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By Keagan Stiefel
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It's common practice for professional sports franchises to part ways with undrafted rookie free agents.
It's less common for the rookies to part ways with the team, though...
Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Ceyair Wright proved that he isn't your common undrafted rookie free agent, as he left the team over the weekend to pursue the lead role in a movie, according to head coach Zac Taylor.
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"Two things he has a passion for were colliding," Taylor said.
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Wright, 23, has appeared in several projects, including "American Skin," "Grown-ish," and "Space Jam: A New Legacy" -- the latter of which he played Darius James, a fictionalized version of Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James, the son of LeBron James.
Wright faced an uphill climb to make the active roster, as he sat at the bottom of the unofficial depth chart despite having a successful collegiate career at both USC and Nebraska from 2021-25. The Bengals backfilled his spot on the roster by signing free agent cornerback Matthew McDoom
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