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For the first edition of our new Player Profile series, sponsored by BMW of Darien, Jasmine Whitfield spoke to St. Joseph’s TJ Wright, who is one of the leaders for the Cadets in football and basketball. St. Joseph is currently 5-2, with Wright one of the FCIAC’s top receivers and cornerbacks.

If you could have dinner with any athlete, past or present, who would it be and why? 

CeeDee Lamb, my favorite football player. I want to learn stuff from him and sit down and talk. I’m looking to learn how he runs his routes and how I can sell my fakes more. I’d ask him how he got to where he is right now and how hard he had to work for it. 

If you could switch sports for a day, which sport would you choose and why? 

I feel like I’d choose baseball.  I’ve never played but I feel like it’d be a cool thing to do and it’s also a hard thing to do. Getting a home run has to be the best feeling. That small of a ball hitting it out of the stands would be a nice feeling. 

What’s your go-to pump-up song before a big game? 

350 Lil Baby. The lyrics, beat and flow of the song gets me hype and locked in. 

If you could relive one game or match from your career, which one would it be? 

Friday’s game against Greenwich. I want to go back to the first quarter when I dropped the interception. I feel like there were a lot of opportunities left out on the field and we could’ve done way better than we did. I’m a receiver and corner and I played stronger as a receiver. I scored when we were down 14-0. I felt great because it was a relief. We needed something to start the momentum and I was able to make that happen. 

If you could challenge any celebrity to a game in your sport, who would it be? 

Kevin Hart because if I play against him it’d be fun because he’d make me laugh and we can have fun playing the sport. I like Kevin Hart because he is a funny character and he can cheer me up and make me laugh. 

If you could play in any stadium or arena in the world, where would it be? 

AT&T Stadium because it’s my favorite team’s stadium so it’s like it’ll be a dream come true. I would talk to coach (Mike) McCarthy. I would ask him why the team is doing so badly? I’m a Cowboys fan because my dad grew up a Cowboys fan. 

If you could have any animal as a pet to represent your team, what would it be? 

A lion because we are fearless. I feel like we wouldn’t back down on any opponent. We are going to go and fight like a lion would. Most teams are bigger than us and we fight them all the same.  

What’s your favorite way to unwind after a tough competition? 

Watch films and understand what we did wrong and take accountability. I like to look over what happened and fix what we did wrong.