Wallace Wright spoke to the press about how he approaches competition, his role with the team, and more.

On if he takes pride in his role because it often goes overlooked…

I take pride in doing anything. I try to go out there and do whatever Coach asks me to do. Whether it be a reserve role at receiver just in case somebody goes down or playing special teams. I don’t look at it as it goes overlooked; it’s whatever your team needs. Whatever I have to do to win. I just go out there to help the team win, that’s it.

On what enables him to be effective on special teams…
There’s no secret. I just feel like I go out there and I want it more than my opponents. I go out there with the mentality that I’m not going to get beat and I’ll take that over everything else. It’s just effort, really. Just wanting to go down there and make a play. That’s basically it.

On if playing special teams is fun…

Absolutely. I think it’s fun. How many receivers do you know in the NFL that like to hit, be physical and play special teams? I just try to be the best special teams player on the field.

On the importance of Saturday’s game versus the Giants in terms of making the team…

I go out there with the approach that every game is important. I just go out there and play hard. I never take a play off or take a game off. I don’t look at it like that. I look at it as another opportunity to get better and another opportunity to make whoever I line up against look bad. That’s how I look at it; I just go out there and compete.

On balancing the desire to be a receiver and play special teams…

It’s a little difficult. Everybody wants to be the starting receiver or the starting running back. I’m in that same area too, I’m fighting for a receiver’s position. Bottom line is if you’re not the starter, everybody has their own role. If you’re not the starter, you have to play special teams. As of right now, that’s my role. Look at Laveranues Coles, Jerricho (Cotchery), their leaders of the group. Everybody else has got to play their role.

On his impressions of Brett Favre…

Phenomenal. Phenomenal athlete, phenomenal arm, great attitude, great energy. We’re lucky to have him, glad to have him. We’ll get this thing rolling.

On playing in the game versus the Giants…

It’s a rivalry game. I have a couple friends over there so there’s trash talking going on out there. At the end of the day it’s all fun. I’m just looking forward to it. New York versus New York.

On what inspires him…

My mom, my parents. My mom had cancer awhile back. She had a bone marrow transplant. She’s doing good now. She had a bone marrow transplant like a year and a half ago. The cancer’s gone now, but it can come back. My whole life, I’ve always been the underdog. I walked on at Carolina, earned the starting kickoff returner (position) my true freshmen year as a walk-on, earned a scholarship. Came here, tried out and made the team. I’ve done it my whole life so I have my own goals and motives to succeed.

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