Former NFL CB Shareece Wright Identifies Himself As One Of 12 Men Accusing Their HS Trainer Of Sexual Assault

Former NFL player Shareece Wright has identified himself as one of the 12 anonymous plaintiffs in a lawsuit that accuses a former high school athletic trainer of sexual assault.

Wright and six other men originally filed a lawsuit against Tiffany Strauss-Gordon in September 2022. Since then, six others have joined the lawsuit and have thus far remained anonymous.

Strauss-Gordon was the athletic trainer at Colton High School (CHS) in Southern California, and the daughter of former high school coach Harold Strauss (who died in 2019) CHS became a powerhouse and numerous students got drafted into the NFL during the coach’s career.

Wright said he got to know Tiffany Strauss (that was her name at the time) during his freshman season at CHS when he was 15, and she was 21. He said that Strauss sexually groomed him, touched him inappropriately during training sessions, and that they had sex on multiple occasions over the next three years. The other men in the lawsuit mentioned that Strauss did similar things to them.

Wright’s goal in identifying himself was to hopefully prevent situations like this from happening in the future. He mentioned that having two sons who are nine and two, also prompted him to take this course of action.

"The less it's kept a secret, the harder it is for it to continue to happen," Wright said. "Being a dad and having kids and having nieces and nephews that are going to public schools, it just hit home. I just want to make the conversation comfortable for people to speak up about."

Wright (29) allegedly suffered three years of sexual abuse while playing football at Colton High School.  (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Strauss-Gordon’s attorney, Daniel Kolodziej, said that the allegations might not be truthful.

"Fundamentally, you have to remember that allegations are just allegations," Strauss-Gordon's attorney, Daniel Kolodziej said. "I would urge the public to recognize that just because there's smoke doesn't mean there's fire."

According to a August 2022 police video, Strauss-Gordon also seems to believe that there is no basis to these claims. When she was asked by a police detective why these men would come forward with these accusations, she responded: "Why do you file a lawsuit? For money."

She also mentioned that she was placed on temporary leave in 2011, but allowed to return to work after meeting with members of CHS. Strauss-Gordon said the school never told her about the allegations the students made.

"It was like nothing," she said. "We had the meeting and then that was it. It was like, go back to work."

Katie Orloff, a district spokesperson, did not provide a statement on the 2011 investigation. 

Wright played in 91 games over a six-year stretch for the Buffalo Bills, San Diego Chargers, Houston Texans, and Baltimore Ravens.