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Nahshon Wright rolled over, jumped up and ran toward the sideline, hoping his teammates would be there to block for him. The Bears cornerback skittered toward the left hash, juked outside at the Bears’ 45 and sprinted up the sideline in the second quarter Sunday. With two tacklers closing in, he ran out of bounds at the Saints’ 30 without being touched.
Before he tied the record for being the tallest cornerback in NFL history, the 6-foot-4 Wright played wide receiver at Laney College of “Last Chance U” fame. He was persuaded to move to defense, though — the offense ran the ball a lot, he said, and he was eager to make an impact.