User:Brightwife/Travis Bright

Travis Bright is an American football guard for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was signed as an undrafted rookie free agent out of Brigham Young University.

Personal Information
Born January 5, 1983 in Orlando, Florida. Attended Highland High School in Gilbert, Arizona where he was a three-year letterwinner. All-state selection as a senior and earned honorable mention honors as a junior while also earning Arizona Dairy Association All-America honors.

Married to Alison Ashby from Kaysville, Utah. The couple has one son, Bode Glenn Bright, who was born in March 2008. Received a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management from Brigham Young University.

Senior
Named to the All-Mountain West Conference second team as a team captain. He started all 13 games in 2008 at guard for an offensive unit that led the conference and ranked sixth nationally in passing per game (310.4) and 16th in total offense (444.8). Also won John Tait Strength & Conditioning Award and Ty Detmer Award for Leadership.

Junior
Started all 13 games for the Cougars at guard as part of an offensive unit that led the Mountain West Conference and ranked 14th in the nation in passing offense, averaging 298.4 yards-per-game. Received a compound fracture to his right leg during the 2007 Las Vegas Bowl game and was not expected to recover in time for the following season.

Sophomore
Played in 13 games with 10 starts, including seven games at right guard and two games at left guard as part of an offensive line that helped produce an average 465.5 yards of total offense per game (fourth in the nation).

Freshman
Sat out the 2005 season after suffering a leg injury during Spring Camp that resulted in three surgeries over the following nine months. Redshirted as a true freshman.

Pre-draft
Participated in the 2009 East-West Shrine Game.

Participated in the 2009 NFL Combine.. Bright did 34 reps at 225 lbs (second among offensive linemen), vertical jumped 35.5" (first among offensive linemen), and broad jumped 9'0".

Dallas Cowboys
On April 27, 2009, Bright was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent. He is currently participating in their fall training camp.