{"id":610039,"date":"2026-04-17T10:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/610039\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T10:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:42:08","slug":"ottawa-redblacks-sign-defensive-backs-jordan-wright-and-kobe-savage-bgmsportstrax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/610039\/","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa Redblacks sign defensive backs Jordan Wright and Kobe Savage \u2013 BGMSportsTrax"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nOttawa Redblacks<\/p>\n

The Ottawa Redblacks signed defensive backs Jordan Wright and Kobe Savage on Thursday according to the CFL Transactions<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

Jordan Wright is five foot ten and weighs 171 pounds. A native of Cordova, Tennessee, Wright began his collegiate career at Fullerton College<\/a> (2019-21). In 2019, he started as a wide receiver before switching to defensive back. He made 18 tackles (15 solos, 3 assists), one tackle for loss, and two pass breakups in nine games for the Hornets.<\/p>\n

In 2021<\/a>, he earned all-region and all-conference honors after finishing the season with 21 tackles (16 solos, 5 assists), two tackles for loss, two interceptions for 71 yards, eight pass breakups, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery in 10 games.<\/p>\n

Next, he transferred to Kansas State<\/a> (2022-23) with eight tackles (6 solos, 2 assists) and two pass breakups in 13 games for the Wildcats. He was named First Team Academic All-Big 12 in 2023.<\/p>\n

Then, he transferred to the University of Connecticut<\/a> in 2024 with a career-high 46 tackles (32 solos, 14 assists), 4.5 tackles for loss, one sack, four pass breakups, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery in 12 games for the Huskies.<\/p>\n

Kobe Savage is five foot eleven and weighs 205 pounds. A native of Paris, Texas, Savage attended the San Francisco 49ers rookie minicamp in 2025.<\/p>\n

Collegiately, Savage began his collegiate career at East Texas A&M University<\/a> in 2019, where he was a redshirt freshman for the Lions. Next, he transferred to Tyler Junior College<\/a> (2020-21). In the 2020-21 spring season, Savage made 30 tackles (25 solos, 5 assists), one tackle for loss, one interception, and one pass breakup in seven games for the Apache. In 2021<\/a>, he was named First Team All-Conference and Second Team NJCAA All-American after finishing the season with 70 tackles (58 solos, 12 assists), one tackle for loss, five interceptions for 77 yards, and three pass breakups in 12 games.<\/p>\n

Then, he transferred to Kansas State<\/a> (2022-23) with 115 tackles (83 solos, 32 assists), 6.5 tackles for loss, six interceptions, three pass breakups, and one forced fumble in 13 games for the Wildcats. He was named a two-time Second Team All-Big 12.<\/p>\n

Savage concluded his collegiate career at the University of Oregon<\/a> in 2024 with 64 tackles (35 solos, 29 assists), 2.5 tackles for loss, one pass breakup, and one fumble recovery in 14 games for the Ducks.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ottawa Redblacks The Ottawa Redblacks signed defensive backs Jordan Wright and Kobe Savage on Thursday according to the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33406,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,14967,82],"class_list":["post-610039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-ottawa-redblacks","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=610039"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610039\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=610039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=610039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=610039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}