Dol-Fans know that defensive end Rodrique Wright joined the Dolphins as a seventh-round draft choice in 2006. But, did you know that he is an avid bowler? Did you know that he loves pasta and can't go anywhere without his iPod? You can learn more as MiamiDolphins.com takes you Off The Field With Rodrique Wright.

THIS AND THAT

You had a stellar collegiate career at Texas and topped it off with a Rose Bowl win in one of the most exciting National Championship games in a long time. What was that like? ?“It was a dream come true. Coming into Texas, my recruiting class was tops. Of course we had Vince Young in there. As freshmen, we knew that was the expectation of our class and to seal it off in our last year there was like a dream come true. We worked our whole career there at Texas and it all paid off. It was kind of weird because as soon it was done it was more of a sad feeling. For me, going into that locker room at the end of the game I realized that this was my last time with this group in the locker room. We were so happy and trying to celebrate, but I was thinking that ‘hey, this is the last time.’ It was kind of weird though - you moved on pretty much right afterwards to start getting ready for the draft. But it’s something that I will remember forever. Every time I see those guys that I played with in that game it immediately pops up. I love everybody on that team. I’m always going to remember that.”

Bowling is an off-field hobby of yours. How’d you get into that and who do you usually roll with? “It’s just something that I’ve grown to have an interest in since I was a kid. It wasn’t like I had my own bowling ball or anything like that. It was my sophomore or junior year at Texas and we started going every Thursday night – going to the bowling alley. It started with three or four people on the team and then pretty soon everyone started coming. Every Thursday was a big bowling night for us.”

Every player has a story of their respective, “welcome to the NFL moment.” Have you had yours yet? “Probably a play against Oakland. It was me, (Derrick) Pope and Channing Crowder, and we made a big play close to their end zone and backed them up. I just got real excited and I was in the end zone getting the crowd hyped up. That was a big play and a big stop so that was my moment right there.”

ONE OR THE OTHER

SUV or Sport: Sports Car
Swim move or Spin move: Swim move – if you spin and you spin into the wrong person they’ll jack you up.
NBA or MLB: NBA
Xbox 360, Wii or PS3: PS3
Casual Dress or Suite and Tie: Casual
Home cooked or out to eat: Both – I love my mother’s food and I love eating out, too.
UFC or Boxing: Boxing
Facebook or MySpace: I was on Facebook, but I don’t mess with that anymore.

FAVORITES

Actor: Denzel Washington and Jamie Foxx
Actress: Halle Berry
Food: Pasta
Favorite Band/Musician: Pretty much any rap or hip-hop music
Sports Movie: Any Given Sunday
Concert: Anger Management Tour
Hobby: Going out to dinner in South Beach.
Vacation Destination: Las Vegas
Electronic Device: My iPod – can’t go anywhere with out it.
Pregame Superstition: I don’t really have any. Just try to relax and save energy.
TV Show: I’m old school. I’ll watch Fresh Prince everyday. When ever it’s on.
College stadium to play in: The Rose Bowl. I was 2-0 there (laughing).
Defensive end growing up: Reggie White – he was the total package.

FINISH THE SENTENCE

If I weren’t playing football, I would be probably be ... coaching.
If I could play any other position on the football field it would be ... a field goal kicker (laughing).
My pets name is ... Jordan – named after Michael. He is a German Shepherd, and I adopted him when I left Texas.