Timothy Jon "Tim" Wrightman (born March 27, 1960 in Harbor City, California

Harbor City, Los Angeles, California

Harbor City is a community within Los Angeles, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the community had a total population of 24,640. The ZIP Code which serves Harbor City Post is 90710.-Geography:...

) is a former professional American football

American football

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 tight end

Tight end

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. He played for two seasons for the Chicago Bears

Chicago Bears

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 of the National Football League

National Football League

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. Wrightman played college football at UCLA and was drafted in the 3rd round by the Chicago Bears in the 1982 NFL draft. But a contract dispute with the Bears led him to sign with the Chicago Blitz of the United State Football League. Thus making him the first NFL draft pick who signed with the now defunct United States Football League

United States Football League

The United States Football League was an American football league which was in active operation from 1983 to 1987. It played a spring/summer schedule in its first three seasons and a traditional autumn/winter schedule was set to commence before league operations ceased.The USFL was conceived in...

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