"I've been here long enough to experience a little bit of good, some bad and some ugly, but I am 100 percent confident and just crazy excited about the direction we are going with some of the young players we have, " Wright said.

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"I am still close with Charlie and am forever grateful for Jarrett for helping me get a better understanding about my crazy self, " he wrote in his iReport.

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