings.

▶Best highlights

2.8

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

114

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Kenny Wright's most significant indexed performances.

Wild Card
1999
DALLASCOWBOYS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 9, 2000

Dallas Cowboys vs Minnesota Vikings

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2000

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2005
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 7, 2006

Jacksonville Jaguars vs New England Patriots

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2006

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1999
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
ST. LOUISRAMS
JAN 16, 2000

Minnesota Vikings vs St. Louis Rams

Divisional Round · Jan 16, 2000

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2000
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 6, 2001

New Orleans Saints vs Minnesota Vikings

Divisional Round · Jan 6, 2001

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2002
HOUSTONTEXANS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
OCT 27, 2002

Houston Texans vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Oct 27, 2002

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Kenny Wright's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 10 total tackles

Regular Season
1999
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NEW YORKGIANTS
DEC 26, 1999

Minnesota Vikings vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Dec 26, 1999

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 interceptions · 5 passes defended

Regular Season
2003
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
HOUSTONTEXANS
SEP 28, 2003

Jacksonville Jaguars vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Sep 28, 2003

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2001
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
NOV 11, 2001

Minnesota Vikings vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Nov 11, 2001

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 23 interception return yards

Regular Season
2000
CAROLINAPANTHERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 19, 2000

Carolina Panthers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 19, 2000

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Kenny Wright's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2000

01
MINWRIGHT—Kenny Wright
MINCARTER80Cris Carter
MINMOSS84Randy Moss

The league's most explosive offense

Minnesota Vikings · Carter, Moss and the 1998 heartbreak

Moss transformed the league as a rookie and the 15–1 Vikings set a scoring record before falling in overtime one game short of the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

2001–2013

02
MINWRIGHT—Kenny Wright
MINPETERSON28Adrian Peterson
MINALLEN69Jared Allen

A singular runner carries changing teams

Minnesota Vikings · The Peterson years

Peterson returned from major knee surgery to rush for 2,097 yards, while Brett Favre's 2009 season produced another painful NFC title-game finish.

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Franchise era

2002–2010

03
HOUWRIGHT—Kenny Wright
HOUJOHNSON80Andre Johnson
HOURYANS59DeMeco Ryans

A dramatic debut gives way to patient construction

Houston Texans · Building the Texans

Houston beat Dallas in its first game, then developed foundational stars while waiting nearly a decade for its first winning season.

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Franchise era

2000–2010

04
JAXWRIGHT—Kenny Wright
JAXTAYLOR28Fred Taylor
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith

A physical offense keeps Jacksonville dangerous

Jacksonville Jaguars · Taylor, Smith and MJD

Explosive backs and a powerful defense produced several strong teams, including the 2007 group that won a playoff game in Pittsburgh.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

05
WASWRIGHT—Kenny Wright
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

06
CLEWRIGHT—Kenny Wright
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Career accomplishments

9 NFL seasons114 career games271 career solo tackles3 career sacksDrafted by: MINDraft pick: 120Jersey: 254 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 19, 1999Most recent: Dec 2, 2007

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history