Height 1.78 m Name Spencer Ware | Place of birth: Cincinnati, Ohio Weight 103 kg | |
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Date of birth: (1991-11-23) November 23, 1991 (age 24) NFL draft: 2013 / Round: 6 / Pick: 194 Education Louisiana State University Similar People Charcandrick West, Knile Davis, Tharold Simon, Travis Kelce, Alfred Blue Profiles | ||
Spencer Ware 2016 Ultimate Highlights ᴴᴰ
Spencer Raleigh Ware III (born November 23, 1991) is an American football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played in the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. He played college football at LSU.
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- Spencer Ware 2016 Ultimate Highlights
- Ultimate spencer ware highlights
- College career
- Seattle Seahawks
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Personal life
- References
Ultimate spencer ware highlights
College career
During his football career, Ware rushed for 1,240 yards on 292 carries with ten touchdowns. Southeastern Conference coaches named him a second-team All-SEC selection after the 2011 season. He also played 21 games for the LSU Tigers baseball team.
Ware entered the 2013 NFL Draft after his junior season.
Seattle Seahawks
Ware was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He was released on August 20, 2014.
Kansas City Chiefs
On December 31, 2014, Ware signed a future contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.
On September 5, 2015, he was waived by the Chiefs and was re-signed to the practice squad. Ware was activated off the practice squad for the Week 8 matchup against the Detroit Lions for the NFL game in London on November 1, 2015. In this game, Ware scored his first NFL touchdown, a 4-yard run, in the waning minutes of the 4th quarter against the Detroit Lions. Ware ended the 2015 season playing in 11 games with 2 starts, rushing for 403 yards and six touchdowns.
In 2016, with starter Jamaal Charles coming off a knee injury suffered in 2015, Ware became the starter for 2016. He started 14 games, rushing for 921 yards and three touchdowns. He also caught 33 passes for 447 yards and two touchdowns.
Coming into 2017, Ware was projected to be the Chiefs' starting running back after the release of longtime starter Jamaal Charles. In the team's third preseason game, Ware suffered a torn PCL and additional knee damage.. He was placed on injured reserve on September 2, 2017.
Personal life
On January 12, 2014, Ware was booked in Seattle's King County Jail under the charge of DUI. However, that case was dismissed in July 2014 after a judge ruled that the officer lacked reasonable suspicion of DUI at the time he initiated the traffic stop.
On June 23, 2016, Ware hosted an event at Full Throttle Indoor Karting "where he provided free transportation, go-karting, and lunch to the thirty kids of the [Winton Hills] Recreational Center." Ware expressed gratitude for all the people who helped him become a professional athlete and encouraged the kids to "work together" to accomplish their goals in life.