Nahshon Wright gets revenge on former team, Minnesota Vikings, in primetime

Diego Sierra

Nahshon Wright gets revenge on former team, Minnesota Vikings, in primetime image

You've heard of players signing with rival teams; it's going to happen, as their only 32 teams in the NFL. You go where the money is. At the end of the day, the NFL is a business.

Although for this former Minnesota Vikings practice squad player, it's more than just business. Nahshon Wright only played in one game last season for the Vikings, remaining on the practice squad for the rest of his tenure. He was released on April 7th of this year and would sign with the Chicago Bears, the rival NFC North team.

Well, it looked like Wright had that game bookmarked on the schedule as the Bears against his former team in the season opener on Monday Night Football.

In the Vikings' first drive of the second half, Minnesota QB JJ McCarthy threw his first career interception to none other than Wright. He would go to take it 74 yards to the house for a pick six. 

This is Wright's second career interception and first-ever pick-six. Before the Vikings and Bears, Wright had spent three seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, appearing in 32 games.

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Diego Sierra

Diego Sierra is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He graduated from Texas Tech in 2024. Diego formerly managed social media for Barstool Texas Tech and interned for Ramar Communications.