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Former Pitt LB Cam Bright Signs with Seattle Seahawks

Another member of the 2021 ACC Championship team is getting his shot at the NFL.

Stephen Thompson

Former Pitt LB Cam Bright Signs with Seattle Seahawks
Former Pitt LB Cam Bright Signs with Seattle Seahawks /
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PITTSBURGH -- The 2021 ACC Champion Pitt Panthers is continuing to bear NFL talent. Three first round picks have already come from that team and even more contributors to that record-breaking team have been drafted and signed with NFL teams. Linebacker Cam Bright is one of those players. He signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Seattle Seahawks. 

Bright spent five years at Pitt before transferring to Washington, where he played out his final year of college eligibility as a Huskie. Bright was named a captain, played in all 14 games and started in eight during the 2021 season. He saw the field immediately and quickly made an impact, recording 50 or more tackles in each of his five seasons with the Panthers. 

At Washington, Bright was once again voted a team captain and started all 13 games the Huskies played. He was the team's third-leading tackler with 60 and earned Pac 12 Honorable Mention honors from the conference and third-team All-Pac 12 honors from Phil Steele. 

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Stephen Thompson
STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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