Rising USFL star Scooby Wright III was preparing to be firefighter before getting drafted

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Birmingham Stallions linebacker Scooby Wright III has been one of the breakout stars of the inaugural United States Football League season.

Through four games, the Stallions are undefeated. Wright has recorded 32 tackles, two sacks, two forced fumbles and two passes defended to help Birmingham.

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Scooby Wright III (33) of the Birmingham Stallions warms up before a game against the New Jersey Generals at Protective Stadium April 16, 2022, in Birmingham, Ala. (Rob Carr/USFL/Getty Images)

Wright was the Stallions’ first selection in the inside linebackers portion of the USFL Draft in February. He told Fox News Digital in a recent interview he graduated from a firefighting academy in California and was volunteering before he decided to put the pads and helmet on again. He had been two years removed from a short stint with the XFL, which ended due to the coronavirus pandemic.

"After the XFL ended in 2020 in the pandemic, I went home to Northern California and I started taking firefighting prerequisite classes for the firefighting academy," Wright said. "Then, this past July to December, I was in the firefighting academy doing that four days a week — two days during the week and 8 to 5 on the weekends. I graduated the firefighting academy from Santa Rosa Junior College and got my firefighter I and firefighter II certificate. I was getting ready to go be a firefighter."

Scooby Wright III (33) of the Birmingham Stallions knocks the ball from the hands of Luis Perez (2) of the New Jersey Generals in a game at Protective Stadium April 16, 2022, in Birmingham, Ala. (Rob Carr/USFL/Getty Images)

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